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Crosstab Properties

This topic describes the properties of a Crosstab object.

Designer provides some properties only when you use the object in certain report types. You can get details from the Available For column in the property table.

Property Name Available For Description
General
Class Type Query Page Report Shows the class type of the object. Read only.
Data Inherit Query Page Report Shows whether the object inherits dataset from another object. Read only.
Dataset Query Page Report Shows the dataset the object applies. Read only.
Instance Name Query Page Report Shows the instance name of the object. Read only.
Geometry
Height Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Displays the height of the object. Read only.
Width Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Displays the width of the object. Read only.
X Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the object's top left corner, relative to its parent container, when the object is not in static position in the container. Type a numeric value to change the coordinate.

Data type: Float
Y Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the vertical coordinate of the object's top left corner, relative to its parent container, when the object is not in static position in the container. Type a numeric value to change the coordinate.

Data type: Float
Color
Background Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the background color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, or select Custom to customize a color in the Pick a Color dialog box. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String
Alternating Line Color
Direction Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the direction to apply alternating color in the crosstab.
  • vertical
    Select to apply the alternating color to columns (excluding the total columns).
  • horizontal
    Select to apply the alternating color to rows (excluding the total rows).

Data type: Enumeration
Pattern List Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the patterns for the alternating color you want to apply to the crosstab. Select the ellipsis Ellipsis button in the value cell to specify the color patterns in the Color List dialog box.

Data type: String
Show Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to apply alternating color in the crosstab.

Data type: Boolean

Note icon To apply alternating color in a crosstab, the aggregate fields in the crosstab should have transparent background.
CSS
Class Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the name of the Class Selector to apply to the object, which you define in the CSS file of the style the report applies.

For example, if you define the CSS file as follows:

@charset "GBK";
TextField {Background: #ff0000}
/*Style=LabelX*/
TextField[Style="LabelX"]{Background: #0000FF}
/*ID=W*/
TextField#W{Background: #FFFF00}
/*class=C*/
TextField.C{Background: #00FFFF}

To apply the Class Selector in the file to the object, type C in the value cell.

Data type: String
Style Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the style you want to apply to the object. You can specify the style in two ways:
  • Type the style which should be an Attribute Selector whose attribute is "style" in the CSS file of the style the report applies. For example, to apply the style in the preceding sample CSS file to the object, type LabelX in the value cell.
  • Choose a style from the drop-down list when you have specified the Style Group property for the report tab or web report, and there are styles in the style group that are applicable to the object.

Data type: String
Others
Auto Scale in Number Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to automatically scale the Number values in the object that fall into the two ranges:
  • When 1000 <= value < 10^15, Designer applies the following quantity unit symbols of the International System of Units to scale the values: K (10^3), M (10^6), G (10^9), and T (10^12).
  • When 0 < value < 0.001 or value >= 10^15, Designer uses scientific notation to scale the values.

Data type: Boolean
Cache Query Page Report Specifies whether to cache the dataset for this object in the data buffer, so that other objects using the same dataset can share the data rather than perform their own SQL query.

Data type: Boolean
Current Column Block Index Query Page Report You can use the four properties together to control the data of the crosstab you want to display in continuous page mode: Current Column Block Index, Current Row Block Index, Items per Column Block, and Items per Row Block. Current Column Block Index specifies the horizontal index of the data block. 0 means the first block index, 1 means the second, and so on.

Data type: Integer

Current Row Block Index Query Page Report You can use the four properties together to control the data of the crosstab you want to display in continuous page mode: Current Row Block Index, Current Column Block Index, Items per Row Block, and Items per Column Block. Current Row Block Index specifies the vertical index of the data block. 0 means the first block index, 1 means the second, and so on.

Data type: Integer

Default for Filter Page Report, Web Report Specifies whether to display the object as the default data component in the Apply To drop-down list of the Filter dialog box at runtime.

Data type: Boolean

Note icon In the same report, you can only set one data component's Default for Filter property to "true".
Enable Navigation Web Report Specifies whether to display scroll bars on the crosstab at runtime, when the parent container cannot fully display its data. When you set this property to "true", you can further specify the height and width of the frame for holding the crosstab via Navigation Height and Navigation Width.

Data type: Boolean

Export to CSV Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to include the object in the CSV output.

Data type: Boolean
Export to Excel Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to include the object in the Excel output.

