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Creating and Using Views
This chapter provides detailed information about creating and using each of the views in Oracle BAM Active Studio.
This chapter contains the following topics:
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Section 4.1, Creating and Using List Views
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Section 4.2, Creating and Using Chart Views
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Section 4.3, Creating and Using the Columnar View
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Section 4.4, Creating and Using Key Process Indicator Views
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Section 4.5, Creating and Using Crosstab Views
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Section 4.6, Creating and Using the Excel View
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Section 4.7, Creating and Using the Action Form View
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Section 4.8, Creating and Using the External Content View
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Section 4.9, Creating and Using Utility Views
4.1 Creating and Using List Views
This section provides information about creating and using the Streaming List, Updating List, Ordered Updating List, Collapsed List, and Action List. It contains the
following topics:
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Section 4.1.1, Introduction to List Views
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Section 4.1.2, Creating List Views
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Section 4.1.3, Configuring List View Formatting Properties
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Section 4.1.4, Sorting Data in List Views
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Section 4.1.5, Adding Summaries to a Collapsed List
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Section 4.1.6, Configuring the Action List
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Section 4.1.7, Using the Paging Controls
4.1.1 Introduction to List Views
Oracle BAM Active Studio provides several types of list views that can accommodate your requirements.
Streaming List displays rows of data that insert new rows at the top of the list when
active data arrives. Only insert operations are supported for displaying active data
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without reprompting the report. Do not use the Streaming List view if your active data includes update or delete operations.
Updating List displays rows of data that update in place when active data is received.
New records are inserted at the top of the list. Only update operations are supported for displaying active data without reprompting the report. Do not use the Updating
List if your active data includes insert or delete operations; they are not displayed.
Updating Ordered List displays updated records inserted into a sorted list. The top
records are highlighted in up to four colors. You must apply a sort to view the color highlighting. This list supports active data for insert, update, and delete operations on
the data object without reprompting the report.
Collapsed List displays rows of data that are grouped by a field and lets you display a
summary field.
Action List is modeled on the Updating Ordered List and includes row selection check
boxes or radio buttons so that you can perform an action on selected rows of data.
4.1.2 Creating List Views
This procedure describes the common steps for creating all types of list views in a report. Individual differences between the list types are noted in the procedure.
To create list views: 1.
In a report that you are creating or editing, click the frame of the view to display the selection handles.
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If you are creating a report, select the view in the template.
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If you are editing an existing view, you might be required to click Change view type
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If you need another view to define, insert a view. A group of view type icons opens.
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Select a list view icon.
The View Editor opens.
3. Select a data object in the Data Objects field, and click Next.
4. Select the fields to include in the list.
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If the data object contains 10 or fewer fields, the fields are automatically selected in the Data Fields list. If it has more than 10, you must manually select fields.
In most views you can click select none to clear all of the check boxes.
The link switches to select all so that you can select all of the fields again. When creating a Collapsed List you must select a field to summarize and choose a
Summarize
function from the list on the right.
The collapsed list is grouped by the summarized field. See Section 4.1.5, Adding
Summaries to a Collapsed List and
Section 4.2.4, Grouping Data for more
information. List views can contain calculated fields containing graphics and color. For
information about configuring those types of fields see Section 5.4.1, Using HTML
in Calculations.
5. Select each field and use the arrow keys to arrange the fields in the order you want
to present them left to right in the list, then click Next.
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You can select an option in the last step to add data modifiers or formatting properties.
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Click Change View Properties to continue formatting the view. 7.
Click Finish, Apply, or OK to display the view with your current selections.
4.1.3 Configuring List View Formatting Properties
Although they have differences when displayed, list views have some formatting characteristics in common.
In addition to the general properties common to all views see Section 6.2,
Configuring General Formatting Properties , the properties in
Table 4–1 are also
available for the list views.
Adjusting Column Width If you encounter a situation where the values in a column are wider than the column
width, you can change the width of the column in the Text and Align properties tab. See
Section 6.5, Configuring Text Alignment for more information.
By default all of the columns have variable size in the report, but if you fix the widths you have greater control over what the user sees. If you fix a width for one column
only, space is taken for the existing columns. If you fix the width for all of the columns, a scroll bar appears at the bottom of the view to help the user navigate the width of the
view.
Table 4–1 General Properties for List Views
Property Description
Show When List Empty When there is no data to display in a list the text entered in the
field is shown instead. Hide Headings
Hides the column headers in the list. Click here to edit the
window features used when clicking on a link in the List
You can configure the properties of a separate browser window that opens when a user clicks a hyperlink in a list view.
Selected Fields Determines which columns are displayed in the list. Not all of
the fields you selected in the data object must be displayed in the view.
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4.1.4 Sorting Data in List Views
