This might be beyond the limits of report builder.
I have an SQL Report that generates a table. The table is a fixed number of columns with a dynamic number of rows. The point of the table is to show recipe information of a system and I would like to make it more clear to a user when recipe information has been changed.
Example
+-----------+-------+-----+
| row names | Col A | Col |
+-----------+-------+-----+
| row1 | 10 | 20 |
| row2 | 14 | 20 |
+-----------+-------+-----+
The value of colA has changed so I would like to either change the cell color of row2,colA or change the font. To make it clear to a user what has changed.
I would want to do this dynamically for ever row. Basically compare to the row before and determine if I need to change colors of any of the cells.
Assuming you just mean you want to compare the previous row shown in the report then you can this is easily.
To recreate the exmaple, I used the following query in a dataset called DataSet1.
DECLARE #t TABLE(RowID int, ColA int, ColB int)
INSERT INTO #t VALUES
(1,10,20),
(2,14,20),
(3,14,20),
(4,15,21),
(5,15,22)
SELECT * FROM #t
I then created a simple table with the results sorted by RowID.
I then changed the BackgroundColor property of the cell containing [ColA] to the following expression.
=IIF(
Fields!ColA.Value = Previous(Fields!ColA.Value)
OR Fields!RowID.Value = MIN(Fields!RowID.Value, "DataSet1")
, Nothing
, "Khaki"
)
I repeated this for Col B changing the field name as applicable.
The expression simply checks if the value is the same as the previous row. For the first row with will always be false so I put a check in to see if we are formatting the first row. So if either (a) we are on the first row or (b) the number is the same as the previous number in this column, then the background is set to Nothing (the default), if neither of the conditions are met we set the background to 'Khaki'.
The end result looks like this...
The another way would be modifying the .RDL file.The RDL file basically contains XML tags so if you open them in Notepad or Visual Studio using View Code .You will find a tag called BackgroundColor for each and every column .By giving the color code in the place of existing one will get you the desired color.you can design a custom color and use it in your report.
Related
Update: 1,2,3 are just examples it can also be 4,24,53
I have the following setup:
I store Data in BigQuery and use BigQuery as data source for my Data Studio project.
I have a column called Alarms and the data inside that column is as follow: it can be empty or 1 or 1,2 or 1,2,3 or 5,43,60 and so on. If it's empty or has 1 value then there is nothing to worry about, but if there are 2 or more values I have to do something.
name
Alarm
Mark
John
1
Eddie
1,2
Peter
1,2,3
What I need is to be able to put every value in a separate column or create a dropdown or something.
For example something like the table below or two drop down menus one to select the name and the other shows the alarms. (I prefer the drop downs).
name
Alarm
Mark
John
1
Eddie
1
2
Peter
1
2
3
Here I select Peter and the alarm drop down shows 3 alarms. or for Eddie it just shows 2 alarms and so on.
I read something about regex but I don't really understand how to put it to the test.
I found this online: (.+?)(?:,|$) but I don't know how to capture the output.
What I need is to be able to put every value in a separate column
Consider below approach
select * from (
select * except(alarm)
from your_table,
unnest(split(alarm)) flag with offset
)
pivot (min(flag) as alarm for offset in (0,1,2,3,4))
If applied to sample data in your question -output is
I am having an issue and I'm not sure how to solve it.
I have an SSRS report that pulls from a table. I want a parameter filter to show de-duplicated values based on available options in one of the columns.
So my dataset with a query like:
SELECT * FROM table1 WITH (NOLOCK) WHERE col1 IN (#param)
Then I want a parameter called param that gets its available and default values from col1 in the above data set and I want them to be de-duplicated.
From reading online I learned I have to create a dummy param and use VBA code to de-duplicate that list.
So I have these params:
param_dummy that gets its available and default values from col1 in the above dataset
param that gets a de-duplicate list from param_dummy using Code.RemoveDuplicates
But I'm having an issue with circular logic. param gets its value from param_default which gets its value from the dataset/query which uses param.
