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Create Banded Object

The wizard varies with the data resource type used to create the banded object: query resource or business view.

When query resource is used

This wizard appears when you click Insert > Banded Object in a page report that is created using query resources. It helps you to insert a banded object into the page report, and consists of the following screens:

• Data
• Display
• Group
• Summary
• Filter
• Style

Back

Goes back to the previous screen.

Next

Goes to the next screen.

Finish

Finishes creating the banded object and closes this dialog.

Cancel

Does not retain changes and closes this dialog.

Help

Displays the help document about this feature.

Data

Specifies the dataset that you want to use to create the banded report.

Resource box

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

More Options/Less Options

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

• New Dataset
  If checked, select a data source from the catalog resources to create a dataset that will be used to build the banded object. 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 banded object. 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 banded object.

Display

Specifies the data fields that you want to display in the banded object.

Resources

Lists all the available data resources.

Adds the specified field to use in the banded object.

Removes the specified field that is not required in the banded object.

Moves the specified field one step up.

Moves the specified field one step down.

Display Fields

Lists the fields that have been selected to display in the banded object.

Display Name

Shows the display names of the selected fields. You can click the name cells to edit them if required.

Sort Fields By

Opens the Sort Fields By dialog to specify how to sort data in the banded object.

Group

Specifies the data fields that are used to group the data.

Resources

Lists all the available data resources.

Adds the selected field as the group-by field in the banded object.

Removes the selected group-by field that is not required.

Moves the specified group one step up.

Moves the specified group one step down.

Group By

Lists the fields that are used to group data in the banded object.

Sort

Specifies how groups at the specific group level will be sorted.

• Ascend
  Groups will be sorted in an ascending order (A, B, C).
• Descend
  Groups will be sorted in a descending order (C, B, A).
• No Sort
  Groups will be sorted in the original order in database.
• Special Group
  Opens the User Defined Group dialog to define grouping information.

  For example, if you placed a field named Region for grouping, and this field contains all 50 states of the United States; and if you want to see the data between Maryland (MD) and New York (NY), you can define the criteria by selecting the between operator to further define your grouping information.

• Custom Sort
  Opens the Custom Sort dialog to set how groups will be sorted.

Special Function

If the group-by field is of Numeric/String/Date/Time type, you can select a special function for the field in the Special Function column to further specify to which level the data will be grouped by.

If Customize is selected, the Customized Function dialog will be displayed, in which you can set the function by your own.

Custom Sort

Specifies how to sort the groups. Activated only when you have selected Custom Sort from the Sort column to define the sorting manner of groups for the selected group level.

Special Group

Specifies how to group your information. Activated only when you have clicked Special Group from the Sort column to define a special group.

Select N

Opens the Select N dialog to specify the Select N condition.

Group Filter

Opens the Group Filter dialog to specify the group filter condition.

Summary

Specifies the fields on which you want to create aggregate functions.

Resources

Lists all the available data resources.

Adds the selected field as the summary field to the banded object.

Removes the selected summary field that is not required.

Moves the specified summary field one step up.

Moves the specified summary field one step down.

Summarized Fields

Lists all the fields that you want to display and to be summarized in the banded object. If an aggregation is added under the Banded Object node, it will be displayed in the banded panel. If an aggregation is added under the node of a specified group, it will be displayed in the corresponding group panel.

Aggregate Function

Specifies the function to summarize the selected field.

Break Field

Displays a defined field on which the summary will be calculated. If a summary field is added below the Banded Object node, the break field is null and the summary will be calculated on the whole dataset.

Position

Works together with the Column option to specify the location where the summary field will be put.

• Header
  Specifies to put the summary field in the header panel. If the summary is calculated on a group-by field, it will be put in the group header panel of the corresponding group; if the summary is calculated on the whole dataset, it will be put in the banded header panel.
• Footer
  Specifies to put the summary field in the footer panel. If the summary is calculated on a group-by field, it will be put in the group footer panel of the corresponding group; if the summary is calculated on the whole dataset, it will be put in the banded footer panel.

