AW Cloud Database - Windows App version 5.5

Customizing Visible Columns

Customizing Visible Columns

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Customizing Visible Columns

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Choosing which columns are visible helps reduce or eliminate horizontal scrolling and removes visual clutter so only the desired data is shown.

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Save the layout with the preferred columns so the Windows App uses that selection as the default. Temporarily hide columns for an ad-hoc report; then when finished, restore the last saved layout.

Setting a Column's Visibility

Some grids have two header rows, such as the Clubbers and Check-in grids. The top one is a header band. It is a parent container for individual columns below it.

GridHeaderBandsAndColumns

There are two ways to update the visibility of a column:

1.Set the visibility of a Column Header Band associated to a column. Click the columnSelectionBtn button to the far left of the header bands. In the list, check the box to show a header band. Clear the box to hide it. Example: in the Clubbers Module, the Age and Grade columns are associated with the Member Details header band. Hiding the Member Details header band also hides the associated columns.

GridColumnHeaderBands

2.Set the visibility of the Column Header (the label above each column.) Click the columnSelectionBtn button to the far left of the headers. In the list, check the box to show a column. Clear the box to hide it.

GridColumnHeaders

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Check the (Sorted) box for the list to show in alphabetical order to quickly find a column name.

Moving Visible Bands and Columns

Besides controlling which columns are visible, columns can be rearranged. An entire band can be moved, or a column can be moved within the band. Drag a column header or header band to the desired location and drop it when the green arrows appear showing it is a valid drop location.

The width of header bands and columns can also be adjusted. Drag the right side of a header band or a column header to adjust the width. When adjusting the width of a column, the width of the header band might need to be adjusted first.