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SAP BusinessObjects Reporting Cookbook

You're reading from   SAP BusinessObjects Reporting Cookbook Over 80 recipes to help you build, customize, and distribute reports using SAP BusinessObjects

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2014
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ISBN-13 9781782172437
Length 380 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Yoav Yohav Yoav Yohav
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Working with the BI Launch Pad FREE CHAPTER 2. Creating New Queries 3. Working Inside the Report 4. Working with Tables 5. Working with Charts 6. Formatting Reports 7. Filtering the Report Data 8. Merging Data 9. Using Formulas and Variables 10. Using Hyperlinks 11. Using Drill 12. Scheduling Reports 13. Working with BI Workspaces 14. Web Intelligence Rich Client Index

Formatting tables

Tables can be formatted and adjusted according to the user requirements. Formatting the table not only enables to you change the look and feel of the table, but also enables you to control important table properties such as which type of rows will be displayed.

Getting ready

In order to format the table, we will use the right-click menu, as shown in the following screenshot. Notice that in order to get the proper menu, we are required to mark the table outline.

Getting ready

By choosing the last option in the speed menu, Format Table, we can access the formatting window that is structured from four main categories.

How to do it...

The tables can be formatted using the following four main categories:

  • General: This category enables the control of the table row properties along with some other options, as shown in the following screenshot:
    How to do it...

    Under the General category, there are options such as the following:

    • Name: This option is used to name a table. It is helpful when we have several blocks in...
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