
Tips Recipes Brio 2002
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Section Type: Report section
Tip Name: Custom group summaries
Purpose / Use: Sometimes you want group summary information in a format different
from what the report section’s table object provides.
Sample File: Spring objects.bqy
Steps to Produce: Create a group footer, and then craft whatever summaries you want by
simply dragging data elements into the group footer.
1) Build your report as usual.
2) For each fact column, click on the column, then right-click and click on the “Show
Column Total” menu item to turn off that option. When finished, your table object
should have no totals showing for any columns.
3) In the group portion of the Outliner, right-click on the group for which you want the
custom summary to appear. Select “Show Both” from the header/footer options menu.
4) Drag any desired data elements into the group footer. Any numeric field will
automatically be totaled.
5) You can add text fields as summary data as well. Drag a text field into the group footer,
then right-click on the field. Select Data Function | Count from the speed menu that
appears. The field in the group footer will now display the number of times that item
appears within the group.
6) Add appropriate text objects to the group footer to serve as labels.
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