Data type: Boolean
Export to HTML Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to include the object in the HTML output.

Data type: Boolean
Export to PDF Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to include the object in the PDF output.

Data type: Boolean
Export to PostScript Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to include the object in the PostScript output.

Data type: Boolean
Export to Report Result Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to include the object when you preview the report in the Page Report Result format for a page report or Web Report Result for a web report in Designer, and when users run the report in the same format or use the library component at runtime.

Data type: Boolean
Export to RTF Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to include the object in the RTF output.

Data type: Boolean
Export to Text Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to include the object in the Text output.

Data type: Boolean
Export to XML Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to include the object in the XML output.

Data type: Boolean
Invisible Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to hide the object in the design area and in the report. Report Engine performs all calculations that involve the object regardless of whether the object is visible or not.

Data type: Boolean
Invisible for Filter Dialogs Page Report, Web Report Specifies whether to display the object in the Apply To drop-down list of the Filter dialog box at runtime. Designer disables this property when you set Default for Filter of the object to "true".

Data type: Boolean
Items per Column Block Query Page Report You can use the four properties together to control the data of the crosstab you want to display in continuous page mode: Current Row Block Index, Current Column Block Index, Items per Row Block, and Items per Column Block. Items per Column Block specifies the number of the column records in each data block.

Data type: Integer

Items per Row Block Query Page Report You can use the four properties together to control the data of the crosstab you want to display in continuous page mode: Current Row Block Index, Current Column Block Index, Items per Row Block, and Items per Column Block. Items per Row Block specifies the number of the row records in each data block.

Data type: Integer

Navigation Height Web Report, Library Component Specifies the height of the frame for holding the crosstab. Type a numeric value to specify the height. If you do not specify a value, Report Engine calculates the height at runtime.

Data type: Float

Note icon For a crosstab in a web report, this property takes effect when you set Enable Navigation of the crosstab to "true".
Navigation Width Web Report, Library Component Specifies the width of the frame for holding the crosstab. Type a numeric value to specify the width. If you do not specify a value, Report Engine calculates the width at runtime.

Data type: Float

Note icon For a crosstab in a web report, this property takes effect when you set Enable Navigation of the crosstab to "true".
Position Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Designer enables this property when the object is in a flow layout container, such as the report body or a tabular cell, text box, or KPI. You can use it to specify the position of the object in the container. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration
Record Location Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the calculation point for the properties of the object that are controlled by formulas. This property takes effect only when the object is in a banded object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
  • default
    Select to calculate values of the properties in the default location where the object is placed.
  • page header
    Select to calculate values of the properties in the banded page header panel.
  • page footer
    Select to calculate values of the properties in the banded page footer panel.

See Example 2: Showing a Label on Every Page Except the Last.

Data type: Enumeration

Suppress Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to suppress the object in the design area and in the report. If you suppress an object, Report Engine skips all formulas and calculations that involve the object. This property has higher priority over Invisible.

Data type: Boolean
Suppress When Empty Query Page Report Specifies whether to suppress the object in the report when no record is returned to it.

Data type: Boolean
Suppress When No Records Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to suppress the object in the report when no record is returned to its parent data component.

Data type: Boolean
Excel
Column Index Page Report, Web Report Specifies the X coordinate of the object relative to its parent container in the Excel and CSV outputs, measured in cells.

Data type: Integer

Note icon This property takes effect when you set the page report tab or web report's Columned property to "true" and the object's Position property is not "static".

Row Index Page Report, Web Report Specifies the Y coordinate of the object relative to its parent container in the Excel and CSV outputs, measured in cells.

Data type: Integer

Note icon This property takes effect when you set the page report tab or web report's Columned property to "true" and the object's Position property is not "static".

Border
Border Color Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the color for the border of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, or select Custom to customize a color in the Pick a Color dialog box. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String
Has Border Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to show cell borders in the crosstab.

Data type: Boolean

Crosstab Property
Avoid Orphan Header Query Page Report Specifies whether to display the column headers together with the data. When you set this property to "true", if the column headers happen to be at the bottom of a page, Designer displays them together with the data on the next page.

Data type: Boolean

Block Gap Query Page Report Specifies the space between each part when the crosstab is split into more than one part. Type a numeric value to change the gap.

