Table wizard—columns

The Columns dialog box allows to configure the columns and rows in the report table.

The fields and controls available in this dialog box are described in the following table:

Section Field Description

Columns

Title

Type the title of the report in the Title box.

 

Data Source

Select the source data for the table report from the list. The selected data source appears in the Data Source column in the table.

 

Column Value

Select the configuration or statistics parameters from the list. Select the parameter in the list twice in rapid succession to populate the Column Value field.

Configuration parameters of boolean value (true or false), integer value, or string value, are represented by the letter ‘C,’ for example, . Statistics parameters of numeric value are represented by the letter ‘S,’ for example, .

 

Display Name

Type the display name of the column in the Display Name box. It appears with this column header in the report chart.

If you do not type a name, the column takes the default name of the selected parameter.

 

Row Header

Convert the column into a row header in the report table.

 

Group By

Group the chart by the values of this column. All other columns that do not have this option selected are aggregated with the default operation depending on the type, String: Max, and Integer: Sum.

 

Aggregation

Select to aggregate the columns in the generated table report. (Sum, Avg, Max, Min, Count).

 

Advanced Settings

Select the row under the Advanced Settings column to open the list of advanced table setting properties. These properties allows you to modify the table report that is generated by using the Table Wizard. The options in the advanced settings list are as follows:

  • General
  • Text Alignment: Select the text alignment option from the list.
  • Highlight: Highlight the text in the report table.
  • Hide if empty: Hide a column in the report table if there is no data present in that column.

 

Add a new column to the table.

 

Delete the selected column from the table.

 

Move up the selected column in the table.

 

Move down the selected column in the table.

Preview

 

View a preview of the table.