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6 Table

This chapter describes various functions included in Table Menu. For the concept or

components of Table, see 3.1 Table components of Chapter 4. Report Designer

Overview.

6.1. Creating Table

In order to insert a new Table on editing window, select Table > Create Table or click Create

Table ( ) button on Table Toolbar .

Create Table dialog box

If you select Table > Create Table, Create Table dialog box will appear as shown below.

Enter The required number of rows, The required number of columns, Shape of a table,

Direction of a table in the dialog box and click OK button. And ,if you drag a mouse, as

much as you want, in a desired location, you can create a table.

Create Table Icon

In case of using Create Table icon, after pushing the icon, if you assign the numbers of cells

in a row and columns with a mouse and drag a mouse as much as you want, in a desired

location, you can create a table.

6.2. Set Table Propert ies


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In Table Form report, in case of setting various properties of a table drawn in a body page,

you can select Table > Set Table Propert ies to set properties of a table.

If you select Table > Set Table Properties, Set Table Properties dialog box will appear as

shown below. And, after selecting a table whose properties you want to set, set desired

values of properties in Set Table Properties dialog box and then click OK button.

Number of Repetitions

A set is made for the number of repetitions for repetition section in a table object. For

example, when the total number of records is 20, if the number of repetitions is set to 5, a

table will be printed 5 times a page and a total of 4 pages will be printed.

If the number of repetitions is set as Default, repetition sections as many as possible will beprinted in a page and then a move will be made to next page.

Do not Repeat

As for a table, a row is not added and data is overwritten in the same row. It is used when

an item is shown in the same location even if there are a number of records. Therefore,

finally, the record value just before Page Break is applied.

Creating a table not to be repeated


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As for every table with two or more rows, it has the repetition section absolutely. If you

should draw a repeated table and a non repeated table as well, two solutions can be given

as shown below.

- Creating a table only with header section.

, If you assign the desired number of rows and columns by using a function of splitting a

cell(See Chapter 6.6.2 Divide Cells) after creating a table with 1 row and 1 column and

selecting the cell of a table, you can create a non repeated table.

- Use Do not Repeat in Set Table Properties dialog box.

Once create a table with desired rows and column even if a repetition section is included init. Then, and if you check Do not Repeat in Set Table Properties dialog box, you can create

a not repeated table.

Draw Blanks

If Draw Blanks option is checked and Default is selected in Draw Blanks combo box, even

if printing a record ends in the middle of a page, the Blank will be drawn on the rest of a page.

In case ‘Draw blanks unti l the number of repetitions is n’ is selected, even if the number

of repetition rows is less n (defined number), blank rows will be drawn to create as many

repetition rows as defined. For example, if 2 repetition rows are created in the Table in which

‘Draw blanks un til the number of repetitions is 5’ is set, 3 blank rows will be drawn.

Direction of Blanks

This is an option used only for CrossTab document, and sets the direction for applying Draw

Blanks option. If you select one of three options, Default, Horizontal and Vertical and set it

as default, blanks can be drawn toward horizontal and vertical directions.

Show Table as Multi -Level

The multi levels in the right of a table will be showed based on the width of a current table. If

a table goes over the width of a page, the table will be drawn on the next page.

If you select Automatic Alignment, it adjusts automatically the space between tables

suitable for the width of a page spaces and the number of displayed tables.

If you select Set Level Space, you can assign directly the space between tables(0 ~ 100

mm) and the number of tables as well. But, in case you do not select Set Number of Levels,

the numbers of tables will be assigned automatically.


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In case you assign Show Table As Multi Level, a virtual table to notify it will be displayed in

the right side of a table. As it is impossible to edit a virtual table, the virtual table is affected

by the left table, which is assigned as Multi level Table. But, if the page is not enough for

multi levels as for assigning Show Table As Mult i Level, a virtual table will not be displayed.

Case of No Data

For example, in case of no data to be printed in a repetition table, if you check Combine

Repetitions for the area to set properties applied in a table, you can combine repetitious

columns into one column. If you check Show Summary, it is confirmed whether summary

section appears on the table or not. In case you check Combine Repetitions in String to

be shown, you can combine repetitious columns into one column and set directly a

notification message such as ‘Query data does not exist.’ to be printed in the column.

Give Priority to Header

This is a function applied to CrossTab Table and also a function in which, from the data in

the second row’s data, an output is made in a table after the Header is configured with the

data in the first row. According to the features of CrossTab table, the header is variable.

However, if you use Give Priority to Header , you can define the header, as you want.

