STANDARD CHART EDITOR - HOW TO USE CONSTANTS
1. GO TO THE REPORT MODULE
- Go to "Tools" -> "Reports" -> "Reports".
2. CREATE A NEW REPORT
- Choose Report type (Standard, Personal, Dynamic).
- Type a name for the report in the "Report name" box (required).
- Type an alias for the report in the "Report alias" box (if users want).
- Choose Template type. If you want to use existing Report template for new report, choose option 3.
- Find a style sheet for the charts of report.
- Find Path or not.
- Find Report template path (required).
- Save report then Report template button appear.
3. CREATE TEMPLATE CONSTANT
- Highlight a report then go to menu Edit -> Template constants
- A dialog appear, user input Name, Description, Type.
- Click Create then save Template constant.
4. INPUT CONSTANT VALUE
- After add Template constant, currenly Constants tab in Report is appeared, users open Constant tab and input value
5. INSERT CONSTANT INTO STANDARD CHART AND VIEW
- To access the Report template, highlight your report in the in Report list and click on "Template"
- In report template, click button "Insert chart" to insert standard diagram
- Click on button "C" to open template constant
- Highlight a constant and insert to chart
- A constant was inserted to chart
- Edit anything in diagram as you want and save chart
- Save Report template
- Highlight the report and view it in order to see constant value in chart
Note: You cannot see constant value if you preview Report template.