Components
The Components tab of the Special Reports form allows you to add different components to the created report.
You can edit components and customize which data is displayed on the report.
Below is a description of tab’s features.
In this section, you can select the type of component on the report and edit its settings. Each selected type has its own settings that are visible on the form.
Component type can be selected in the Type field. There are six types of components:
If Component is selected, you can set these additional settings.
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Component
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Select the component from Components register.
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(Preview)
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Displays a graphical preview of the component.
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If Report is selected, you can set these additional settings.
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Report
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Select any ZEUS report that has a created template created.
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Explanation
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Enter an explanation for the report.
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If you select Text as a ZEUS report component, you can enter any text into box and it will appear on the report.
You can also use calculations directly from database using SQL statements. Calculation will appear on the report if you put SQL statement between two ~S~ signs. For example, if you want to calculate the quantity of a sold item and add it to the report, you can write similar SQL statement as on the screenshot below. It will appear both on the report and on the report preview.
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Type
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Select the text style (heading 1, heading 2, normal text, etc.)
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(Text field)
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Enter the text for the report.
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Financial analysis with created template can be added to ZEUS report.
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Analyses
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Select a created template of an analysis of planning.
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Show
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List of templates that were created using financial analysis.
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Any OLAP cube can be added to ZEUS report as long as its template has been created. Make sure that cubes are processed in order to see latest data.
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Analyses
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Select the created template of an OLAP cube.
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Show
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Template of an OLAP analysis.
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Export to excel
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If checked, the OLAP analysis is exported to Excel.
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Show pivot table
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If checked, a pivot table is displayed.
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Any Ad-Hoc analysis can be added to ZEUS report as long as its template has been created.
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Analyses
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Select the created template of an Ad-Hoc analysis.
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Show
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Template of an Ad-Hoc analysis.
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Export to excel
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If checked, the Ad-Hoc analysis is exported to Excel.
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Show pivot table
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If checked, a pivot table is displayed.
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In this section, you can edit the data displayed on the report. Section is not visible if an OLAP Analysis or Ad-Hoc Analysis is selected in the Type field. Most changes are visible only after the Re-Create button has been clicked.
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Name
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If checked, the name is displayed on the report.
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Description
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If checked, the description is displayed on the report.
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Show Report Header
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If checked, the report header is displayed on the report.
Checkbox is visible only if Type selected is Report.
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Use
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If checked, the component is visible on the report. If unchecked, the component is not visible.
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As Text
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If checked, dashboard component type Table will be transformed into text and will not be shown as an image.
Checkbox is visible only if table is a part of the report.
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Save
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If you click the button, changes are saved.
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This section contains buttons for adding, editing, reseting or previewing the report.
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Add
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By clicking the button, you can add a new component to report.
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Advanced
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By clicking the button, you can open the Report editor form, where you can edit the structure of the report.
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Re-Create
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By clicking the button, all changes to the report made with Report editor will be discarded.
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Preview
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By clicking the button, you can generate a preview of the report in the Report Window.
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