Enhancing DataWindow Objects

About this chapter

Before you put a DataWindow object into production, you can enhance it to make it easier to use and interpret data. You do that in the DataWindow painter. This chapter describes basic enhancements you can make to a DataWindow object.

Related topics

Other ways to enhance DataWindow objects are covered in later chapters:

Chapter

Explains how to

Working with Controls in DataWindow Objects

Add controls to a DataWindow object and reorganize, position, and rotate them

Displaying and Validating Data

Specify display formats, edit styles, and validation rules for column data

Filtering, Sorting, and Grouping Rows

Limit which rows are displayed, the order in which they are displayed, and whether they are divided into groups

Highlighting Information in DataWindow Objects

Highlight data by using conditional expressions to modify the properties of controls in DataWindow objects

Using Nested Reports

Place reports inside DataWindow objects

Working with Graphs

Use graphs to visually present information retrieved in a DataWindow object

Working with Crosstabs

Use crosstabs to present analyses of data retrieved in a DataWindow object

Working with TreeViews

Use TreeViews to group data and display it hierarchically in a way that allows you to expand and collapse it

Controlling Updates in DataWindow objects

Control update capabilities