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How to repeat column value on next page (no group)? [message #507674] Thu, 14 January 2010 10:42 Go to next message
Konstanze is currently offline KonstanzeFriend
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Hi,

I'm using BIRT 2.3.0

I created a report with several nested tables. It shows our top level test requirements (script: onCreate j=0;), subrequirement1 (script: onCreate j++; i=0;),subrequirement2 (script: onCreate i++;) and the connected test cases and test results.

It's all working fine except from one thing:
I would like to repeat the top level and sub requirements also on the next pages of my report if necessary.
Currently the first top level requirement is only shown on the first page of the report, on the second page the first column is therefore empty, because many sub-requirements for the first top level requirement are displayed on page 1 and 2.
Please let me know how to achieve the repetition of the requirement name on the next page(s).

Thanks a lot in advance,
Konstanze

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Re: How to repeat column value on next page (no group)? [message #507780 is a reply to message #507674] Thu, 14 January 2010 16:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jason Weathersby is currently offline Jason WeathersbyFriend
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Konstanze,

Are you using a group? If so the group header provides a check box to
repeat the header.

Jason

Konstanze Muellegans wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using BIRT 2.3.0
>
> I created a report with several nested tables. It shows our top level
> test requirements (script: onCreate j=0;), subrequirement1 (script:
> onCreate j++; i=0;),subrequirement2 (script: onCreate i++;) and the
> connected test cases and test results.
>
> It's all working fine except from one thing:
> I would like to repeat the top level and sub requirements also on the
> next pages of my report if necessary.
> Currently the first top level requirement is only shown on the first
> page of the report, on the second page the first column is therefore
> empty, because many sub-requirements for the first top level requirement
> are displayed on page 1 and 2.
> Please let me know how to achieve the repetition of the requirement name
> on the next page(s).
>
> Thanks a lot in advance,
> Konstanze

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Re: How to repeat column value on next page (no group)? [message #507833 is a reply to message #507780] Thu, 14 January 2010 20:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Konstanze is currently offline KonstanzeFriend
Messages: 3
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Hi Jason,

no, I'm not using a group.
I figured out that with a group the issue to repeat the column on the next page would be pretty simple, but unfortunately I cannot find a way to use groups for my report.
Is there any other solution without using groups?

Thanks,
Konstanze

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Re: How to repeat column value on next page (no group)? [message #508002 is a reply to message #507833] Fri, 15 January 2010 09:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jason Weathersby is currently offline Jason WeathersbyFriend
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Konstanze,

Yes there is another way. If your page break interval is set to some
number other than 0 you can add another detail row about your main
detail row and then put in the following scripts for the table:
onPrepare
displayHeader = true;

onPageBreak
displayHeader = true;

Then for the new detail row enter this script for the rows oncreate method,

if( displayHeader ){
this.getStyle().display = "block";
displayHeader = false;
}else{
this.getStyle().display = "none";
}

I am attaching an example.

