Introduction to the Columnar View Adding a Columnar View to a Report Configuring Columnar View Formatting Properties

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4.3 Creating and Using the Columnar View

This section provides information about creating and using the Columnar view in a tiled report. It contains the following topics: ■ Section 4.3.1, Introduction to the Columnar View ■ Section 4.3.3, Adding Summaries to a Columnar View ■ Section 4.3.4, Configuring Columnar View Formatting Properties ■ Section 4.3.5, Using the Columnar View For information about creating, formatting, and using the columnar report see the following topics: ■ Section 3.3, Creating Columnar Reports ■ Chapter 7, Editing Columnar Reports

4.3.1 Introduction to the Columnar View

The Columnar view is a text report view that includes grouping, summaries, headers, footers, and text formatting. Columnar views can be tiled views in a single page or continuous Columnar reports.

4.3.2 Adding a Columnar View to a Report

To add a columnar view: 1. In a report that you are creating or editing, click the frame of the view to display the selection handles. ■ If you are creating a report, select the view in the template. ■ If you are editing an existing view, you can click Change view type. ■ If you need another view to define, insert a view. A group of view type icons opens. 2. Select a list view icon. The View Editor opens. Notes: ■ The Columnar view only supports active updates. ■ If you create a columnar report with an image in the header, and upgrade to a more recent version of Oracle Business Activity Monitoring without backing up and restoring the images into the upgraded Oracle Business Activity Monitoring directory, the columnar report displays a red X where the image was inserted. If the image is replaced in the directory, then the columnar report displays the image instead of the red X symbol. 4-18 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Activity Monitoring 3. Follow the remaining steps in Section 3.3, Creating Columnar Reports , from the step Select a data object.

4.3.3 Adding Summaries to a Columnar View

You can apply a summary function to a Columnar view, such as Sum, Average, Min, Max, or Count to a value field. You can also apply the Count function to non-numeric fields. To add summaries: 1. Open the View Editor by double-clicking the view you are editing, or click Edit view in the View TasksOptions list.

2. Click the Data button in the View Editor.

3. Select the Summary tab.

4. Select a value field in the Values column and select a summary function check box

in the Summary Functions column. See Section 5.6, Applying Summary Functions to Groups for more information.

5. Click Apply or OK to update the view.

4.3.4 Configuring Columnar View Formatting Properties

In addition to the general properties common to all views see Section 6.2, Configuring General Formatting Properties , the properties in Table 4–3 are also available for configuring the columnar view.

4.3.5 Using the Columnar View