For example, in case you want to draw up a monthly sales report from January to December,

if the customer corresponding to the first row does not have the sales record in March, the

column for March is not drawn in the first row. However, if THE customer for the second raw

has the March sales record, the March sales record is drawn next to December’s as shownbelow.

However, if you output any data with the corresponding values from January to December

into the first row and set Give Priority to Header to CrossTab table, an output will be made

as shown below.

Set as Repetition Table

This makes CrossTab table to be operated like a repetition table. If you use this function, a

page with CrossTab table can be used together with a page with a repetition table.


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6.3. Table Division

After defining a block for consecutive rows or columns of a table, you can take out it from the

table. After defining a block as you want, select Table > Tale Division or click Table Toolbar

> Table Division( ). This function helps you when you want to use Header or Repetitions

separately or when you want separately to set an object properties.

6.4. Table Protection

Table Protection is the function of fixing a table size not to be changed. When this function

is applied, even if you move a divisional line between rows or between columns to resize the

row or the column, the table size is not changed. However, if you input so many characters,

even in case of a protected table, you can increase and decrease its size.

If you select Table >Table Protection, Table Protection will be set. And, if you set Table

Protection, all tables on a page will be protected.

6.5. Line

6.5.1. Draw Vertical/Horizontal Line

Draw Vertical/Horizontal Line is to split cells by lines. This function allows you to split

several cells at the same time.

Select Table > Line > Draw Vertical/Horizontal L ine, or click Table Toolbar > Draw

Vertical/Horizontal Line ( ). If you place the mouse at the vertical or horizontal line of a

table, the cursor ( ) appears. If you drag, while pushing the left button of your mouse,


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dotted line is shown as shown below. If you release the mouse button, the line splits cells.

When you draw a Vertical/Horizontal Line, if the cell is so small, pointer does not

appear, which does not allow you continue performing this function. In this case, you have

use Split Cells. (See Ch. 6.6.2 Divied Cells)

6.5.2. Draw Diagonal Line

Draw Diagonal Line is to draw a diagonal line in a cell. Since it does not split the cell but

draw a line only, if you write letters into the cell, letters are overwritten on the line.

Since a diagonal line is a part of a table, when you move or resize a table, it will

automatically change to be fit for a table.

Types of diagonal Lines

There are 3 types of diagonal lines as shown below.

How to draw a diagonal line

If you select Table>Line-Draw Diagonal or click Table Toolbar>Draw Diagonal Line( ),

Draw Diagonal Line dialog box appears as shown below.

After selecting type of diagonal line, click OK. If you move a mouse on the edge of a cell, a

mouse is changed into as the below first picture.

At this moment, drag while pushing the mouse left button, a dotted line with cursor

appears as the below second picture.

Once you drag the pointer to the cross edge of the cell, appears. If you release the

button, a diagonal line will be drawn as the below third picture.


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Correcting a Diagonal Line

In case of one-edged or two-edged diagonal line, you can correct the shape of the line. After

selecting the Line selection menu and a Diagonal line, place the cursor at the edge, the

pointer will appear. At the moment

At the moment, drag while pushing down the left mouse button, the dotted line showing the

current line shape appears. After moving this line to the desired location, release the mouse

button.

Deleting a Diagonal Line

To delete a diagonal line, select the line and press .

6.5.3. Select Line

In order to assign Properties to lines of a table, once select a desired line for a change.

There are Select whole line and Select part of line in Line Selection options.

6.5.3.1. Select Whole Line

Select Whole Line is to select a row or column line from a table at a time. You can choose

this function by selecting Table>Line->Select Whole Line or clicking Table Toolbar >SelectWhole Line( ).

6.5.3.2. Select Part of Line

Select Part of Line is to select a row or column line from a cell. You can choose this function

by selecting Table > Line > Select Part Line or clicking Table Toolbar >Select Part

Line( ).

If you want to select numbers of lines at the same time, press or

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6.5.3.3. Delete Line

In order to delete the line, select the line you want to delete and press the key. You

can delete several lines after selecting all of them at the same time.

You cannot delete the table’s outline.

6.5.3.4. Hide Line

If you change Line Thickness of a line, you can hide the selected line in whole or in part.

When you want to hide a line of cells, selected the thickness of the selected line into ‘0’ as

shown below. However, Report Designer Editor shows the hidden line (Thickness ‘0’) as gray

color.

6.5.4. Split Vertical/Horizontal Line

Split Vertical/Horizontal Line is used to split the continuous lines by cell and to treat them

as separate lines. If you split vertical line or horizontal line, you can make a table with

irregular cells.

Splitting a Vertical Line

Select Table > Line > Split Vertical Line, or click Table Toolbar > Split Vertical Line( ).