How can I solve this?
One thought is to remove the WHERE col1 IN (#param) and instead use a filter on the Tablix table in the SSRS report. This works but I am wondering how efficient it is.
And/or if anyone has any other suggestions I am all ears.
Updated to add more details...
So let us say I have a table in my DB like so:
| id | col1 | col2 |
|----|------|--------|
| 1 | a | hello |
| 2 | b | how |
| 3 | a | are |
| 4 | c | you |
| 5 | d | on |
| 6 | a | this |
| 7 | b | lovely |
| 8 | c | day |
What I want is:
a Tablix to show all the fields from the table
a filter where the user can select between the available dropdowns in col1 (de-duplicated)
a text filter that allows nulls where a user can filter on col2
the parameters will have default values so the table will load on page load
So I have a dataset with a query like so:
SELECT
*
FROM dbo.table1
WHERE col1 IN (#col1options) AND (#col2value IS NULL OR col2 = #col2value)
Then for col1options I would make available and default options be Get values from a query and I would use the above dataset and col1.
But this won't work since the query/dataset depends on col1options which gets its default values from the query/dataset.
I can use a second dataset but that means making multiple calls to the SQL server and I want to avoid that.
I'm not sure I understand your issue so this is a guess...
If you mean you want to be able to filter your data by choosing one or more entries from a specific column in the table, but this column has duplicates and you want your parameter list to not show duplicates then this is what do to.
Create a new report
Add dataset dsMain as SELECT * FROM myTable WHERE myColumn IN (#myParam)
Add dataset dsParamValues as SELECT DISTINCT myColumn FROM myTable ORDER BY myColumn
Edit the #myParam parameter properties and set the available and default values to a query, then choose dsParamValues
Add you table/matrix control and set it's dataset property to dsMain
Found an easier solution.
Follow this link to build the "dummy" hidden parameter, the visible paramter and the de-dupe VBA code
Add a tablix properties filter where param is in the visible / non-hidden parameter from above VBA (FYI double click to add parameter)
Adding via double click will append a (0) at the end, remove the (0)
It should work as expected at that point! You should be able to select one, some or all parameters and your report should update accordingly.
I have Five columns.
E.g.
Column1: Name
Column2: surname
Column3: mapping
Column4: Mapped data
Columns contain data like
Name Surname Mapping Name1 Surname1
1 ABC 1 AAAA 3 ABC QQQQ
2 XYZ 2 XXXX 1 XYZ AAAA
3 OPQ 3 QQQQ 4 OPQ RRRR
4 RST 4 RRRR 2 RST XXXX
Now my aim is to map name column to surname by using mapping column and result should be stored at Name1 and Surname1 column. I have more data in Name and Surname column, by writing number in Mapping column it will automatically map the surname to Name (the choice is given to user for entering number in mapped column then map the data accordingly) and result should be copied in Name1 and Surname1.
I am not getting any idea to achieve this using VBA. coding Plz help me.....
Amar, there are certainly plenty of ways to go about this using Excel's built in functions, however, since you asked about a VBA solution, here you go:
Function Map(n)
Map = Cells(n + 1, 2)
End Function
Placing the above code into the VBA editor of your project will allow you to use this custom function in the same way you would any of Excel's builtin functions. That is, entering =Map(C3) into any cell should give you the result you're after (where C3 is the cell containing your mapping number). The function works by returning the data in [row n (defined in your mapping column) +1 (to account for the header row); column 2 (the column containing your surname)]. The data in column "Name1" will always be the same as that in column "Name" (so it seems). So the function in your "Name1" column would simply be =A2
If this does not solve your problem, or you need further guidance, please let me know.
Supplement
#Amar, the comment by #freakfeuer is spot on. VBA is really overkill for something as simple as this and, as he points out, portability and security are both significant drawbacks. Offset is a fine alternative.
