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Displaying all of the column data in each row of a crosstab

Started by JBCLARK20, 24 Feb 2014 10:51:13 AM

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JBCLARK20

Is there a way to have each data element displayed on each row of the crosstab?

current output                                                                                       Jan-13                   Feb-13                    Mar-13
Hierarchy1   Hierarchy2   Hierarchy3   Hierarchy4   Asset Code   Worker   Gross Hours   Gross Hours   Gross Hours
ABC                     abc                      abc                      abc                       abc                    123456   10.2                      8.5                      9.3
                                                                                                    123457   10.2                      8.5                      9.3
                                                                                   def                    123458   10.2                      8.5                      9.3
                                                                                                    123459   10.2                      8.5                      9.3
                               
                               
desired output                                                                                        Jan-13                      Feb-13                       Mar-13
Hierarchy1   Hierarchy2   Hierarchy3   Hierarchy4   Asset Code   Worker   Gross Hours   Gross Hours   Gross Hours
ABC                      abc                    abc                      abc                     abc                   123456   10.2                     8.5                       9.3
ABC                      abc                    abc                      abc                     abc                   123457   10.2                     8.5                       9.3
ABC                      abc                    abc                      abc                     def                   123458   10.2                     8.5                       9.3
ABC                      abc                    abc                      abc                     def                   123459   10.2                     8.5                       9.3

JBCLARK20

Ended up dropping the concept of running the months out to the left and just put the months all in the same column in a list report.
Cognos 10.2 seems a little backward in terms of Crosstab functionality, documentation and ease of use. Aligned column headers for crosstabs are not there by default.
I have the feeling that other products are going to eat Cognos' lunch in this space. :o

After all it is not a far stretch of the imagination to think that the summarizing one set of data could turn that data into fodder for another reporting purpose in another application.

navissar

You can put a table with n columns and one row in the innermost row node, sort your data items by order in there, and remove them from the nesting nodes (While keeping the nodes themselves) to achieve this. If this is over dimensional, it would be better than a list. If over relational, a list would serve your purpose better.

JBCLARK20