Jason

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<report xmlns="http://www.eclipse.org/birt/2005/design" version="3.2.20"
id="1">
<property name="createdBy">Eclipse BIRT Designer Version
2.5.1.v20090903 Build &lt;2.5.1.v20090917-1447></property>
<property name="units">in</property>
<property name="iconFile">/templates/blank_report.gif</property>
<property name="bidiLayoutOrientation">ltr</property>
<data-sources>
<oda-data-source
extensionID="org.eclipse.birt.report.data.oda.jdbc" name="Data Source"
id="7">
<text-property name="displayName"></text-property>
<property
name="odaDriverClass">org.eclipse.birt.report.data.oda.sampledb.Driver </property>
<property name="odaURL">jdbc:classicmodels:sampledb</property>
<property name="odaUser">ClassicModels</property>
</oda-data-source>
</data-sources>
<data-sets>
<oda-data-set
extensionID="org.eclipse.birt.report.data.oda.jdbc.JdbcSelectDataSet "
name="Data Set" id="8">
<list-property name="columnHints">
<structure>
<property name="columnName">ORDERNUMBER</property>
<text-property
name="displayName">ORDERNUMBER</text-property>
</structure>
<structure>
<property name="columnName">PRODUCTCODE</property>
<text-property
name="displayName">PRODUCTCODE</text-property>
</structure>
<structure>
<property name="columnName">QUANTITYORDERED</property>
<text-property
name="displayName">QUANTITYORDERED</text-property>
</structure>
<structure>
<property name="columnName">PRICEEACH</property>
<text-property
name="displayName">PRICEEACH</text-property>
</structure>
<structure>
<property name="columnName">ORDERLINENUMBER</property>
<text-property
name="displayName">ORDERLINENUMBER</text-property>
</structure>
</list-property>
<structure name="cachedMetaData">
<list-property name="resultSet">
<structure>
<property name="position">1</property>
<property name="name">ORDERNUMBER</property>
<property name="dataType">integer</property>
</structure>
<structure>
<property name="position">2</property>
<property name="name">PRODUCTCODE</property>
<property name="dataType">string</property>
</structure>
<structure>
<property name="position">3</property>
<property name="name">QUANTITYORDERED</property>
<property name="dataType">integer</property>
</structure>
<structure>
<property name="position">4</property>
<property name="name">PRICEEACH</property>
<property name="dataType">float</property>
</structure>
<structure>
<property name="position">5</property>
<property name="name">ORDERLINENUMBER</property>
<property name="dataType">integer</property>
</structure>
</list-property>
</structure>
<property name="dataSource">Data Source</property>
<list-property name="resultSet">
<structure>
<property name="position">1</property>
<property name="name">ORDERNUMBER</property>
<property name="nativeName">ORDERNUMBER</property>
<property name="dataType">integer</property>
<property name="nativeDataType">4</property>
</structure>
<structure>
<property name="position">2</property>
<property name="name">PRODUCTCODE</property>
<property name="nativeName">PRODUCTCODE</property>
<property name="dataType">string</property>
<property name="nativeDataType">12</property>
</structure>
<structure>
<property name="position">3</property>
<property name="name">QUANTITYORDERED</property>
<property name="nativeName">QUANTITYORDERED</property>
<property name="dataType">integer</property>
<property name="nativeDataType">4</property>
</structure>
<structure>
<property name="position">4</property>
<property name="name">PRICEEACH</property>
<property name="nativeName">PRICEEACH</property>
<property name="dataType">float</property>
<property name="nativeDataType">8</property>
</structure>
<structure>
<property name="position">5</property>
<property name="name">ORDERLINENUMBER</property>
<property name="nativeName">ORDERLINENUMBER</property>
<property name="dataType">integer</property>
<property name="nativeDataType">5</property>
</structure>
</list-property>
<xml-property name="queryText"><![CDATA[select *
from orderdetails]]></xml-property>
<xml-property name="designerValues"><![CDATA[<?xml
version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<model:DesignValues
xmlns:design="http://www.eclipse.org/datatools/connectivity/oda/design"
xmlns:model="http://www.eclipse.org/birt/report/model/adapter/odaModel">
<Version>1.0</Version>
<design:ResultSets derivedMetaData="true">
<design:resultSetDefinitions>
<design:resultSetColumns>
<design:resultColumnDefinitions>
<design:attributes>
