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Yellowfin Guide 7.2

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Report Settings

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Option	Description
Report Title
Title	Define the font formatting to be applied to the Report Title.
Description	Define the font formatting to be applied to the Report Description.
Border	Define a border for the Report Title & Description if one is required.
Background	Define a custom background colour for the Report Title & Description area if required.
Column & Row Headings
Text	Define the font formatting to be applied to table Column and Row headings.
Background	Define the background colour to be applied to table Column and Row headings.
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.
Data
Text	Define the font formatting to be applied to table cells.
Cell Height	Define the height of the table rows in pixels.
Cell Padding	Define the space between the text in each cell and the cell border in pixels.
Cell Spacing	Define the space between each cell in pixels.
Row Shading	Define an alternate row shading colour for the body of tabular reports.
Row Highlight	Define a highlight colour displayed when the mouse pointer hovers over a row.
Section Title
Text	Define the font formatting to be applied to Report Section titles.
Background	Define a background colour for Report Section titles.
Header & Footer
Header	Define the contents of the left, middle, and right page header areas used in report exports. The following components are available: Date: this will insert the current date into the header when the report is exported, printed, or shared. Page No: this will insert a page number on each page of the report when it's exported, printed, or shared. Description: this will insert the report description into the header when the report is exported, printed, or shared. Title: this will insert the report title into the header when the report is exported, printed, or shared. Time: this will insert the current time into the header when the report is exported, printed, or shared. Space: this will insert a space into the header, for use between two components, for example: date space time. New Line: this will insert a line break into the header, for use between components, for example: title new line description. Text: this will allow the administrator to provide custom text to be used in the header. Image: this will allow the administrator to select an image to use in the header, such as a logo.
Footer	Define the contents of the left, middle, and right page footer areas used in report exports. The following components are available: Date: this will insert the current date into the footer when the report is exported, printed, or shared. Page No: this will insert a page number on each page of the report when it's exported, printed, or shared. Description: this will insert the report description into the footer when the report is exported, printed, or shared. Title: this will insert the report title into the footer when the report is exported, printed, or shared. Time: this will insert the current time into the footer when the report is exported, printed, or shared. Space: this will insert a space into the footer, for use between two components, for example: date space time. New Line: this will insert a line break into the footer, for use between components, for example: title new line description. Text: this will allow the administrator to provide custom text to be used in the footer. Image: this will allow the administrator to select an image to use in the footer, such as a logo.
Text	Define the font formatting to be applied to header and footer text used in report exports.
Report Summary
Text	Define the font formatting to be applied to Report Summary text.
Default Chart Colour	Specify the default chart colour to be used in Report Summary charts.

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title	Builder Settings

Option	Description
Report Data Preview	Define a live preview of the report table on the report data page as it is being built.
Chart Data Preview	Display a live preview of the chart on the chart builder.
Display Filter Values	Define if, by default, a legend of filter values applied to the report is displayed, and where.
Autorun Reports with Filters	Define if, by default, the default and remembered filter values are applied and the report is run on first load.
Filter Run Delay	Define how soon a filter should be applied once the value has been changed.
Unique Report Names	Specify if reports need to be saved with unique names in the system.

Chart Settings

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Option	Description
Chart Image Format	Specify the image format for charts to be generated as.
Draggable Thumbnails	Allow you to open a chart in a new window and drag the image into an open program or save it for later use.

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title	Aixs & Plot Defaults

Option	Description
Show Horizontal X Gridlines	Display gridlines attached to the horizontal axis of the chart by default.
Horizontal X Gridline Colour	Define the colour to display horizontal axis Gridlines by default.
Show Vertical Y Gridlines	Display gridlines attached to the vertical axis of the chart by default.
Vertical Y Gridline Colour	Define the colour to display vertical axis Gridlines by default.
Horizontal Axis Colour	Define the colour of the horizontal axis by default.
Horizontal Axis Thickness	Define the thickness of the horizontal axis by default.
Vertical Axis Colour	Define the colour of the vertical axis by default.
Vertical Axis Thickness	Define the thickness of the vertical axis by default.

Dashboard Settings

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Content Area Background	Define the colour to be used for the tab body. This will be displayed around the portlet areas on the tab.
Top Margin	Define the top margin height and colour. This is the spacing above the tab images on the dashboard and below the main navigation bar.
Background	Define the colour to be used for the background behind the tab images.
Image Height	Define the height of the tab images.
Divider	Define the colour to be used as a horizontal divider between the tab images area and the main body of the tab.
Bottom Margin	Define the height of the bottom margin. This is the spacing between the tab images and the sub tabs, or the top portlets on a tab.
Sub Tab Height	Define the height of the sub tab area. This is the space below the bottom margin and above the top portlets on a tab.
Sub Tab Divider	Define the colour to be used as a horizontal divider between the sub tab titles and the main body of the tab.

