Customised Report Headings

Multi-Discipline Supports User Guide

MDS Reports : Extended Report : Customised Report Headings

To create customised report headings, select Report > User Defined from the MDS Reports Menu window menu bar to display the MDS Report Headings window.

Click either On or Off in the Headings pane in the MDS Reports Menu to activate or suppress report headings. When set to Off, the default report headings are restored.

Select alternative headings by activating the appropriate check boxes. If headings are changed, then the report must be saved before closing.

Select Control > Save as Default Report.

The saved report is automatically shown in the output report names selection list when the window is dismissed. The modified report is optionally available to other users.

Select Control > Reload Default Reports.

Sorting, totalling and sub-totalling

Sorting, totalling, and sub-totalling report options can be:

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Predefined by the administrator

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Overridden by the designer

To configure Sorting, totalling and sub-totalling, click Sorting and Totalling in the MDS Reports Menu window to display the MDS Sorting and Totalling window.

Settings for each column heading in a given report can be defined. If any of the following fields are modified, then OK becomes active.

The options are:

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Sort Precedence:


Set	Effect
0	No sorting required.
1 to n	Sort highest priority to lowest priority.

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Sort Ascending (applicable only when sort priority is active):


Set	Effect
Checked	Sort ascending.
Unchecked	Sort descending.

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Subtotal On Column (applicable only when sort priority is active):


Set	Effect
0	No subtotalling.
1 or n	Provides a subtotal of the referenced column number if any value in that column changes.

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Sort Values:


Set	Effect
ON	Values are always output.
OFF	Values are never output unless a subtotal for this column is output.
SUB	Values are output if a subtotal for any column is output.
FIRST	Values are output for the first occurrence of a group of common values in a sorted column.

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Total Column:


Set	Effect
Checked	Total for the selected column is output at the bottom of the report.
Unchecked	Total for that column is not output at the bottom of the report.

Click on OK. The window content is checked for validity. If no inconsistencies are found, then the criteria of the window are accepted. If inconsistencies are found, then a detailed report is generated and a prompt to correct the errors is issued.