Column

Works together with the Position option to specify the location where the summary field will be put.

• Detail
  The summary field with its label will be put in in the first two detail columns.
• Summary
  The summary field will be displayed in a separate summary column.

Filter

Specifies to filter data displayed in the banded object.

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

Style

Specifies the style of the banded object.

Grow Report

Specifies the layout of the banded object.

• Vertically
  Creates a vertical banded object.
• Horizontally
  Creates a horizontal banded object.
• Mailing Label Format
  Creates a cross banded object in the form of a mailing label layout.

Style

Specifies the style of the banded object.

Preview

Displays the selected layout and style effects.

Inherit Style

Specifies whether to make the banded object take the style of its parent. Available only when the banded object is to be inserted into another banded object.

When business view is used

This wizard appears when you click Insert > Banded Object in a page report that is creating using business views. It helps you to insert a banded object into a report, and consists of the following screens:

• Data
• Display
• Group
• Summary
• Filter
• Style

Back

Goes back to the previous screen.

Next

Goes to the next screen.

Finish

Finishes creating the banded object and closes this wizard.

Cancel

Does not retain changes and closes this wizard.

Help

Displays the help document about this feature.

Data

Specifies a business view for the banded object.

Resources

Lists all the business views in the current catalog. Specify the one you want to use.

Display

Specifies the data fields to display in the banded object.

Resources

Lists all the available data resources.

Adds the specified field to use in the banded object.

Removes the specified field that is not required in the banded object.

Replaces the selected field in the banded object with the specified field in the Resources box.

Moves the specified field one step up.

Moves the specified field one step down.

Display Fields

Lists the fields that you have selected to display in the banded object.

Display Name

Shows the display names of the selected fields. You can click the name cells to edit them if required.

Sort Fields By

Opens the Sort Fields By dialog to specify how to sort data in the banded object.

Group

Specifies the fields to group the data.

Resources

Lists all the available data resources.

Adds the selected field as the group-by field in the banded object.

Removes the selected group-by field that is not required.

Replaces the selected group-by field in the banded object with the specified field in the Resources box.

Moves the specified group one step up.

Moves the specified group one step down.

Group By

Lists the fields that are used to group data in the banded object.

Sort

Specifies how groups at the specific group level will be sorted.

• Ascend
  Groups will be sorted in an ascending order (A, B, C).
• Descend
  Groups will be sorted in a descending order (C, B, A).
• No Sort
  Groups will be sorted in the original order in database.
• Custom Sort
  Opens the Custom Sort dialog to set how groups will be sorted.

Select N

Opens the Select N dialog to specify the Select N condition.

Summary

Specifies the aggregations to display in the banded object.

Resources

Lists all the available aggregations.

Adds the selected aggregation to the banded object.

Removes the selected aggregation that is not required.

Moves the specified aggregation one step up.

Moves the specified aggregation one step down.

Summarized Fields

Lists all the aggregations that you want to display in the banded object. If an aggregation is added under the Banded Object node, it will be displayed in the banded panel. If an aggregation is added under the node of a specific group, it will be displayed in the corresponding group panel.

Position

Works together with the Column option to specify the location where the aggregation will be put.

• Footer
  Specifies to put the aggregation in the footer panel. If the aggregation is calculated on a group-by field, it will be put in the group footer panel of the corresponding group; if the aggregation is calculated on the whole dataset, it will be put in the banded footer panel.

Column

Works together with the Position option to specify the location where the aggregation will be put.

• Detail
  The aggregation with its label will be put in in the first two detail columns.

Filter

Specifies to filter data displayed in the banded object.

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

Style

Specifies the style of the banded object.

Grow Report

Specifies the layout of the banded object.

• Vertically
  Creates a vertical banded object.
• Mailing Label Format
  Creates a cross banded object in the form of a mailing label layout.

Style

Specifies the style of the banded object.

Preview

Displays a diagram illustrating the effect of the selected style on the banded object.

Inherit Style

Specifies whether to make the banded object take the style of its parent. Available only when the banded object is to be inserted into another banded object.

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