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Basic Formatting

Basic rules allow you to set the format of a column using comparisons to either its own values or another field’s values. This is the most common forms of Conditional Format that are applied.

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Option

Description

Alert Type

Select the complexity of the alert rules.

  • Basic: these alerts are based on comparison of the column value to a set value or another column.
  • Advanced: these alerts can be based on multiple conditions, set up using logic similar to that of Filter Settings.

Style

Select a display method for the alert. There are three options available:

  • Bar: the value in a matching cell will be displayed as an inline bar. (Note: This type of styling can only be applied to certain types of content.)
  • Cell: the background colour in a matching cell will be highlighted.
  • Icon: the text in a matching cell will be replaced with an icon.

Type

Select the comparison type from the following options:

  • Value: compares data to set values eg. Greater than 10.
  • Compare Column: compares data to set values stored in another column. E.g. Compare the received amount with amount invoiced to highlight those that are not equal.
  • Percentage of Column: compares the value to a percentage threshold of a comparison column. Use this to highlight revenue that is 10% less than ‘planned revenue’.
  • Percentage of Total: compares the value to a percentage of the total of the column. Use this to highlight values that represent less than 5% of revenue.
  • Percentage of Max: compares the value to a percentage of the maximum value. Use this to highlight values relative to the maximum value eg. values that are in the lowest 20% bracket of results

Target

If you select a column comparison type you will have to choose the column that you want to compare your data to. Choose the appropriate column.

 

Creating Basic

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Once you have selected how you want to highlight your data you must set the alert rule. 

You can create rules on report columns and even canvas widgets to highlight or alter data when a match is made on the content. 

Note

Based on the data type of the column, the styling options will differ.

 

Rules on Report Columns

While on the Conditional Formatting popup window, you can create rules with different types of styling. Yellowfin allows users to add three types of styles when rules are matched, as explained below:

Note

Based on the data type of the column, the styling options will differ.

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This can be used to highlight the background colour in a matching cell. For example, you can make it so that if the profits on your monthly report hit a number greater than 500,000, that data will be highlighted with a blue colour.

Follow these steps:

  1. Choose a column from the left side, on which the formatting will be applied

  2. Choose the Basic option from the Alert Type
  3. Select Cell from the Style dropdown
  4. Choose the type of comparison
  5. Click on the +Add Another Rule link; a new pop to format matching cells in the report will appear
    1. Start creating a rule by choosing an operator and then adding a value

    2. Set a style to highlight the matching cells

      IconStyle typeDescription
      BoldTo make the matching values appear bold.
      ItalicMake your values italic with this option.
      UnderlineAdd an underline to the matching values.
      Font colourChange the colour of the font.
      Background colourChange the background colour of the matching cell.

    3. Click on the Submit button to save the rule

 

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