In this article:

Sorting and Filtering

Sort

Filtering

Editing and Saving

Features of Displaying Values in Aggregated Cells

Saving Changed Data to Source and Undoing Changes

Setting Up Showing of Confirmation Dialog Box

Working with Table Data

View mode provides the following operations with table data:

Sorting and Filtering

Data sorting and filtering in columns is available both on a report sheet and in a data table.

Data sorting and filtering in columns on a report sheet is executed by means of the Filtering Settings button in column headers. Data filtering for a data table is set up by means of the Filtering Settings button.

Show button

Hide button

Sort

Range sorting allows for quick sorting the selected range in a regular report sheet.

Sort data on report sheet

Data sorting in the table is available if it was set up on editing.

Filtering

Filtering is a method of finding a data subset and working with this data in the list. A filtered list shows only the rows that meet the conditions set for the given column. The rows that do not meet the filter condition, are hidden.

Filtering in a regular report can be set up for:

A report sheet allows for setting up only filtering for one range or one table.

Filter data range on report sheet or table

When data range autofilter is used on a report sheet or table visualizer sheet:

Behavior will be identical for the entire data range regardless of filter position.

Editing and Saving

To edit cell contents:

When data range filtering is applied on a report sheet or table sheet, data clearing is applied only to visible rows/columns.

It is impossible to edit values that cannot be written to the source:

To indicate whether cells are locked for editing, one can use icons. For details see the Displaying Icons in Cells article.

Features of Displaying Values in Aggregated Cells

If a cube with configured aggregation and selected Do not Aggregate Different Measurement Units checkbox is used as data source, and all elements with different measurement units are selected, the aggregated cell will display "-" instead of the value. To change the character or display text, use the IPivot.UnmatchedUnitsText property.

The character is also displayed during calculation of totals and aggregation of fixed dimensions.

When displaying of icons for calculated cells is enabled, the aggregated cell will display both characters. The =- characters are displayed by default.

Saving Changed Data to Source and Undoing Changes

Saving data is available for:

Save report data

Save sheet data

Undo report data and sheet changes

Changed data can be saved to the following types of sources: standard cube, cube view, virtual cube, modelling variables.

If during report saving changed values was not saved, it is prompted to save it. If the answer is positive, report data is saved.

Setting Up Showing of Confirmation Dialog Box

To avoid unexpected data loss or unwanted data save in case of data change, enable showing of confirmation dialog box. To enable showing of confirmation dialog box, use the Data group of settings on the Settings panel.

To open the Settings panel

To show confirmation dialog box, select the Show Confirmation Dialog Box Before Saving and Undoing Data Changes checkbox. The checkbox is deselected by default.

After the checkbox is selected, on an attempt to save or undo table data changes the system opens the operation confirmation dialog box.

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Working with Ready Report