Walkthrough: Adding Table Grouping using the Wizard
Walkthrough
This example continues from Walkthrough: Selecting Data Source Columns using the Wizard. Now you will add grouping to the table.
1. In the 'Data Binding' dialog box, select the Grouping & Summary tab. (See Creating a New Table, Crosstab, or Section using a Wizard for information on how to access the 'Data Binding' dialog box.)
To remove grouping, click the 'Clear All' button (the dashed left-arrow at the center of dialog box).
2. Drag the 'Customer.Company' field from the 'Available Columns' panel into the 'Grouping' panel.
3. (Optional) Click the 'Customer.Company' field in the 'Grouping' panel to select it. Click the Option tab in the 'Grouping' panel.
a. Check 'Summarize Group' to create a summary row (subtotal) after every group (if a summary measure has been defined).
b. Check 'Page Break After Group' to force each group to appear on a separate page.
3. Drag the 'Product.Total' field from the 'Available Columns' panel into the 'Summary' panel.
4. Click the 'Product.Total' field in the 'Summary' panel, and confirm that the selected aggregation method is 'Sum'.

5. (Optional) Click the Options tab in the 'Data Binding' dialog box, and specify any additonal grouping options. See Table Grouping Options for further details.
Note: After you click 'Finish', you cannot return to the 'Data Binding' dialog box.
6. Click 'Finish' to close the 'Data Binding' dialog box. The table in should appear as shown:

Note that the table columns only display the table meta-data in Design mode.

7. Click the 'Preview' button in the Style Studio toolbar to see the data displayed in the table. Close the preview.
8. Click the 'Save' button in the Style Studio toolbar. Save the report in the templates directory as “sample1.srt”.
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