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Report Enhancement 2
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1Modified, with permission, from Business Objects SA copyrighted materials - Introduction to Reporting
Report Enhancement Part 2
Module 8
2Modified, with permission, from Business Objects SA copyrighted materials - Introduction to Reporting
Alerters• Use alerters to draw attention to items of data in
a block. Alerters can highlight data in two ways:
• By changing the format of values
• By displaying a comment next to or in place of
certain results
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Creating Alerters
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Type the name of your alerter: High Grades
High Grades
Type the Grade: 13
Creating Alerters (cont)
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Be sure to select the Font tab.
Creating Alerters (cont)
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Creating Alerters (cont)
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Text Alerters
Similar to changing the font, you can change the text when certain conditions are met.
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Using Text Alerters
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Using Text Alerters (cont)
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Grouping Data
• You can create new variables by grouping the values of existing variables or objects.
• Grouping Aggregates quantities
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Creating a Data GroupingAnnuitant Indicator returns four values:
By grouping Re-employed annuitants into one group (Re-employed), and Retired Annuitants into another value (Retired), you can create a new variable.
Re-employed Re-employed Retired RetiredAnnuitant-CS + Annuitant-FE Enlisted + Officer
Re-employed Retired
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Creating a Data Grouping (cont)
Hold down the CTL key while selecting Reempl Ann-FE.
Type the name of your group: Re-employed Annuitant
Re-employed Annuitant
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Repeat the same process to combine Ret Enlisted and Ret Officer into ‘Retired’.
Creating a Data Grouping (cont)
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Creating a Data Grouping (cont)
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Advanced Filters• Value not seen when filter icon
is clicked.
• Based on a formula rather than a LOV.
• Required when LOV changes.
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Advanced Filters• Filters not seen when filter icon
is clicked.
• These filters are based on a formula rather than a LOV.
• This helps if LOV changes.
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Example• QA check on anyone in LWOP as of current date.
Advanced Filters (cont.)
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Go to Format and select FiltersAdvanced Filters (cont.)
Ad
d
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• Select which object you want to filter. I.e. <Dt LWOP Expir>
Advanced Filters (cont.)
Hit OK
OK
Select
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• Now Define the FilterAdvanced Filters (cont.)
Hit OKDefine
=<Dt LWOP Expir> >= CurrentDate()
OK
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