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 sorts228
Choose Ascending or Descending from the drop-down list next to the Sorts > Sort
property in the Properties panel.
To apply multiple sorts to the same table, repeat step
1. to step 2. For information about
prioritizing the order of multiple sorts, see ”Prioritizing the order of multiple sorts on the
same table” on page 228 below.
Applying custom sorts
To apply a custom sort
1. Select the section cell or table cells you want to sort.
2. Click the down arrow next to the Apply/Remove Sort button on the Report toolbar
then select Custom... from the drop-down list.
3. Select a value in the list of sorted values and click the Up and Down buttons to
promote/demote it in the sort order.
4. To add an additional temporary value to the list of sorted values, type the value in the
Temporary Values box, then click >> to add it to the sort list.
Prioritizing the order of multiple sorts on the same table
To prioritize the order of multiple sorts on the same table:
1. Verify that you are in Report View.
The Edit Report button is pressed in when you are working in Report View.
2. Right-click the table and select Edit Format to display the Properties tab.
3. Click the ... button next to the Sorts > Sort priority property to display the Sorts dialog
box.
4. Click Vertical sorts to display the vertical sorts or Horizontal sorts to display the
horizontal sorts.
• If the selected table is a vertical table, then all the sorts are applied to columns.
These are called Vertical sorts.
• If the selected table is a horizontal table, then all the breaks are applied to rows.
These are called Horizontal sorts.
• If the selected table is a crosstab, then sorts can be applied to rows or to columns.
You can choose the priority for the Horizontal sorts and for the Vertical sorts.
5. Select the sort whose priority you want to change and click the Up/Down buttons to
promote/demote it in the list of sorts.