If you move a mouse close to a junction of a horizontal and vertical line, a mouse changes

into ( ). At this moment, if you click the left button, the vertical line is separated as shown

below, in the right Table.

You can see that the vertical line is divided into two separate lines.


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Splitting a Horizontal Line

Select Table > Line>Spli t Horizontal Line, or click Table Toolbar > Split Horizontal

Line( ).

If you move a mouse close to a junction of a horizontal and vertical line, a mouse changes

into ( ). In this case, if you click the left button, the horizontal line is separated as shown

below.

You can see that a horizontal line is divided into two separate lines.

In case you can’t split a Vertical / Horizontal Line

If a Vertical/Horizontal line cannot further be split, the scissor-like pointer will not appear.

You cannot split junction lines with different properties or lines connecting betweenRepetition and Summary Section, between Header and Repetition Section.

And you cannot also spilt table border lines or the middle of a line.

6.5.5. Join Lines

Joining lines are used when you want to re-join lines after they have been split into uneven

or disjointed vertical/horizontal lines by Splitting Vertical/Horizontal Line.

After selecting the two adjacent lines by using Select Whole Line, select Table > Line >Join Lines or Click Table Toolbar > Join L ines( )

Join Horizontal Lines

Join Horizontal L ines joins two split lines with moving the upper line to the lower line.

Join Vertical Lines


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Join Vertical Lines joins two split lines with moving the left line to the right line.

6.5.6. Double Line

You can apply Double Line to a table only. After selecting every line or table to be changed,

as for Double line, Table > Line > Double Line or click Table Toolbar > Change Line Into

Double Line( ).

If you want to change a double line to other types of lines, change the Line Properties.

6.5.7. Repetition/Summary Section Line Properties

You can apply Repetition/Summary Section Line Properties to a Table with repetition

section in a Table Document / Table Form Document. It is useful to change line color

between repetition sections or between summary sections in order to review a report in

Viewer. You can change the line color to blue or green.

After selecting a properties line for Set Whole Line, select the line for which you want to

apply this function. From now on, you can apply this function to the line. Select Table > Line

> Repetition/Summary Section Line Properties or click Table Toolbar >

Repetition/Summary Section Line Properties ( ).

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After selecting a line (or click text) from Setting, if you change Line Properties, the shape to

be printed will be displayed in Preview window.

If you select Repetition Section and select 0 for line thickness, you can see the following

picture on your screen.

Setting

Report Designer draws a table by a row. Therefore, a horizontal line within a table with a

repetition section is an upper line of a lower line and is a lower line of an upper line at the

same time.


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In other words, within a table, one line has two properties. Setting allows you to select

properties to be changed between them and shows you the set contents.

Line Thickness

Select the desired line width.

Line Style

You can select Dash Line or Double Line. However, if you apply the desired Line Style,

Line Thickness is fixed to be 1.0.

Line Color

You can select the desired Line Color .

Preview

You can view a line properties assigned.

6.5.8. Line property mode (above)

Whenever one data record is processed, the repetition section increases one by one as for

Table Document. And, according to a condition, the summary section appears. In this case

the line between Header and Repetition section , the line between Repetition sections ,

the line between Repetition section and Summary section, the line between Summary

sections have two properties, and one property belongs to an upper section ( in case

repetition section increases toward the horizontal direction, a right section ) , the other

property belongs to a lower section( in case repetition section increases toward the

horizontal direction, a left section ).

Therefore, you can hide lines between repetition sections, you can change the line width

between the repetition section and the summary section.

There is Priority between two line properties in order to show you the properties such as its

color, width. The priority is as follows

1. Header, 2. Lower summary section, 3. Upper summary section, 4. Repetition section


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For example, when you apply Line property mode (above) to a line between the header

and the repetition section, the line shows the header’s properties. If you do not apply it, the

line shows the repetition section’s properties.

After Line property mode (above) is applied to a line, if you change the line into double

line and release Line property mode (above) from the line and then change line width to

0, the line under the header will be double line , lines of the repetition section will be shown

in Viewer.

That is to say, between the header and the repetition section, the header has higher priority

then the repetition section. So, the line follows the header’s properties. Between repetition

sections, the priority is same. Therefore, the line follows the lower repetition’s properties. The

lower line of the upper repetition section is a straight line, but if one row as part of therepetition section is added to the repetition section, the line properties(0) of the upper line of

the lower repetition section is applied.

If you want to apply the line properties easily, it is better to use Repetition

Section/Summary Section Line Properties dialog box by selecting Table > Line >

Repetition Section/Summary Section Line Properties or clicking Table Toolbar>

Repetition Section/Summary Section Line Properties ( ).

