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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Alert Type | Select the complexity of the alert rules.
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Style | Select a display method for the alert. There are three options available:
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Type | Select the comparison type from the following options:
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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 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:
Based on the data type of the column, the styling options will differ.