The General Display Settings page is used to alter how the Grid displays information.
When this option is enabled, the builder can identify the number of items to show on each page of the Display Wizard using the “Number of items to display on each page” property. When this option is not enabled, this is the only property shown in this section.
If the “Number of items...” property is set to 0 or a negative number, paging will not be enabled.
When the Allow drag & drop grouping checkbox is selected, a selection area is displayed above the user interface that allows the end user to dynamically group the data in the display based upon the values in columns they place in the selection area.
When the end user defines grouping criteria, the criteria are only applied to the current browser session. If the user leaves the Grid Display or if another user accesses the Grid Display, the grouping criteria they had defined is no longer applied.
When this property is enabled, a selection area is displayed above the user interface that allows the end user to define a filter to apply to the display.
When the end user defines filter criteria, the criteria are only applied to the current browser session. If the user leaves the Grid Display or if another user accesses the Grid Display, the filter criteria they had defined is no longer applied.
When this checkbox is selected, a status bar is included at the bottom of the Grid Display. The status bar shows the current status of the display, the number of pages available, a slider to navigate quickly through the pages, a refresh icon, and an icon to access the online help.
NOTE: If the Status Bar is disabled, paging and exporting will not be displayed within the Grid as there is not a location for those options to be displayed.
When this checkbox is selected, the end user is allowed to drag and drop columns to rearrange them. Any rearranging is only applied to the current browser session. If the user leaves the Grid Display or if another user accesses the Grid Display, the columns are returned to their original order.
When this property is enabled, the field name is shown at the top of each column in the grid.
Enabled by default, the Show Toolbar option allows the builder to either show or hide the Toolbar at the top of the user interface. Note that the Actions portion will only be included in the toolbar if you have made actions available via the Display Wizard.
Enabled by default. This option enables the inclusion of a print icon on the lower right corner of the Grid Display. When clicked, the print icon prints the items currently displayed on the page.
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The printing options print the information currently displayed on the page. There are two options if more information is required. First, the user can manually change the item count being displayed on the page. This is done through the Grid’s page size field. Second, a different CorasWorks View can be created with a larger page size or with paging disabled. |
Use the Date Options section to identify the format to apply to the date and time data returned by the Grid Display. The default is “Use current site’s format.” Other available options are listed in the drop-down.
Enabled by default. Use this option to present a button within the Grid for exporting the displayed information into a PDF-formatted file. Note that the export will only include the items currently displayed within the Grid. That is, if paging is enabled and a single page is displayed, the exported PDF file will only contain the first page of information.
There are multiple paper size options, including:
• Letter:Landscape Default option, uses a page size 11” wide by 8.5” tall.
• Letter:Portrait When selected, exports to a page size 8.5” wide by 11” tall.
• Custom When selected, it permits the user to enter the dimension of the page. Supported options include inches (i.e. – 11in), millimeters (i.e. – 112mm), or pixels (i.e. - 1000px)
Enabled by default. Use this option to present a button within the Grid for exporting the displayed information into an XLS-formatted , Microsoft Excel compatible file. Note that the export will only include the items currently displayed on the page.
When opening the XLS file in Excel, you may receive a message that the file being opened (typically CorasWorksExport.xls) is in a different format than specific by the file extension. This message is expected due to the way the file was built. Choose to open the file and the information will be presented as expected.
Enabled by default. Use this option to present a button within the Grid for exporting the displayed information into a comma-delimited CSV-formatted file. Note that the export will only include the items currently displayed on the page.
Enabled by default. Use this option to present a button within the Grid for exporting the displayed information into a DOC-formatted, Microsoft Word compatible file. Note that the export will only include the items currently displayed on the page.
NOTES ON EXPORTING |
• The exporting options use the information currently displayed on the page. There are two options if more information is required. First, the user can manually change the item count being displayed on the page. This is done through the Grid’s page size field. Second, a different CorasWorks View can be created with a larger page size or with paging disabled. • The information passed to the export includes the HTML encoding used within the Grid. As such, the resulting export may be challenging to read. To overcome this, create a different CorasWorks View and remove the options for linking or formatting. The resulting export should be cleaner. • There are times when it is not possible to export an item or a column of data. When that happens, the exported item will be blank. |