The document discusses conditional formatting in reports. It defines conditional formatting as applying user-defined formatting determined by pre-defined criteria to fields or rows. Examples are provided like highlighting rows with labor hours over 40 or inactive records. The steps to apply conditional formatting to a report are outlined, such as setting the criteria like a date being less than a value or a number being greater than a value and applying the formatting to specific columns.
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Applies user-defined formatting to
Report
Determined by pre-defined criteria
Applied to field values or entire row
Conditional Formatting Overview
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Benefits of utilizing Conditional
Formatting:
• Draw attention to specific records
• Locate unique values
• Identify trends or outliers
Conditional Formatting Overview (cont’d)
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Work Order Labor Hour Report with
more than 40 Labor hours in a week in
bold red:
Conditional Formatting Examples
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Asset List Report with inactive records
highlighted:
Conditional Formatting Examples (cont’d)
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Inventory List Report with an On Hand
count less than 5 italicized and
surrounded by a border:
Conditional Formatting Examples (cont’d)
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Operator field options dependent on
Criteria Type selected
Value(s) field will appear logically
Criteria and Style (cont’d)
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Apply Criteria to field designates which
column (or all columns) to apply
Conditional Formatting
Specific column number determined by
display order of fields in Display Fields
list
Criteria and Style (cont’d)
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Limit Criteria to specify which row(s) to
apply formatting:
• All rows of Report
• Selected Group Sub-Total
• Grand Total
Criteria and Style (cont’d)
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Format field used for standard border
and background options
Format Style uses CSS Editor to create
more complex custom HTML
Criteria and Style (cont’d)
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If both Formats are populated system
will apply Format Style
Type determines whether just the Cell
or entire Row is affected
Criteria and Style (cont’d)
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CSS Editor available options:
• Content and Text
• Background
• Border and Outline
• Box Shadow
Criteria and Style (cont’d)
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In this example Conditional Formatting
will be used to highlight expired asset
warranties on a Report with a blue
border
Conditional Formatting: Example
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The following should be selected or
filled in as follows:
• Sub-Tab: Format 1
• Criteria Type: Date
Conditional Formatting: Example (cont’d)
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Now let’s practice adding Conditional
Formatting to a Report to highlight
Work Orders that exceed a particular
dollar amount!
Applying Conditional Formatting: Hands-On
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Copy the Closed Work Order List
Enter a unique Report Name
• Example: “Closed Work Order List with
Conditional Formatting – Initials – Date”
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Run your Report and access the Report
Setup
Add the [WO] Cost Total Actual field
from the Available field List
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Click on the Style / Format tab and
then the Format 1 sub-tab
Select the Criteria Type as Numeric
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Specify the Operator for the expression
as Greater Than
Enter the Value as 75.00
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Indicate the column to apply the
calculation with the Apply Criteria To
prompt
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Leave the value Report Data for the
Limit Criteria to prompt
Select Red Border / Background for the
Format field
Set the Type to Cell
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The Format 1 sub-tab should appear as
follows:
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Click Apply to view your results:
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Navigate back to the Report Setup
Select the Format 1 sub-tab
Click on the Edit Style Icon to access
the CSS Editor
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In the Content and Text section set or
select:
• Text Size: 15
• Font: Calibri
• Indicator: Bold
• Text Color: Red (#FF0000)
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In the Background section select:
• Background Color: Light Grey (#D3D3D3)
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In the Border and Outline section set:
• Border Thickness: 6
• Border Color: Black (#000000)
Click Apply to save changes and close
CSS Editor
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Click Apply from the Report Setup
window
View the new Conditional Formatting
style on your Report:
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You have now succesfully completed
applying Conditional Formatting to a
test Report!
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