63.
Type the
following expression into the footer within the column currently bearing the
column heading brand name:
="Detail Total: "
64.
Type the
following expression into the footer within the column currently bearing the
column heading product name (in the cell to the immediate right of our
addition in the previous step):
=Parameters!pX_ProductName.Value
65.
Type the following
expression into the footer within the column currently bearing the column
heading store sales (in the cell to the immediate right of our addition
in the previous step):
=SUM( Fields!store_sales.Value)
The Table Data Region, with our modifications to this
point, appears as shown in Illustration 81.
66.
Highlight all
columns of the Table Data Region, once again.
67.
Select "8"
in the Font Size selector to the right of the Font Name selector
in the Report Formatting toolbar, as depicted in Illustration 82,
to reduce the font throughout the table for more compactness.
Illustration 82: Modifying
the Font Size for the Table Data Range
68.
Click the gray
bar to the left of the top row (containing the column headings) to select the
entire row.
69.
Click the Bold
button in the Report Formatting toolbar (to the immediate right of the Font
Size setting we made earlier).
70.
Click the gray
bar to the left of the new Group Footer row (in which we inserted
expressions earlier) to select the entire row.
71.
Click the Bold
button in the Report Formatting toolbar, once again.
72.
Change each
column heading name from the respective "Current Name" to the "New
Name," as presented in Table 2.
|
Current Name
|
New Name
|
|
the date
|
Date
|
|
store state
|
State
|
|
store city
|
City
|
|
store name
|
Store
|
|
brand name
|
Brand
|
|
product name
|
Product
|
|
store sales
|
Sales
|
Table 2: New Column Headings ...
The Table Data Region, with our modifications to this
point, appears as shown in Illustration 83.
Illustration 83: The Table
Data Region with Most Recent Modifications ...
73.
Add a Textbox
above the Table Data Region, by clicking the Textbox item in the Toolbox,
and then clicking the Layout tab about midway between the top of the
table and the top of the Layout tab, aligning the Textbox with the left
edge of the tab, as depicted in Illustration 84.
Illustration 84: Place a
Textbox Between the Table and the Top of the Layout Tab
74.
Stretch the Textbox
to approximately the beginning of the Table column with heading "Brand."
75.
Type the
following expression into the Textbox:
="Product Name: " & Parameters!pX_ProductName.Value
76.
Select the Textbox,
once again, and click the Bold button, once more.
The Data Tab, with our new addition, appears
as shown in Illustration 85.
Illustration 85: The New
Label Textbox ...
We could
add a formal report title as well, but we will leave the detail report as is,
as it is close enough to the consumer specifications to begin testing its
operation after connecting it to the primary report. We will accomplish these
remaining steps in the next section.
77.
Right-click the
cell in the Detail (third from the top) row, containing the expression
for the date (=Fields!the_date.Value), in the Date column of the
Table Data Region.
78.
Select Properties
from the context menu that appears, as depicted in Illustration 86.
Illustration 86: Formatting
the Date ...
The Textbox Properties dialog appears.
79.
Ensure that
the Standard radio button in the Format section (top right half
of the dialog) is selected.
80.
Click Date in
the list box underneath Standard, to select it.
81.
Click the
bottom option in the box to the right (10/12/05 is the example format
that appears here), as shown in Illustration 87.
Illustration 87: Selecting
a Compact Date Option
82.
Click OK
to accept changes and to close the Textbox Properties dialog.
83.
Leaving the
same cell (containing =Fields!the_date.Value)
selected, left
justify the value by clicking the Align Left button in the Report
Formatting toolbar, as depicted in Illustration 88.
Illustration 88: Left
Justify the Date Field
84.
Click the gray
bar atop the column labeled Brand.
85.
In the Properties
window for the selected column, give the column a width of "1.5"
(bottom setting in the window), as we have modified column widths in preceding
steps.
86.
Click the gray
bar atop the column labeled Product.
87.
In the Properties
window for the selected column, give the column a width of "2.25"
(bottom setting in the window), as before.
88.
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