Properties for Tables

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Intro

Refer to this topic to find information about chart properties available for Tables, Flex Tables, Heat Map Tables, and Textboxes, such as those for configuring header rows, total and subtotal rows, alignment, styling, and so on.

"General" Properties

The properties in the following table are found in the General category in Chart Properties.

Option

Description

Examples

Allow Text to Wrap

When enabled, text in Table columns wraps instead of disappearing off the right side of the column.

Text

Lets you set custom text for a Textbox. Any text you enter here replaces the text from your DataSet. You can use the macro %_VALUE here to insert the value from the column you applied in the Optional Value field. For example, if you wanted the text in your textbox to read "Today's quota is [some value]," you would enter Today's quota is %_VALUE in this field.

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Font Style

Lets you choose whether the font for text in a Textbox is plain, bold, italic, or bold-italic.

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Font Color

Lets you choose the color for text in a Textbox or Table.

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Horizontal Text Alignment

Lets you select the horizontal alignment for text in a Textbox. The examples at right show the same string of text left-aligned, center-aligned, and right-aligned, in that order.

Vertical Text Alignment

Determines whether text in a Textbox appears at the top, in the center, or at the bottom.

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Top Margin

Determines the amount of space in pixels above the text in a Textbox.

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Bottom Margin

Determines the amount of space in pixels below the text in a Textbox.

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Left Margin

Determines the amount of space in pixels to the left of the text in a Textbox.

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Right Margin

Determines the amount of space in pixels to the right of the text in a Textbox.

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Fixed Row Height

Sets the height for all rows in a Flex Table. A minimum value of 28 is required, but no there are no restrictions on the maximum value.

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Column 1-Column 10

Lets you choose the aspect of the series that is portrayed in a given column in a Flex Table. Four columns are included in a table by default, but you can add additional columns by choosing options for columns 5 through 10. For example, if you selected Penultimate Value for Column 5, a fifth column would be added to the table, portraying the penultimate value in the data for each series.

The screenshot shows a Flex Table in which nearly all aspects are shown (except for Penultimate Value).

The options in this menu are as follows:

Default	The default aspect of the series represented in each column. For column 1, this is the name of the series; for column 2, the graph; for column 3, a positive or negative indicator, and for column 4, the percent of change. All remaining columns default to Empty.
Empty	If you choose this option, this column does not appear in the table. This is the default setting for columns 5-10.
Name	The name of the series. This is the default setting for column 1.
Graph	The line or bar graph for this series. This is the default setting for column 2. You can change the graph type under Graph Settings > Type.
Change Indicator	An icon that shows whether overall change for the series is positive (green) or negative (red). This is the default setting for column 3.
Change Percent	The percent of overall change for the series. This is the default setting for column 4.
Change Value	The specific amount of change for the series.
First Value	The first data value in the series.
Penultimate Value	The second-to-last data value in the series.
Last Value	The last data value in the series.
Minimum Value	The minimum (lowest) data value in the series.
Maximum Value	The maximum (highest) data value in the series.
Average Value	The average data value in the series.

Column 1-10 Title

The name of a Flex Table column, as it appears in the topmost row of the table.

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Column 1-10 Width

Lets you set the width of a Flex Table column as a percentage of the entire table (1-100).

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"Header Row" Properties

The properties in the following table are found in the Header Row category in Chart Properties.

Option	Description	Examples
Header Row Fill Color	Lets you select a background color for the header row in a Table. If you select Default, no color is used.
Header Row Font Color	Lets you select the text color for the column names in your Table header row. This color takes precedence over the table font color applied in General > Font Color, so if you set the general font color to blue and the header row font color to red, the header row font color would appear red instead of blue. If you then chose Default, the header row color would revert to blue.
Header Row Alignment	Lets you select the alignment for the column names in a Table header row. The default setting is Left. In the example, the column names are centered.
Header Row Font Style	Lets you select the font style for the column names in a Table header row, either bold, italic, bold-italic, or underline. The default setting is Bold. In the example, Bold-Italic is set as the font style.
Header Row Height	Lets you set the height for the header row in a Flex Table (i.e. the row containing the column names). A minimum value of 28 is required, but no there are no restrictions on the maximum value.	—

"Total Row" Properties

The properties in the following table are found in the Total Row category in Chart Properties.

Important: Analytics functions (windows functions) are not supported in total or subtotal rows.

Option	Description	Examples
Show Total Row	Lets you add a grand total row to the bottom of a Table. In this row, all value columns are summed and all string and date/time columns are counted. Note that the label appears at the bottom of the first column, replacing any total information that would otherwise appear here, so it is recommended that you don't set a column you want to see a total of as your first column.
Label	Lets you replace the "GRAND TOTAL" text in your Table's total row with custom text. This option is only available when the Total Row > Show Total Row box is checked.	—
Fill Color	Lets you select a background color for the total row in your Table. If you select Default, no color is used. This option is only available when the Total Row > Show Total Row box is checked.
Font Color	Lets you select the text color for the content in your Table's total row. This color takes precedence over the table font color applied in General > Font Color, so if you set the general font color to blue and the total row font color to red, the total row font color would appear red instead of blue. If you then chose Default, the total row color would revert to blue. This option is only available when the Total Row > Show Total Row box is checked.
Font Style	Lets you select the font style for the column names in a Table total row, either bold, italic, bold-italic, or underline. The default setting is Bold. This option is only available when the Total Row > Show Total Row box is checked. In the example, Bold-Italic is set as the font style.

"Subtotal Row" Properties

The properties in the following table are found in the Subtotal Row category in Chart Properties.

Important: Analytics functions (windows functions) are not supported in total or subtotal rows.