Data type: Float

Boundary Value Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the number of columns in one aggregate cell when the crosstab displays horizontally, or the number of rows in one aggregate cell when the crosstab displays vertically. Type an integer value to change the number.

Data type: Integer

Column Totals on Left Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to display the subtotal and grand total columns on the left of the detail aggregations.

Data type: Boolean

Expand Data Query Page Report Specifies whether to enable Page Report Studio users to expand/collapse the column/row groups in the crosstab.

Data type: Boolean

Horizontal Gap Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the space between the left/right edge of a crosstab cell and the content in it. Type a numeric value to change the gap.

Data type: Float

Outside Aggregate Title Query Page Report Specifies whether to place the aggregate field labels on the leftmost column when the aggregate layout is vertical, or on the topmost row of the crosstab when the aggregate layout is horizontal. Setting this property to "true" would make the labels of the aggregate fields far from their values.

Data type: Boolean
Repeat Aggregate Query Page Report Specifies whether to repeat the crosstab for different aggregate fields.

Data type: Boolean
Repeat Column Header Query Page Report Specifies whether to display the column headers on every page when the crosstab spans more than one page.

Data type: Boolean
Row Totals on Top Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to display the subtotal and grand total rows on the top of the detail aggregations.

Data type: Boolean
Suppress Column Header Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to suppress the column headers in view mode.

Data type: Boolean
Suppress Row Header Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to suppress the row headers in view mode.

Data type: Boolean
Use Table Style Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to add labels to the Total rows and columns. Setting this property to "true" may make the row and column labels repeated too much.

Data type: Boolean
Vertical Gap Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the space between the top/bottom edge of a crosstab cell and the content in it. Type a numeric value to change the gap.

Data type: Float

Vertical Layout Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Shows whether the aggregate fields display vertically in the crosstab. Read only.
TOC
Anchor Display Value Page Report, Web Report Specifies the text you want to display as the object's TOC entry label, when you set the object's TOC Anchor property to "true".

Data type: String
TOC Anchor Page Report, Web Report Specifies whether to include the object in the TOC of the report.

Data type: Boolean
Accessibility
External CSS Class Selector Query Page Report Specifies the name of the Class Selector for the object in the HTML output.

Data type: String
External ID Query Page Report This property is mapped to the HTML attribute id, as specified by w3.org.

Data type: String
External Style Query Page Report This property is mapped to the HTML attribute style, as specified by w3.org.

Data type: String
Language Query Page Report This property is mapped to the HTML attribute lang, as specified by w3.org.

Data type: String
Summary Query Page Report This property is mapped to the HTML attribute summary, as specified by w3.org.

Data type: String

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Expand Data, Expand Detail Data

For crosstabs in a page report, if they contain more than one column/row group level, you can specify whether to enable expanding and collapsing the column/row groups at runtime, and set the default expanding/collapsing state of groups in the outer level. You can control this behavior by two properties: Expand Data and Expand Detail Data.

  • Expand Data: A property on crosstab, and DBFields and formulas in crosstab as column/row fields. This property on crosstab controls whether to enable users to expand and collapse the column/row groups in the crosstab. When you enable the property on a crosstab, you can use the property on DBFields and formulas in the crosstab to specify whether to expand and collapse the corresponding column/row groups respectively.
  • Expand Detail Data: A property on DBFields and formulas in crosstab as column/row fields. You can use it to specify whether to expand details of specific column/row groups in a crosstab by default.

Note icon These two properties work only in continuous page mode and do not apply to the innermost column/row group. After setting the two properties, if you further modify the crosstab layout, they may not take effect.

Suppose you have a crosstab which shows Product Type Name and Category as the column groups, Region, Country, and State as the row groups, and displays summaries for Quantity.

  1. In the Report Inspector, set the Expand Data property of the crosstab to true.
  2. Select the DBField Country and set its Expand Data property to false.
  3. Set the Expand Detail Data property of Product Type Name to false.
  4. Clear Page Layout in the View ribbon to switch to continuous page mode.
  5. Publish the crosstab to Server and run it in Page Report Studio.
  6. Select the icons with a plus or minus sign to expand and collapse the details of the Region and Product Type Name groups. Since Expand Data of Country is "false", you cannot expand the details of this group; Expand Detail Data of Product Type Name is "false" so the details of this group are not expanded by default.

    Expand Crosstab Groups

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