<design:name>ORDERNUMBER</design:name>
<design:position>1</design:position>
<design:nativeDataTypeCode>4</design:nativeDataTypeCode>
<design:precision>10</design:precision>
<design:scale>0</design:scale>
<design:nullability>Nullable</design:nullability>
<design:uiHints>
<design:displayName>ORDERNUMBER</design:displayName>
</design:uiHints>
</design:attributes>
<design:usageHints>
<design:label>ORDERNUMBER</design:label>
<design:formattingHints>
<design:displaySize>11</design:displaySize>
</design:formattingHints>
</design:usageHints>
</design:resultColumnDefinitions>
<design:resultColumnDefinitions>
<design:attributes>
<design:name>PRODUCTCODE</design:name>
<design:position>2</design:position>
<design:nativeDataTypeCode>12</design:nativeDataTypeCode>
<design:precision>15</design:precision>
<design:scale>0</design:scale>
<design:nullability>Nullable</design:nullability>
<design:uiHints>
<design:displayName>PRODUCTCODE</design:displayName>
</design:uiHints>
</design:attributes>
<design:usageHints>
<design:label>PRODUCTCODE</design:label>
<design:formattingHints>
<design:displaySize>15</design:displaySize>
</design:formattingHints>
</design:usageHints>
</design:resultColumnDefinitions>
<design:resultColumnDefinitions>
<design:attributes>
<design:name>QUANTITYORDERED</design:name>
<design:position>3</design:position>
<design:nativeDataTypeCode>4</design:nativeDataTypeCode>
<design:precision>10</design:precision>
<design:scale>0</design:scale>
<design:nullability>Nullable</design:nullability>
<design:uiHints>
<design:displayName>QUANTITYORDERED</design:displayName>
</design:uiHints>
</design:attributes>
<design:usageHints>
<design:label>QUANTITYORDERED</design:label>
<design:formattingHints>
<design:displaySize>11</design:displaySize>
</design:formattingHints>
</design:usageHints>
</design:resultColumnDefinitions>
<design:resultColumnDefinitions>
<design:attributes>
<design:name>PRICEEACH</design:name>
<design:position>4</design:position>
<design:nativeDataTypeCode>8</design:nativeDataTypeCode>
<design:precision>15</design:precision>
<design:scale>0</design:scale>
<design:nullability>Nullable</design:nullability>
<design:uiHints>
<design:displayName>PRICEEACH</design:displayName>
</design:uiHints>
</design:attributes>
<design:usageHints>
<design:label>PRICEEACH</design:label>
<design:formattingHints>
<design:displaySize>22</design:displaySize>
</design:formattingHints>
</design:usageHints>
</design:resultColumnDefinitions>
<design:resultColumnDefinitions>
<design:attributes>
<design:name>ORDERLINENUMBER</design:name>
<design:position>5</design:position>
<design:nativeDataTypeCode>5</design:nativeDataTypeCode>
<design:precision>5</design:precision>
<design:scale>0</design:scale>
<design:nullability>Nullable</design:nullability>
<design:uiHints>
<design:displayName>ORDERLINENUMBER</design:displayName>
</design:uiHints>
</design:attributes>
<design:usageHints>
<design:label>ORDERLINENUMBER</design:label>
<design:formattingHints>
<design:displaySize>6</design:displaySize>
</design:formattingHints>
</design:usageHints>
</design:resultColumnDefinitions>
</design:resultSetColumns>
</design:resultSetDefinitions>
</design:ResultSets>
</model:DesignValues>
]]></xml-property>
</oda-data-set>
</data-sets>
<styles>
<style name="report" id="4">
<property name="fontFamily">sans-serif</property>
<property name="fontSize">10pt</property>
</style>
<style name="crosstab" id="5">
<property name="borderBottomColor">#CCCCCC</property>
<property name="borderBottomStyle">solid</property>
<property name="borderBottomWidth">1pt</property>
<property name="borderLeftColor">#CCCCCC</property>
<property name="borderLeftStyle">solid</property>
<property name="borderLeftWidth">1pt</property>
<property name="borderRightColor">#CCCCCC</property>
<property name="borderRightStyle">solid</property>
<property name="borderRightWidth">1pt</property>
<property name="borderTopColor">#CCCCCC</property>
<property name="borderTopStyle">solid</property>
<property name="borderTopWidth">1pt</property>
</style>
<style name="crosstab-cell" id="6">
<property name="borderBottomColor">#CCCCCC</property>
<property name="borderBottomStyle">solid</property>
<property name="borderBottomWidth">1pt</property>
<property name="borderLeftColor">#CCCCCC</property>
<property name="borderLeftStyle">solid</property>
<property name="borderLeftWidth">1pt</property>
<property name="borderRightColor">#CCCCCC</property>
<property name="borderRightStyle">solid</property>
