HP Storage Essentials Storage Resource Management Report Optimizer Software 6.0 Building Reports Using the Web Intelligence Java Report Panel (August 2008)

Using sections, breaks, and sorts226
Defining display properties for a break
To define display properties for a break:
1. Verify you are working in Report View.
The Edit Report button is pressed in when you are working in Report View.
2. Right-click a cell in the column/row on which you have defined a break and select Edit
Format on the menu.
3. The Properties tab appears, displaying a property group called Breaks which
contains the break properties.
4. Set the break properties in the Breaks property group.
Using sorts to organize sections and data on tables
You can apply sorts to the results displayed in:
• section cells – to organize the order in which sections are displayed on a report
• tables – to organize the order in which results are displayed in a column or row
You can apply sorts to sections and tables.
Sorting sections enables you to organize the section headers logically in a report. For
example, if you have created sections on a report for each year, you can apply a
descending sort so that the sections are organized with the most recent year as the first
section and the earliest year at the end of the report.
You apply sorts to any dimensions, measures, or details displayed on a table. Sorting
dimensions and details helps you organize results chronologically, while sorting measures
helps you see highest or lowest results at a glance.
Avoid page breaks in
blocks
Where possible, keeps each break section on
the same page. This option is not taken into
account when a block is larger than one page.
Repeat header Repeats the header at the top of the table on
every new page when a table goes over onto a
new page.
Repeat footer Repeats the footer at the bottom of the table on
every new page when a table goes over onto a
new page.
Repeat break value on
a new page
Repeats the current value on each new page.
Page layout property Description