Option	Description	Examples
Show Subtotal Rows	Lets you add subtotal rows after each group of like values in your Table's first column. In this row, all value columns are summed and all string and date/time columns are counted. In the example, the first column includes state names, which are sorted alphabetically. There are three rows for New Mexico. Therefore, a subtotal column appears after the New Mexico rows, providing subtotals just for the New Mexico data.
Show as Percent of Total	When this box is checked, subtotals in a Table will appear as percent of total values for the entire column instead of the usual subtotals. This option is only available when the Subtotal Row > Show Subtotal Rows box is checked.
Label	Lets you customize the label text for your Table's subtotal rows. Note that your custom text replaces only the word "Total," not the name of the group of like values the subtotal is based on. For example, if the group of like values was "Minnesota" and you added "Summary" as the label text, the label would read "Minnesota Summary." You can specify whether your custom label comes before or after the group name using the Subtotal Row > Label Position option. This option is only available when the Subtotal Row > Show Subtotal Rows box is checked.	—
Label Position	Lets you specify whether the word "Total" (or your custom label if you specified one in the Subtotal Row> Label property) comes before or after the name of the group of like values the subtotal row is based on in a Table. The default is After. For example, if the group name was "Minnesota," by default the label would read "Minnesota Total." If you changed this setting to Before, the label would read "Total Minnesota." This option is only available when the Subtotal Row > Show Subtotal Rows box is checked.	—
Fill Color	Lets you select a background color for the subtotal rows in your Table. If you select Default, no color is used. This option is only available when the Subtotal Rows > Show Subtotal Rows box is checked.
Font Color	Lets you select the text color for the content in your Table's subtotal rows. This color takes precedence over the table font color applied in General > Font Color, so if you set the general font color to blue and the subtotal row font color to red, the subtotal row font color would appear red instead of blue. If you then chose Default, the subtotal row color would revert to blue. This option is only available when the Subtotal Rows > Show Subtotal Rows box is checked.
Font Style	Lets you select the font style for the text in your Table's subtotal rows, either bold, italic, bold-italic, or underline. The default setting is Bold. This option is only available when the Subtotal Rows > Show Subtotal Rows box is checked. In the example, Bold-Italic is set as the font style.

"Alignment" Properties

The properties in the following table are found in the Alignment category in Chart Properties.

Option

Description

Examples

Column 1-16

Lets you set the text alignment (left, center, or right) for all desired columns in your Table. Column numbers are based on the table column order going from left to right. For example, the third column from the left would be column 3.

In the example, all columns are set to Center.

"Attribute" Properties

The properties in the following table are found in the Attribute category in Chart Properties.

Option

Description

Examples

Column 1-16

Lets you set the font style (bold, italic, bold-italic, or underline) for all desired columns in your Table. Note this does not affect text in header rows. Column numbers are based on the table column order going from left to right. For example, the third column from the left would be column 3.

In the example, the two value columns are set to Italic.

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"Full Size Settings" Properties

The properties in the following table are found in the Full Size Settings category in Chart Properties.

Option	Description	Examples
Full Size Settings	Allows you to set custom sizing on tables in the card view when the "Full Size" option is selected—anywhere from 1 to 6 card sizes in both width and height. For more information about card sizing, see Changing the Size of Cards in a Page. The first table in the example at right shows a table in the card view that has been set to a 4-card width by a 1-card height. The second table has been set to a 3-card width by a 3-card height.

Option

Description

Examples

Full Size Settings

Allows you to set custom sizing on tables in the card view when the "Full Size" option is selected—anywhere from 1 to 6 card sizes in both width and height. For more information about card sizing, see Changing the Size of Cards in a Page.

The first table in the example at right shows a table in the card view that has been set to a 4-card width by a 1-card height. The second table has been set to a 3-card width by a 3-card height.

"Graph Settings" Properties

The properties in the following table are found in the Graph Settings category in Chart Properties. These properties apply to Flex Tables only.

Option

Description

Examples

Graph Settings > Type

Lets you choose the graph type in the column containing your series graphs in your Flex Table. Note that these will all be the same graph type for each series; you cannot include more than one type of graph in the same Flex Table.

The following graph types are available:

Line	Creates a Spark Line graph for each series. This is the default option. The first screenshot at right shows an example of this graph type.
Bar	Creates a vertical Spark Bar graph for each series. The second screenshot at right shows an example of this graph type.
Horizontal Bar	Creates a horizontal Spark Bar graph for each series. The third screenshot at right shows an example of this graph type.
Horizontal Single Bar	Creates a horizontal bar graph in which all bars for each series are aggregated to yield a single bar. The fourth screenshot at right shows an example of this graph type.

Graph Settings > Bar Width Percentage

Lets you specify the width of the bars in your Flex Table as a percentage of the cell space. Not available when you select Line as your graph type.

The screenshot shows an example of a horizontal bar graph in which this setting has been set to 25. (In contrast, the preceding example is set to the default value of 50.)

"Regression Line" Properties

The properties in the following table are found in the Regression Line category in Chart Properties. These properties apply to Flex Tables only.

Option	Description	Examples
Regression Line > Show Linear Regression Line	Adds a linear regression line to all series graphs in the Flex Table. Not available when you select Horizontal Bar or Horizontal Single Bar as your graph type. The first screenshot at right shows an example of this when used with a Line graph. The second example shows the same thing with a Bar graph.
Regression Line > Include Last Data Point	Lets you determine whether the last data point in a series is used to calculate the regression line.	—
Regression Line > Line Style	Lets you determine whether regression lines appear dashed (default) or solid.	—
Regression Line > Line Color	Lets you determine the color for regression lines.	—