Line Property Mode (above) makes it easy to apply another properties to a line, which has

two Line Properties.

6.5.9. Memo Line Properties

In case there are much contents in cells applied as Memo Object, the contents is needed to

connect to the next page. This function defines the line properties of the memo object.

See Chapter 8.2 TextFrame Properties for the details of memo objects.

After selecting the table that contains cells applied as Memo Object, if you select

Table>Line>Memo Line Properties, then Memo Line Properties dialog box appears as

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Line Thickness

Select the desired Line Width.

Line Style

You can select Dash Line or Double Line. However if you select one of them, the line width

is fixed to 1.0.

Line Color

Select Line Color .

6.6. Cell

6.6.1. Merge Cells

Merging Cells means to combine adjacent cells into one cell.

To the Merge Cells, after defining a block for the cells to be merged at first, select Table >

Column > Merge Cells or click Table Toolbar > Merge Cells( ).

As shown below, after merging the blocked cells, a table will be changed into a table on theright.

In case of cells to be split vertically/horizontally, since the blocked cells do not retain a

square-like shape, the cells cannot be merged. However, as in the case of a table on the

right, the blocked cells retain a square-like shape and therefore, can be merged.

6.6.2. Divide Cells

In order to divide cells, place a cursor at the corresponding cell, or block select the cells.

Select Table > Column > Divide Cells or click Table Toolbar>Divide Cells ( ).Then

Divide Cells dialog box appears. Input the number of Rows and Columns respectively and


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click OK. The cell is divided.

Divide Cells has a strong point that divides any a cell into several cells with the same size

and can divide any cells. For reference, in case of splitting a cell into many small cells, the

size of a table may be extended.

Draw Vertical/Horizontal Line allows you to divide cells. Therefore, when there are

few cells, Draw Vertical/Horizontal Line will be more convenient. When you divide a cell

into many cells, it is better to resize the cell. (Refer to Ch. 6.5.1. Draw Vertical/Horizontal

Line for the details of Draw Vertical/Horizontal L ine)

6.6.3. Internal Boundary Line

Internal Boundary Line means one line or more to be drawn within a cell of a table with

even spacing. The line does not divide a cell into many cells, it is used for showing a number

digit by digit. Therefore, you cannot select the line with Select Whole Line or Select Part of

Line.

6.6.3.1. Internal Boundary Line Properties & Usage

It is a fixed line, which is not affected by the size of the input text, the text space.

When you want to insert lines between digits of a number, if the number is in a cell, it is

difficult to use Draw Vertical/Horizontal Line because the function divides a cell into

another cells. At this time, Internal Boundary Line is useful.


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A cell with Internal Boundary L ine is blocked as a cell.

6.6.3.2. Draw Internal Boundary Line

After defining a block for a target cell, select Table > Column > Internal Boundary Line

then Internal Boundary Line dialog box appears.

In order to delete Internal Boundary L ine, define 0 as Number of lines.

Number of lines

Input the desired number of Internal Boundary Line.

Line shape

Select Horizontal Line or Vertical Line and then select the line type of Internal Boundary

Line.

Draw sol id lines in cell

This is a function for drawing Thick Solid Line or 1/2 Solid L ine as you select, taking the

number of lines you input for Draw sol id lines in cell as the unit.

For example, after drawing 15 internal boundary lines, if you input 3 as Show solid lines

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Auto adjust character space

If you check this option, the digit space is automatically adjusted for the data not to overlap

with Internal Boundary Line. Text is aligned on the right side.

Even If you change Letter space or Alignment from TextFrame properties, Automatic Letter

Space has higher priority. If font size is too big, Automatic Letter Space is neglected.

6.6.4. Swap Cells

After blocking two target cells, select Table > Column > Swap Cells or click Table Toolbar

> Sw ap Cells ( ), then the contents of two cells will be switched.

6.7. Matrix

6.7.1. Change Direction of Matrix

This function allows converting rows into columns, and vice versa. After selecting a targetTable, select Table > Matrix > Change Direction of Matrix or click Table Toolbar >

Change Direction of Matrix ( ).

This function is mainly used, in a table document. to create a table whose columns repeat

(extending to the right).


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6.7.2. Set Matrix Group

If the repetition section has many columns or rows, where the same value appears frequently,

you can set the column or the row as Matrix Group. Then the column or the row shows the

value when the value changes. This function is applied to Table Document, not to

CrossTab Table.

