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IBM Cognos 8 Platform => COGNOS 8 => Report Studio => Topic started by: nfldbunker on 15 Mar 2012 07:06:12 AM

Title: decrease size of line in sections report
Post by: nfldbunker on 15 Mar 2012 07:06:12 AM
HI

Just wondering aif anyone knows how to change the length of the line in a sections report. If you section based on facility there is a line that goes right across the bottom of the  report. is theerv a way to decrease the size of this line.

regards

bunker

   
Title: Re: decrease size of line in sections report
Post by: blom0344 on 15 Mar 2012 07:29:19 AM
What line are you refering to?
Title: Re: decrease size of line in sections report
Post by: nfldbunker on 15 Mar 2012 07:39:16 AM
In report studio if you create a section on lets say facility in a list report the report will look like

facility A
_________________________________________

column a            column b

regards

Title: Re: decrease size of line in sections report
Post by: blom0344 on 15 Mar 2012 08:59:28 AM
  that goes right across the bottom of the  report

???
Title: Re: decrease size of line in sections report
Post by: nfldbunker on 15 Mar 2012 09:15:43 AM
HI Bloom

Attached is a screen shot and it is the line between facilty and fiscal year

Title: Re: decrease size of line in sections report
Post by: Lynn on 15 Mar 2012 09:56:26 AM
The line beneath the sectioned item spans the width of the list. Did you try reducing the size of the list?
Title: Re: decrease size of line in sections report
Post by: nfldbunker on 15 Mar 2012 10:08:09 AM
Hi

but even with 1 item in the list the line goes accross the entire section. It there a spot to change the length of this line

bunker 
Title: Re: decrease size of line in sections report
Post by: Lynn on 15 Mar 2012 10:55:00 AM
When you create a section you typically get an inner and an outer list. Take a look at the structure view. The outer list seems to get created with a size and overflow property of 100% for width by default. Navigate to the list properties for the outer list and set the size.

Personally I avoid sectioning for this reason. Another option is to group on facility and add a group header to your list, then put the facility query item in there.