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Customizing the fields in a view


This section discusses customizing fields in a view. Topics include:

For more details, see the Yellowfin documentation links on the right.

The following video (11:13) discusses adding fields to an existing out-of-the-box view.

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Defining database functions for Smart Reporting in AR System Server

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Creating reports with advanced database functions by using Freehand SQL

From the Yellowfin documentation:

  • Prepare to learn about defining field definitions and applying business metadata to them
  • Grouped Data (Report) to learn about changing the data returned for selected fields on your report by grouping the values

  • Parameters to learn about defining a parameter field to pass user-entered values

  • Calculated Fields to learn about creating derived columns based on the fields sourced from the database

  • Calculated Filters to learn about creating predefined filters to help users add filters or conditions

  • Filter Groups to learn about grouping calculated field filters

  • Custom Functions to learn about defining a custom XML function for a calculated field

  • Data Conversion to learn about converting data in fields


 

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