Display Options (Event Reports)

Display Options (Event Reports)

This page sets various options for report display and print settings.

Display Format

Use this section to determine the output format of the report. Data exports enable report viewing and manipulation in external programs such as Excel, Access, or other spreadsheet and database applications.

Report Format

• Results Window (Formatted HTML) – By default, all reports are displayed in Formatted HTML (also known as the Report Results window).
• Start Row – Determines which row of the result set is used as the first row in the report.
• Per Page – Determines the number of rows returned per page in the Report Results screen. Additional rows in the result set are accessible via a link labeled “Next XX Rows”, where “XX” is the Per Page value.
• Max Rows – Sets the maximum number of rows that can be returned by the report. The default value is 10000. The value may be decreased but not increased.
• Export to Printable HTML – The report results are displayed in a Web page using a printer-friendly format (with minimal graphics and formatting).
• Export to Printable Excel – The “Formatted HTML” table is saved or opened as a file in Excel with no conversion of numerical data.
• Export to Excel Spreadsheet – Numerical data is converted to the optimal format for use in Excel.
• Export to Acrobat PDF – The Printable HTML report is exported to Adobe Acrobat PDF format and can be opened or saved. Adobe Reader is required for this functionality to work.
• Export to CSV (comma separated values) – The report is delivered as a comma-separated text file (.csv) for importing into other software.
• Export to TSV (tab separated values) – The report is delivered as a tab-separated text file (.txt). This file format can be easily imported into many common database applications.

Data Format

Use the Data Format section to determine the output format of the data in your report. The available options are:

• Output data as stored – All report data is presented exactly as it is stored in the Certain database with no conversion.
• Convert alphabetical data to UPPERCASE – Convert all alphabetic (non-numeric) data to UPPERCASE format for presentation in the report results.

Examples: Executive > EXECUTIVE; John Smith > JOHN SMITH.

• Convert alphabetical data to lowercase – Convert all alphabetic (non-numeric) data to lowercase format for presentation in the report results.

Examples: Executive > executive; John Smith > john smith.

• Convert alphabetical data to Titlecase – Convert all alphabetic (non-numeric) data to titlecase format for presentation in the report results.

Titlecase is defined as writing a word (a continuous string of alphabetic characters with no spaces) with the first letter in uppercase and the remaining letters (prior to the next space) in lowercase.

Examples: I sat in the woods reading a novel > I Sat In The Woods Reading A Novel; john smith > John Smith.

Print Settings

You can determine print settings for reports in Printable HTML, Printable Excel, and Adobe PDF formats. This is especially useful for those reports that incorporate a large number of columns.

• Report Width – Use to accommodate various sizes of paper. The default report width is 6.5", which is equivalent to an 8.5" wide letter page with an inch margin on each side. Larger sizes are available, which enable either shrinking the margins on either side of the report page or using landscape orientation or legal landscape. The report width setting applies to the output from Certain only. Printer settings must be modified to accommodate landscape orientation or legal paper if this is how you wish to print the report.
• Font Face and Font Size – Enables changing the look and feel of the report. Popular type faces can be chosen. Shrinking the font size can be used to help fit more data on a printed report.
• Report Alignment – Determines the placement of the report on the page.
• Group Alignment – Determines the placement of any group headers.
• Column Alignment – Determines the placement of the column values.
• Insert an extra line break after each group – Applies only to printable formats. Creates more space after a grouping no matter whether the grouping is the first, second, or third grouping specified in the Reports tab.
• Add bold line after each group – When selected, adds a blank row with a bold line between groups.
• Insert page breaks after the first group – Creates separations by Group. This feature is especially useful in Printable Excel®. Each Group is created as a separate worksheet within the Excel workbook.
• Show grid lines around data cells – Shows grid lines around all data formatted cells, except for group header rows which span all columns and have a shaded background color (as in Printable HTML format).