Click New Stoplight Format to display the

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3. Select a conditional format or stoplight format in the conditional format list.

4. Click Edit Format to display either the Edit Conditional Format dialog or the Edit

Stoplight Format dialog depending on the type of conditional format you selected.

5. Make changes to the format as required.

6. Click OK to save the changes that you have made.

7. Click OK to close the Conditional Formats dialog.

The worksheet is updated with the formatting changes that you have made. Notes ■ You can also edit a conditional format in the following way: – Right-click on the worksheet data area, and select the Conditional Format option to display the Conditional Formats dialog , and click New Stoplight Format. How to delete conditional formats and stoplight formats You delete a conditional format or stoplight format to remove it permanently from a worksheet. For example, you might want to remove conditional formats that you no longer need. Hint : If you think you might need a conditional format or stoplight format later, consider deactivating it for more information, see How to activate and deactivate conditional formats and stoplight formats . To delete a conditional format:

1. Open the workbook that contains the worksheet you want to format.

Using conditional formatting 12-11 2. Choose Format | Conditional Formats to display the Conditional Formats dialog .

3. Select a conditional format or stoplight format in the conditional format list.

4. Click Delete Format to remove the format from the worksheet.

5. Click OK to close the Conditional Formats dialog.

The worksheet is updated with the formatting changes that you have made. Notes ■ You can also delete a conditional format in the following ways: – Right-click on the worksheet data area, and select the Conditional Format option to display the Conditional Formats dialog , select a format in the list and click Delete Format. – If the Selected Items pane is displayed, either select the item and select the Delete option on the Selected Items pane toolbar, or right-click over the item and select the Delete option from the right-click menu. How to change the color of stoplight formats You change the color of stoplight formats to change the default colors that categorize worksheet values as unacceptable, acceptable, and desirable. For example, you might want to change the color for the acceptable category from the default color that is, yellow to blue. Discoverer applies colors that you specify to all existing and new stoplight formats in the current worksheet. Note : To change the default stoplight colors for all stoplights in Discoverer Plus Relational, choose Tools | Options | Formats and select the Stoplight Color Format option. 12-12 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Plus To change the color of stoplight colors: 1. Open the workbook that contains the worksheet you want to format. 2. Choose Format | Conditional Formats to display the Conditional Formats dialog . 3. Click Edit Stoplight Colors to display the Stoplight colors dialog . 4. Change the color of the categories as required. 5. Click OK to save changes that you have made. 6. Click OK to close the Conditional Formats dialog. The worksheet is updated with the formatting changes that you have made. Notes ■ You can also edit stoplight colors in the following way: – Right-click on the worksheet data area, and select the Conditional Format option to display the Conditional Formats dialog , and click Edit Stoplight Colors. Examples of conditional formatting This section includes examples of conditional formats and stoplight formats in Discoverer. Example 1: Conditional format to highlight Profit SUM values greater than 30000 In this example, you want to analyze performance by highlighting Profit SUM values greater than 30,000 with a blue background. You create a conditional format on the Profit SUM worksheet item. In the worksheet example below, the Profit SUM values for Cincinnati, Louisville, and New York are highlighted with a blue background because they are greater than 30,000.