In order to use this function, after selecting target columns or rows, select Table > Matrix >

Set Matrix Group. When Matrix Group dialog box appears, check Set Matrix Group.

If you set Matrix Group, the repeation section has one green line. The column or the rowshows the value when the value changes, other columns or rows shows values in every

records.

Display on Page Break allows showing the value once at the start of the next page..

Set Matrix Group can be applied to each row in case the repetition section is

displayed.

6.7.3. Add Header/Repetit ion/Summary Section

Table Object basically consists of Header Section and Repetition Section in a tabledocument. When you need to add Header Section or Repetition Section to the table,

which has another Header Section or Repetition Section, you can use this function.

Add Header Section

After selecting a table object with repetition section only, select Table > Matrix > Add

Header Section then it is created like as the repetition section.

Add Repeti tion Sect ion

After selecting a table object with Header section only, select Table > Matrix > Add

Repetition Section then it is created like as the Header section.


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See Chapter 6.3 Table Divis ion for dividing a table object into Header Section andRepetition Section.

Add Summary Section

After selecting a table object with Repetition section in a table document, select Table >

Matrix > Add summary Section or click Table Toolbar > Add Summary Section( ).

Then Summary section is added at the bottom of the repetition section.

After adding Summary section, you can see another blue line as shown below.

Distinguish Repetition section and Summary section

After opening Connect to dataset dialog box, select the target cell. If Summary Condition

tab exists, it is the summary section.

6.8. Insert / Delete

6.8.1. Insert Above/Below the Row

If you insert rows, row(s) is inserted on the block cell or above/below the cell in which the

mouse cursor is located. If you do not block cells, the only row is inserted. If you insert

blocked row(s) cells of which have a diagonal line, the inserted row(s) has also a diagonal

line as the blocked row(s).

When you insert rows, select Table > Insert > Insert Above the Row/Insert Below the

Row or click Table Toolbar> Insert Above the Row( )/Insert Below the Row( ).

Press while a mouse is in the last row/column, then a row is inserted.

6.8.2. Insert Left/Right of the Column

If you insert a column, it is inserted into the left or right of a column which was blocked or in

which a mouse is placed.


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When you insert Columns, select Table > Insert > Insert Left o f the Column/Insert Right

of the Column or click Table Toolbar> Insert Left of the Column ( )/Insert Right of the

Column( ).

6.8.3. Delete Rows/Columns

You can delete Rows/Columns only in case the outline of a rows/column, which is blocked or

in which a cursor is placed, is a square.

In case you do not delete an outline to look like a rectangle, the segment of the outline

is misaligned by Splitting a Vertical/Horizontal Line.

Deleting Rows

After placing a mouse at the row to be delete or defining a block for it, select Table > Delete

> Delete Rows or click Table Toolbar > Delete Rows( )

Deleting Columns

After placing a mouse at the column to be delete or defining a block for it, select Table >

Delete > Delete Columns or click Table Toolbar > Delete Columns( )

6.8.4. When Inserting / Deleting is available or not

6.8.4.1. When Inserting / Deleting is available

You cannot insert/delete two Rows/Columns that are separated by an unselected cell, as

shown below.


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6.8.4.2. When Insert ing / Deleting is not available

If you do not block the entire row or column but a part of it as shown below, you can insert

Row/Column but cannot delete it. If you want to delete it, you should delete it after blocking

the entire row or column,

6.9. Convert

Generally, the table is divided into a rectangle and a rounded table. Before creating a table,

you can select one of both. After creating a table, you may change it by selecting Table >

Convert > To General Table or To Rounded Table.

To General Table

After selecting a rounded table, select Table > Convert > To General table then the tablechanges into a general table.

To Rounded Table

After selecting a general table, select Table > Convert > To Rounded table then the table

changes into a rounded table.

6.10. Set/Cancel Header/Repetit ion Section

This function makes a table of a Fixed Form Document to have Header Section and

Repetition Section like as Table Form Document .

After select a row to be used as Header section or Repetition Section, select Table > Set

Header Section/Cancel Repetition Section . It is possible to set some repetition sections

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After setting Header/Repetition, a table shows a properties line like as it is created in Table

Form Document.

As above, you can assign object variables to the table set the repetition section. Then youcan add data to the repetition section by using AddDataBody of script.

When other tables or objects are at the button of the table set repetition section, as the

repetition section increases, the repetition section meets other objects. At this time, In case

of a Table Form Document , Page Break function operates. However in case of a Fixed

Form Document, other object moves below automatically not to meet the repetition section.

When you set header section to a table, if the table is too long to fit a page, the table is

divided on the page margin. However, the divided table on the next page has the same

header section as you set.

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