<property name="borderRightWidth">1pt</property>
<property name="borderTopColor">#CCCCCC</property>
<property name="borderTopStyle">solid</property>
<property name="borderTopWidth">1pt</property>
</style>
<style name="table-header" id="43">
<property name="backgroundColor">#6078BF</property>
<property name="fontFamily">"Arial"</property>
<property name="fontSize">small</property>
<property name="fontWeight">bold</property>
<property name="color">#FFFFFF</property>
<property name="paddingTop">0px</property>
<property name="paddingLeft">0px</property>
<property name="paddingBottom">0px</property>
<property name="paddingRight">0px</property>
</style>
<style name="table-footer" id="44">
<property name="backgroundColor">#6078BF</property>
<property name="fontFamily">"Arial"</property>
<property name="fontSize">small</property>
<property name="fontWeight">bold</property>
<property name="color">#FFFFFF</property>
<property name="paddingTop">0px</property>
<property name="paddingLeft">0px</property>
<property name="paddingBottom">0px</property>
<property name="paddingRight">0px</property>
</style>
<style name="table-detail" id="45">
<property name="backgroundColor">#E6ECFF</property>
<property name="fontFamily">"Arial"</property>
<property name="fontSize">x-small</property>
<property name="fontWeight">bold</property>
<property name="color">#000080</property>
<property name="paddingTop">0px</property>
<property name="paddingLeft">0px</property>
<property name="paddingBottom">0px</property>
<property name="paddingRight">0px</property>
</style>
<style name="table-group-header-1" id="46">
<property name="backgroundColor">#809FFF</property>
<property name="fontFamily">"Arial"</property>
<property name="fontSize">small</property>
<property name="fontWeight">bold</property>
<property name="color">#FFFFFF</property>
<property name="paddingTop">0px</property>
<property name="paddingLeft">0px</property>
<property name="paddingBottom">0px</property>
<property name="paddingRight">0px</property>
</style>
<style name="table-group-footer-1" id="47">
<property name="backgroundColor">#809FFF</property>
<property name="fontFamily">"Arial"</property>
<property name="fontSize">small</property>
<property name="fontWeight">bold</property>
<property name="color">#FFFFFF</property>
<property name="paddingTop">0px</property>
<property name="paddingLeft">0px</property>
<property name="paddingBottom">0px</property>
<property name="paddingRight">0px</property>
</style>
<style name="special-header" id="48">
<property name="backgroundColor">#6078BF</property>
<property name="fontFamily">"Arial"</property>
<property name="fontSize">medium</property>
<property name="fontWeight">bold</property>
<property name="color">#FFFFFF</property>
<property name="paddingTop">0px</property>
<property name="paddingLeft">0px</property>
<property name="paddingBottom">0px</property>
<property name="paddingRight">0px</property>
</style>
<style name="crosstab-detail" id="49">
<property name="backgroundColor">#E6ECFF</property>
<property name="fontFamily">"Arial"</property>
<property name="fontSize">x-small</property>
<property name="fontWeight">bold</property>
<property name="color">#000080</property>
<property name="paddingTop">0px</property>
<property name="paddingLeft">0px</property>
<property name="paddingBottom">0px</property>
<property name="paddingRight">0px</property>
</style>
<style name="crosstab-header" id="50">
<property name="backgroundColor">#6078BF</property>
<property name="fontFamily">"Arial"</property>
<property name="fontSize">small</property>
<property name="fontWeight">bold</property>
<property name="color">#FFFFFF</property>
<property name="paddingTop">0px</property>
<property name="paddingLeft">0px</property>
<property name="paddingBottom">0px</property>
<property name="paddingRight">0px</property>
</style>
<style name="mydata" id="51">
<property name="color">orange</property>
</style>
</styles>
<page-setup>
<simple-master-page name="Simple MasterPage" id="2">
<property name="footerHeight">1in</property>
<page-footer>
<text id="3">
<property name="contentType">html</property>
<text-property
name="content"><![CDATA[<value-of>new Date()</value-of>]]></text-property>
</text>
</page-footer>
</simple-master-page>
</page-setup>
<body>
<table id="9">
<property name="dataSet">Data Set</property>
<list-property name="boundDataColumns">
<structure>
<property name="name">ORDERNUMBER</property>
<text-property