I'm trying to fill the combobox with values from a concatenated field in a MS Access query. The embedded image is what is currently shown in the drop down box and what is shown in the box when a value is selected.
The problem is that i do NOT want the values in the drop down box to show as if in columns, but rather as a concatenated string. So, instead of ... TAYLOR | AVICHAI ... it should be TAYLOR, AVICHAI. And additionally, when the value is selected, then instead of showing just TAYLOR it would show TAYLOR, AVICHAI.
I've tried every property I can think of and tried concatenating in the original table, the query and even in vba code AFTER just grabbing the two fields from the database.
Any help? Concatenated View
You need to concatenate the values together in your query and display that field in the combo box.
SELECT peopleID, lastName & ", " & firstName AS name FROM tblPeople
And then in your the format tab of your combobox set:
column count to 2
column widths to 0";1"
This will cause only your column with a width (the combined names) to be displayed in the drop down and when selected.
The documentation says: "In a combo box, the first visible column is displayed in the text box portion of the control."
More precisely, the value shown is the value of the first column with a non-zero width.
Thus, to achieve your goal, modify your query so that it returns the following:
Taylor, Avichai | Taylor | Avichai
Raines, Patricia | Raines | Patricia
...
Then, in the combox box properties, set
the number of columns to 3 and
the column widths such that the first column is very small (but not zero).
Hi I was wondering if there is a way to split long column values in this case I am using SSRS to get the distinct values with the number of product ID against a category into a matrix/pivot table in SSRS. The problem lies with the amount of distinct category makes it a nightmare to make the report look pretty shall we say. Is there a dynamic way to split the columns in say groups of 10 to make the table look nicer and easy to read. I was thinking of using in operator then the list of values but that means managing the data every time a new category gets added. Is there a dynamic way to present the data in the best way possible? There are 135 distinct category values
Also I am open to suggestions to make the report to nicer if anyone has any thoughts. I am new to SSRS and trying to get to grips with its.
Here is an example of my problem
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Are your column names coming back from the database under the SubCat field you note in the comments above? If so I imagine your dataset looks something like this
Subcat | Logno
---------+---------------
SubCatA | 34
SubCatB | 65
SubCatC | 120
SubCatD | 8
SubCatE | 19
You can edit this so that there is an index of each individual category being returned also, using the Row_Number() function. Add the field
ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY SubCat ASC) AS ColID
To your query. This will result in the following.
Subcat | LogNo | ColID
-----------+--------------+----------
SubCatA | 34 | 1
SubCatB | 65 | 2
SubCatC | 120 | 3
SubCatD | 8 | 4
SubCatE | 19 | 5
Now there is a numeric identifier for each column you can perform some logic on it to arrange itself nicely on the page.
This solution involves a Tablix, nested inside a Matrix nested inside a Matrix as follows
First create a Matrix (Matrix1), and set it’s datasource to your dataset. Set the Row Group Properties to group on the following expression where ‘4’ is the number of columns you wish to display horizontally.
=CInt(Floor((Fields!ColID.Value - 1) / 4))
Then in the data section of the Matrix (bottom right corner) insert a rectangle and on this insert a new Matrix (Matrix 2). Remove the leftmost row. Set the column header to be the Column Name SubCat. This will automatically set the column grouping to be SubCat.
Finally, in the Data Section of Matrix 2 add a new Rectangle and Add a Tablix on it. Remove the Header Row, and set it to be one column wide only. Set the Data to be the information you wish to display, i.e. LogNo.
Finally, delete the Leftmost and Topmost rows/columns from Matrix 1 to make it look tidier (Note Delete Column Row only! Not associated groups!)
Then when the report is run it should look similar to the following. Note in my example SubCat = ColName, and LogNo = NumItems, and I have multiple values per SubCat.
Hopefully you find this helpful. If not, please ask for clarification.
Can you do something like this:
The following gives the steps (in two columns, down then across)