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IBM Cognos 8 Platform => COGNOS 8 => Report Studio => Topic started by: pooja on 01 Jun 2010 11:24:24 AM

Title: report formatting..!!!
Post by: pooja on 01 Jun 2010 11:24:24 AM
we havea simple list report with section header, where 3-columns give us single-row <total_amount> based on 3-diff category.
and remaining one column gives us <department_code> like
123
234
345
456
678
NOW, is it possible to show these <department_code> like
123  234  345  456  678 and so on

-------------------------------
<comp_name>
-----------------------------
<sales_person>
------------------------------------------------------------------
<dept_code>   <dept_code>   <dept_code>  <dept_code>  <dept_code>
------------------------------------------------------------------
<tot_code> = 5 | <tot_amt> = 123,456.23 | <grand_total> = 121212.52|
--------------------------------------------------------------------

thank you in advance for any help
Title: Re: report formatting..!!!
Post by: blom0344 on 02 Jun 2010 06:40:52 AM
1. Add table (3 columns, 2 rows)
2. Merge the upper row 3 columns into one.
3. Drag list into this tablecel and rotate list to crosstab
4. Add fake dataitem with value 1 to query and use this for crosstab row.
5. Set row and body of crosstab to white/white with boxtype = none
6. Set width crosstab corner to 1 %
7. Set crosstab column width to 16,5 %
6. Set size of 3 tablecells in 2nd row to 34/33/33 percent
7. Add singletons in the 3 open tablecells
Title: Re: report formatting..!!!
Post by: pooja on 02 Jun 2010 08:26:46 AM
thank you so much for your effort, bloom

we follow each and every steps. But we are getting values on 3 tabel cells in  2nd row only.
we are still unable to achieve what we need.

thank you in advance
Title: Re: report formatting..!!!
Post by: blom0344 on 03 Jun 2010 06:09:44 AM
Play around with the suggestions given. They may or may not be applicable to your needs. I used a step wise approach to improve readability, not to insist on following them blindly.

The idea is to give hints, tips, suggestions. You have to do the actual work yourselves
Title: Re: report formatting..!!!
Post by: pooja on 03 Jun 2010 07:31:23 AM
bloom

soory for late reponse...

I got it.....yah it is working......thankx a lot again....