Display the worksheet that you want to analyze for more information, see Select the Format link to display formatting tools above the worksheet data. Select the Conditional Formats link to display the To activate a conditional format, select the check box

3-10 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Viewer ■ values equal to or greater than 30,000 are desirable, and are shown in green In the example below, a stoplight format based on the above values is used to categorize Profit SUM values. Values in the unacceptable category are show in red for example, Chicago and Dallas. Values in the acceptable category are shown in yellow for example, St. Louis and Washington. Values in the desirable category are shown in green for example, Cincinnati and Louisville. Figure 3–2 A Discoverer worksheet using a stoplight format What is a conditional header format? A conditional header format enables you to change the appearance of selected worksheet item headings. For example, you might want to display the heading for items Year and Region with a blue background, leaving the items Profit SUM with the default white background. How to activate and deactivate conditional formats You activate a conditional format to apply that format to the currently displayed worksheet. For example, you might want to use an existing conditional format to highlight percentage values greater than 75 by displaying them with a blue background. You deactivate a conditional format to remove that format from the currently displayed worksheet. For example, you might want to remove a conditional format that highlights percentage values greater than 75 by displaying them with a blue background. You can always activate the conditional format later. For more information, see What is a conditional format? . To activate and deactivate 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.

3. Select the Conditional Formats link to display the

Conditional Formats TableCrosstab page .

4. To activate a conditional format, select the check box in the Display column next

to the format you want to activate. Analyzing data with Discoverer Viewer 3-11

5. To deactivate a conditional format, clear the check box in the Display column next

to the format you want to deactivate. 6. Click Apply to save the changes 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 change the precedence of conditional format When two formats specify different settings for the same cell, the most recently created format takes precedence. For example, when you set the background color for a column to blue, and then set the background color for a row to red, the intersecting cell has a red background. The order of the formats in the Conditional Formats Crosstab | Table page determines which format is applied in case of a conflict. The higher format in the list takes precedence over lower formats. For more information, see What is a conditional format? . To change the precedence of 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.

3. Select the Conditional Formats link to display the