9 Introducing Drag and Drop Techniques

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1 9 Introducing Drag and Drop Techniques The general technique for dragging and dropping involves: 1. Clicking once to first select an object. 2. Holding the left mouse button down to grab the object for dragging. 3. Dragging the object into position. 4. Dropping the object in the desired position. Web Intelligence uses indicators such as highlights and tooltips telling you what action will be performed if the selection is dropped at that position. NOTE - We will use the existing document saved as '05 - Simple efashion Report'. Open the saved document for editing. 9.1 Inserting an Object To insert an object into a table type block, drag and drop the object to the side of another column. In the following example, [Quarter] values will be inserted to the right of [Year] values. Drag and Drop direction NOTE When you insert an object then you can drop the object in four positions (as shown next): 1 In this case it will be a column to the right of [State] because we are dropping into the right hand side of the 101

2 2 In this case it will be a column to the left of [State] because we are inserting into the left hand side of the 3 In this case it will be a new row and the value will be inserted into the cell above the [State] cell because we are inserting into the top part of a 4 In this case it will be a new row and the value will be inserted into the cell below the [State] cell because we are inserting into the bottom part of a NOTE Multiple rows are better used with measures rather than dimensions. This example shows data for each state over multiple rows due to [Sales revenue] being placed below [Quantity sold]. 102

3 9.2 Replacing an Object To replace the results for a given object with the results of another object, drag and drop the replacing object on top of the values for the object being replaced. In the following example, [Quarter] will replace [Year]. Solid indicator is centred within the cell to be replaced. Drag and Drop direction. [Year] has been replaced by [Quarter]. 9.3 Removing an Object To remove an object from a block, drag and drop the object from the block into the Left Pane. In the following example, dragging and dropping [Quarter] from the displayed results into the Report Manager will remove [Quarter] object from the table. Drag and Drop direction 103

4 Columns can also be removed using right-click menu and then selecting Delete. If Web Intelligence is unsure of whether you are wanting to delete a row or a column, then you will be prompted. You can then specify whether a column or a row should be deleted. 104

5 9.4 Auto-Resizing Cells To auto-resize cells horizontally within a block, double-click on the line to the right of the column or to the bottom of the row you wish to resize. Double click when markers appear for column width or row height. You may also manually resize a column or row by dragging and dropping the line to the desired width or height. Select markers for column width or row height and then drag to set the required size. NOTE: Be careful when auto-sizing all columns for reports as it could lead to pagination problems. Fixing the column widths manually enables you to ensure report layouts fit your page dimensions. 9.5 Copying a Block Making a copy of a block within a report is simple via Drag and Drop: Select the block by clicking on the perimeter of the block (the block will become highlighted with a border). 2 Hold down <Ctrl> key and drag the block with left mouse button pressed. 3 With the <Ctrl> key held down, let go of the left mouse button when block is in the desired position. 4 Web Intelligence creates a copy of the original block (table, chart, crosstab). NOTE Use the same actions for copying other blocks (charts, etc). 105