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Crosstab Wizard (Query Based)

This wizard helps you to create or modify a crosstab based on a query resource in a page report. It appears when you do either of the following:

• In the Select Component for Page Report Tab dialog or Select Component for Page Report dialog, select the Crosstab component and then click OK.
• Right-click a crosstab created on a query and click Crosstab Wizard on the shortcut menu.

The wizard consists of the following screens:

• Data
• Display
• Chart
• Filter
• Layout
• Style

Back

Goes back to the previous screen.

Next

Goes to the next screen.

Finish

Finishes creating or modifying the crosstab and closes this wizard.

Cancel

Does not retain changes and closes this wizard.

Help

Displays the help document about this feature.

Data

Specifies the dataset for the crosstab.

Resource box

Lists the available data resources in the current catalog. Select one to create the crosstab.

More Options/Less Options

Shows or hides the dataset selection panel to choose a dataset for the crosstab.

• New Dataset
  If checked, select a data source from the catalog resources to create a dataset that will be used to build the crosstab. When you choose to create the dataset from a query, you can click the Edit button to edit the query in the Query Editor if required.
• Existing Dataset
  If checked, select a dataset from the ones existing in the open report to create the crosstab. Click the Edit button to edit the dataset in the Dataset Editor if required.
• Current Dataset
  If checked, the current dataset used by the parent object will be applied to the crosstab.

Display

Specifies the fields to display in the crosstab.

Resources

Lists all the available data resources.

Adds the selected field to be displayed on the columns of the crosstab.

Adds the selected field to be displayed on the rows of the crosstab.

Adds the selected field on which to create summaries.

Replaces the selected field in the crosstab with the specified field in the Resources box.

Columns/Rows

• Field
  Lists the fields that will be displayed on the columns/rows of the crosstab.
• Label
  Specifies the display names for the selected fields. By default these are blank and no names will be created for the fields to label the columns/rows. You can double-click the cells to edit them if required.
• Color
  Specifies the background color of the selected fields.

• 
  Adds a compound column/row group.

Summaries

• Field
  Lists the fields that you select to create summaries.
• Aggregate
  Specifies the functions used to summarize data of the selected fields. For details about each function, see Math functions.
• Label
  Specifies the display names for the selected fields. By default these are blank and no names will be created for the fields to label the summaries. You can double-click the cells to edit them if required.
• Comparison Function
  Opens the Comparison Function dialog to add a comparison function as an aggregate for the crosstab.

Specifies in which manner to sort the field values.

Moves the selected field or compound group one step up. For fields in a compound group, their order can be changed within the current group only.

Moves the selected field or compound group one step down. For fields in a compound group, their order can be changed within the current group only.

Removes the selected field or compound group that is not required from the crosstab.

Chart

Specifies to create a chart together with the crosstab, which will be placed above the crosstab in the report body. This screen is available only when you create a crosstab, and when there is at least one field inserted in the columns or rows, and with at least one summary field in the crosstab.

No Chart

Specifies not to create a chart.

Bar Chart

Specifies to create a Clustered Bar 2-D chart together with the crosstab.

Line Chart

Specifies to create a Line 2-D chart together with the crosstab.

Pie Chart

Specifies to create a Clustered Pie chart together with the crosstab.

Category

Lists the fields that have been added to the columns and rows of the crosstab. Choose the field you want to display on the category (X) axis of the chart from the drop-down list.

Series

Lists the fields that have been added to the columns and rows of the crosstab. Choose the field you want to display on the series (Z) axis of the chart from the drop-down list.

Show Values

Lists the fields that have been selected to create summaries in the crosstab. Choose the value you want to display in the chart from the drop-down list.

Filter

Specifies to filter data displayed in the crosstab. This screen is available only when you create a crosstab.

The options in the screen are the same as those in the Edit Filter dialog.

Layout

Specifies the layout of the crosstab.

For details about options in the screen, refer to Customizing Crosstab Layout.

Style

Specifies the style of the crosstab.

Style

Specifies the style of the crosstab.

• <Custom>
  There is no style information on it and it is only used to support reports built with previous versions which did not bind any style or the bound style cannot be found in the style list.

Preview

Displays a diagram illustrating the effect of the selected style on the crosstab.

Inherit Style

Specifies whether to make the crosstab take the style of its parent. This options is available only when you modify a crosstab and the crosstab is inserted into a banded object.

Page Setup

Opens the Page Setup dialog to specify page properties. Available only when creating a crosstab.

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