Modifying a summary table

Using BIRT Studio, you can work with summary tables to format data, organize data in groups, sort data, create filters, and insert charts as you would for a detail table. This section describes the actions you can perform on dimension columns, attribute columns, measure columns, and each column header. Table 6‑1 lists the actions you can perform on dimension columns, measure columns, attribute columns, column headers, and the entire report table.

Table 6‑1 Modifying data in a summary table
Action	Dimension column	Attribute column	Measure column	Column header	Report table
Advanced filtering					✓
Advanced sorting	✓		✓		✓
Create a new computed column			✓
Create aggregate data			✓
Create borders				✓	✓
Create data set filters					✓
Create filters	✓	✓	✓		✓
Create groups	✓
Create hyperlinks	✓	✓	✓
Create page breaks before or after a group	✓
Create sections
Delete a group	✓
Delete the column	✓	✓	✓
Disable default hyperlinks					✓
Edit the column header text				✓
Filter top/bottom N			✓
Format data	✓	✓	✓
Group date‑and‑time data in intervals	✓
Hide column
Hide details for a group	✓
Insert a chart		✓			✓
Reorder columns	✓	✓	✓
Sort column data	✓	✓	✓		✓
Specify alignment properties	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Specify column width	✓	✓	✓
Specify conditional formatting rules			✓
Specify font properties	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