Activate or deactivate the conditional format as follows: Click OK to save the changes that you have made and close the Conditional

Using conditional formatting 12-7 Note : If you first selected a worksheet item in step 2, the worksheet item is selected by default in the Item field. 5. Specify how you want to highlight worksheet values, as follows: ■ Optional Use the What would you like to name your Conditional Format? field to create a user-friendly name for the format to be used throughout Discoverer. ■ Use the When should the Conditional Format be applied? fields that is, Item , Condition, and Value to create the condition you want to apply. Hint : Use the Item field to select the worksheet item you want to format. Use the Format field to select the conditional operator for example, = for equals, for greater than, for less than you want to use. Use the Value field to enter the value you want to match against. For example, choose Profit SUM 30,000 to highlight Profit SUM values that are greater than 30,000. ■ Click Format to display the Format Data dialog: Format tab dialog, which enables you to change the color of and text style for the worksheet value specified in the Item field. 6. Click OK to save changes that you have made and close the New Conditional Format dialog. 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 create a conditional format in the following ways: – Select the Conditional Format option on the Formatting toolbar to display the New Conditional Format dialog . For more information about toolbars, see About the Formatting toolbar . – Right-click on the worksheet data area, and select the Conditional Format option to display the Conditional Formats dialog , and click New Conditional Format. How to create stoplight formats 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. To create a stoplight format: 1. Display the worksheet you want to format. 2. optional Select the worksheet item you want to format by clicking on the worksheet column or row. 3. Choose Format | Conditional Formats to display the Conditional Formats dialog . 12-8 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Plus

4. Click New Stoplight Format to display the

New Stoplight Format dialog . Note : If you first selected a worksheet item in step 2, the worksheet item is selected by default in the Which data point would you like to format? field. 5. Specify how you want to categorize worksheet values, as follows: ■ Optional Use the What would you like to name your stoplight format? field to create a user-friendly name for the format to be used throughout Discoverer. ■ If you did not select a worksheet item in step 2, use the Which data point would you like to format? field to select the worksheet item you want to format.