Table

A table data region initially has three columns and three rows, for a total of nine cells, each of which is filled with a text box. At design time, you can add or remove columns and rows and groupings to suit your needs. At run time, the columns are static, while the rows expand downward to fill with the data you selected.

Data

As with any data region, you can drag fields from your fields list onto cells in the table. Although the default report item within each cell of the table is a text box, you can replace it with any other report item, including any other data region. When you drag a field into a cell in the detail row, Data Dynamics Reports automatically provides a label in the table header. As with all report items, you can use expressions to further manipulate the data within the cells of the table. For more information, see Expressions.

Grouping

One of the types of rows you can add to the table is the group header/footer. This is useful when you need to create, for example, a report which is grouped by country. You just add a group, and in the Group On Expression, choose the Country field from your dataset.

You can also group the data in your detail section, and you can add multiple rows to any group in the table. (i.e. More than one row in group header 1, more than one row in details, more than one row in the table header.) You can use aggregate functions in group footer rows to provide subtotals. For more information, see Grouping a Table.

Appearance

There are many ways in which you can control the appearance of the table data region. You can merge cells, control visibility, text color, background color. You can use graphical elements within the cells and borders on the cells themselves. For more information, see Report Appearance.

See Also

Table Data Region Smart Panel