3-12 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Viewer
Discoverer applies the format changes you have specified.
Hint: Select the minus - icon next to the Tools label to hide the formatting tools.
How to create a stoplight format
You create a stoplight format when you want to categorize numeric worksheet values as unacceptable, acceptable, and desirable using text and color formatting. For
example, you might want to display low cost values in green, medium cost values in yellow, and high cost values in red.
For more information, see What is a stoplight format?
. To create a stoplight format?
1.
Display the worksheet that you want to analyze for more information, see How
to open a Discoverer worksheet .
2. Select the Stoplight link to display stoplight formatting tools above the worksheet
data.
3. Use the Format drop down list to specify whether to apply the format to all cells,
selected cells, or to cells for an item or measure.
4.
Enter threshold values in the Unacceptable and Desirable fields.
Note : Threshold values are inclusive. For example, if you select 30,000 in the
Desirable field, you apply this category to value equal to or greater than 30,000.
5.
optional Select the color palette icons next to the Unacceptable, Acceptable, and Desirable fields to display a color palette and change the color for that category.
6.
Click Go to apply the stoplight format to the worksheet. Discoverer applies the format changes you have specified.
Hint: Select the minus - icon next to the Tools label to hide the formatting tools.
How to create a conditional header format
You create a conditional header format to change the look and feel of particular worksheet item headings. For example, you might want to change the background
color of the worksheet item header for a Region item to blue.
For more information, see What is a conditional header format?
. To create a conditional header format:
1.
Display the worksheet that you want to analyze for more information, see How
to open a Discoverer worksheet .
2. Select the Format link to display stoplight formatting tools above the worksheet
data.
3.
Select the Conditional Formats link to display the Conditional Formats
TableCrosstab page .
4.
Click Create Conditional Header Format to display the How to create a
conditional header format .
5.
Use the Create Conditional Header Format page
to select the worksheet item you want to format, and specify format colors and styles.
6.
Click Apply to save the changes and display the Conditional Formats
TableCrosstab page .
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7.
Click Apply to close the Conditional Formats TableCrosstab page
and display the worksheet.
Discoverer applies the format changes you have specified.
Hint: Select the minus - icon next to the Tools label to hide the formatting tools.
How to edit conditional formats
You edit a conditional format to change how it works. For example, you might want to change the color of the Acceptable stoplight category from yellow to orange.
To edit a conditional format:
1.
Display the worksheet that you want to analyze for more information, see How
to open a Discoverer worksheet .
2. Select the Format link to display formatting tools above the worksheet data.