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title	Portlet StylesSettings

Border

Option	Description		Define a colour to be used as a border for each portlet area.
Background	Define a colour to be used as the background for each portlet area.
Title	Define the font formatting to be applied to portlet Title text.	Title Background Image	Hide the tab images behind the Title text of each portlet area. This will mean that the background colour is shown instead.	Title Background Colour	Define the background colour of the portlet Title area. This will be displayed when the Title Background Images are disabled.
Action Buttons	Portlet buttons will only be displayed when the user hovers over a portlet.

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title	Filter StylesSettings

Option	Description
Filter Location	Specify the default location of	Panel Background	Define a colour to be used as the background for the filter panel area. This is not used if filters are displayed through the Left Navigation Panel.
Title	Define the font formatting to be applied to the filter Titles. This is not used if filters are displayed through the Left Navigation Panel.
Group Background	Define a colour to be used as the background for filter groups. This is not used if filters are displayed through the Left Navigation Panel.
on the Dashboard. This can be overridden on a tab by tab basis.
Apply Style	Specify the default display of the filter Apply button or text.	Group Title	Define the font formatting to be applied to filter group Titles. This is not used if filters are displayed through the Left Navigation Panel.

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title	Display Settings

Option	Description
Default Dashboard Width	Define the default width of the dashboard in pixels or % of the current window.
Alignment	Specify the default alignment of the dashboard.
Tab Buttons	Specify the location of the dashboard tab buttons, or disable them completely. These are the Add Tab, Edit, and Remove buttons.
My Content Location	Specify the location of the My Content panel, or disable it completely. This contains Favourite, Draft, and Recently Accessed content lists.
Associated Reports Location	Specify the location of the Associated Reports panel, or disable it completely.
Search Location	Specify the location of the Search box on the Dashboard, or disable it completely. This allows users to perform a content search, displaying results on the Browse page.
Custom Dashboard Scrollbars	Use the custom styled scrollbars when portlet content is too large for the allocated size.

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title	Filter Settings

Option	Description
Lock Table Headings	Specify if column and/or row heading should be locked when displayed on the dashboard
Filter Location	Specify the default location of the filter panel on the Dashboard. This can be overridden on a tab by tab basis.
Apply Style	Specify the default display of the filter Apply button or text.

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title	Loading Settings

Indicator

Option	Description
Page Refresh	Each time the user changes the tab they are viewing, only the items relevant to the tab are reloaded, such as reports, filters, units, etc. This is only compatible with browsers that support HTML5.
Refresh OverlayDashboard Loading	Displays Display a coloured overlay on the a tab while it loads to indicate that it is refreshing's loading.
Dashboard Report Loading		Display loading indicators when reports are viewed on a tab for the first time. Available options include: "Loading Report" message Coloured Overlay Loading Animation
Dashboard Report Refresh	Display loading indicators when reports are refreshed on a tab. This includes loading due to filtering, brushing, drilling, and refresh schedules. Available options include: "Loading Report" message Coloured Overlay Loading Animation	Displays a loading indicator for the tab.	Report Loading	Load all the reports on a tab at the same time or sequentially.
Schedule Page Refresh	Define if the entire dashboard page can be refreshed automatically, while this tab is being viewed.
Schedule Page Refresh Frequency	Define how often the entire Dashboard page is refreshed in minutes.

Storyboard Settings

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Slides Preloaded	Define the number of slides to be preloaded either side of the current slide.
Slides Loaded at Once	Define the total number of slides to be loaded at any one time.

Browse Settings

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Background Colour	Define a colour to be used as the background for the browse page. This applies to all layout options.
Search Bar Colour	Define a colour to be used as the background of the search bar. This applies to all layout options.
Search Bar Height	Define the height of the search bar. This applies to all layout options.
Search Bar Bottom Border	Define a colour to be used as the bottom border of the search bar. This applies to all layout options.

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title	Thumbnail Layout

Option	Description
Alignment	Specify the default alignment of the thumbnail tiles on the browse page.
Columns	Specify the maximum number of thumbnail columns displayed on the Browse page. If the current window size cannot accommodate this number it will be reduced.

Lock Table Headings

Specify if table headings should be locked when displayed in a slide

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title	List & Folder Styles

Option	Description
Alternate Row	Define a colour to be used for every second row displayed in the Browse list.
Hover	Define a colour to be used to highlight a row the mouse is hovered over in the Browse list.
Selected	Define a colour to be used to highlight a row that is currently selected in the Browse list.

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