Overview
The Report format tab contains a number of sections that you can use to format you report.Each of these sections is described below.
Option | Description |
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Style | To format the data values contained in your report select the custom style option and apply the font, size etc that you wish to use. |
Row Shading | Selecting Alternating row shading will change the shading for every second row of data in your table report. |
Alternate Row Colour | Choose the colour you wish to apply for the alternate row shading. |
Row Highlight | Use default or custom formatting to apply a row highlight when the user hovers the mouse over the report. |
Row Highlight Colour | Provides the row colour as a mouse rolls over it making it easy to identify rows in very wide reports. |
Header Lock | This keeps the Headers of the table (either Column Titles or Row Titles) in place when the report scrolls on the dashboard. |
Column Lock | This keeps the first column of the table displayed when horizontal scrolling is used on the dashboard. |
Cell Height | Define the height of the table rows in pixels if desired. (Optional) |
Cell Padding | Define the space between the text in each cell and the cell border in pixels if desired. (Optional) |
Cell Spacing | Define the space between each cell in pixels if desired. (Optional) |
Records Per Page | Define the number of rows displayed on each page of the report. |
Option | Description |
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Style | Define styling options for the table headers in this report. This covers the font face, font size, font colour, font style, and alignment. |
Wrap Text | Wrap long header text across multiple rows. |
Background Colour | Define the header background colour. |
Header Height | Define the height of the table headers in pixels. |
Header Padding | Define the space between the text in each header cell and the cell border in pixels. |
Option | Description |
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Position | Define where borders should be displayed around the outside edges of the table. |
Colour | Define the border colour for the outside of the table. |
Width | Define the width of the border to be displayed around the report Title & Description. |
Option | Description |
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Style | Define styling options for the table headers in this report. This covers the font face, font size, font colour, font style, and alignment. |
Display Title | Define styling options for the Title of this report. This covers the font face, font size, font colour, font style, and alignment. |
Display Description | Define styling options for the Description of this report. |
Border Style | Define the style of border to be displayed around the report Title & Description. |
Border Width | Define the width of the border to be displayed around the report Title & Description. |
Border Colour | Define the colour of the border to be displayed around the report Title & Description. |
Background Colour | Define the background colour of the report Title & Description. |
Option | Description |
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Style | Define the Header & Footer contents specifically for this report, or inherit the default options defined in Administration. |
Header Options | Select components to place in the left, centre, and right header areas. |
Footer Options | Select components to place in the left, centre, and right header areas. |
Option | Description |
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Column (1, 2, 3, etc.) | Select a field to sort by. When using multiple fields, the sorting will use Column 1, then Column 2 within Column 1 sort, then Column 3 within Column 1 and 2 sort, etc. |
Sort Order | Sort in Ascending or Descending order. |
User Sort | Allow or prevent the user from defining their own sort when viewing the active report. |
Note: appling sorting to any column through the Column Formatting menu or Table Preview will remove the sorting defined here..