name="displayName">ORDERNUMBER</text-property>
<expression
name="expression">dataSetRow["ORDERNUMBER"]</expression >
<property name="dataType">integer</property>
</structure>
<structure>
<property name="name">PRODUCTCODE</property>
<text-property
name="displayName">PRODUCTCODE</text-property>
<expression
name="expression">dataSetRow["PRODUCTCODE"]</expression >
<property name="dataType">string</property>
</structure>
<structure>
<property name="name">QUANTITYORDERED</property>
<text-property
name="displayName">QUANTITYORDERED</text-property>
<expression
name="expression">dataSetRow["QUANTITYORDERED"]</expression >
<property name="dataType">integer</property>
</structure>
<structure>
<property name="name">PRICEEACH</property>
<text-property
name="displayName">PRICEEACH</text-property>
<expression
name="expression">dataSetRow["PRICEEACH"]</expression>
<property name="dataType">float</property>
</structure>
<structure>
<property name="name">ORDERLINENUMBER</property>
<text-property
name="displayName">ORDERLINENUMBER</text-property>
<expression
name="expression">dataSetRow["ORDERLINENUMBER"]</expression >
<property name="dataType">integer</property>
</structure>
</list-property>
<method name="onPrepare"><![CDATA[displayHeader =
true;]]></method>
<method name="onCreate"><![CDATA[
]]></method>
<method name="onPageBreak"><![CDATA[displayHeader = true;
importPackage( Packages.java.io );
out = new PrintWriter( new FileWriter( "c:/test5/pgevents.txt", true ) );
out.println( "pagebreak");
out.close();]]></method>
<property name="pageBreakInterval">20</property>
<column id="38"/>
<column id="39"/>
<column id="40"/>
<column id="41"/>
<column id="42"/>
<header>
<row id="10">
<cell id="11">
<label id="12">
<text-property
name="text">ORDERNUMBER</text-property>
</label>
</cell>
<cell id="13">
<label id="14">
<text-property
name="text">PRODUCTCODE</text-property>
</label>
</cell>
<cell id="15">
<label id="16">
<text-property
name="text">QUANTITYORDERED</text-property>
</label>
</cell>
<cell id="17">
<label id="18">
<text-property
name="text">PRICEEACH</text-property>
</label>
</cell>
<cell id="19">
<label id="20">
<text-property
name="text">ORDERLINENUMBER</text-property>
</label>
</cell>
</row>
</header>
<detail>
<row id="52">
<method name="onCreate"><![CDATA[if( displayHeader ){
this.getStyle().display = "block";
displayHeader = false;
}else{
this.getStyle().display = "none";
}
]]></method>
<cell id="53">
<property name="colSpan">5</property>
<property name="rowSpan">1</property>
<label id="58">
<text-property name="text">Header to
repeat</text-property>
</label>
</cell>
</row>
<row id="21">
<cell id="22">
<data id="23">
<property
name="resultSetColumn">ORDERNUMBER</property>
</data>
</cell>
<cell id="24">
<data id="25">
<property
name="resultSetColumn">PRODUCTCODE</property>
</data>
</cell>
<cell id="26">
<data id="27">
<property
name="resultSetColumn">QUANTITYORDERED</property>
</data>
</cell>
<cell id="28">
<data id="29">
<property
name="resultSetColumn">PRICEEACH</property>
</data>
</cell>
<cell id="30">
<data id="31">
<property
name="resultSetColumn">ORDERLINENUMBER</property>
</data>
</cell>
</row>
</detail>
<footer>
<row id="32">
<cell id="33"/>
<cell id="34"/>
<cell id="35"/>
<cell id="36"/>
<cell id="37"/>
</row>
</footer>
</table>
</body>
</report>



Konstanze wrote:
> Hi Jason,
>
> no, I'm not using a group.
> I figured out that with a group the issue to repeat the column on the
> next page would be pretty simple, but unfortunately I cannot find a way
> to use groups for my report.
> Is there any other solution without using groups?
>
> Thanks,
> Konstanze

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Re: How to repeat column value on next page (no group)? [message #508285 is a reply to message #508002] Mon, 18 January 2010 09:58 Go to previous message
Konstanze is currently offline KonstanzeFriend
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Hi Jason,

thanks for your suggestion, unfortunately this is not the solution I was looking for, because I do not want to repeat the header on each page, but the data retrieved from the database.
I attached an image which will hopefully clarify what I'm trying to do.


[img]http://img199.imageshack.us/i/birt.png/]http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/941/birt.png

Can you give me another hint on how to do that?

Thank you so much in advance.

Konstanze

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