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Report Enhancement Part 2

Module 8

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Alerters• Use alerters to draw attention to items of data in

a block. Alerters can highlight data in two ways:

• By changing the format of values

• By displaying a comment next to or in place of

certain results

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Creating Alerters

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Type the name of your alerter: High Grades

High Grades

Type the Grade: 13

Creating Alerters (cont)

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Be sure to select the Font tab.

Creating Alerters (cont)

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Creating Alerters (cont)

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Text Alerters

Similar to changing the font, you can change the text when certain conditions are met.

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Using Text Alerters

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Using Text Alerters (cont)

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Grouping Data

• You can create new variables by grouping the values of existing variables or objects.

• Grouping Aggregates quantities

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Creating a Data GroupingAnnuitant Indicator returns four values:

By grouping Re-employed annuitants into one group (Re-employed), and Retired Annuitants into another value (Retired), you can create a new variable.

Re-employed Re-employed Retired RetiredAnnuitant-CS + Annuitant-FE Enlisted + Officer

Re-employed Retired

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Creating a Data Grouping (cont)

Hold down the CTL key while selecting Reempl Ann-FE.

Type the name of your group: Re-employed Annuitant

Re-employed Annuitant

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Repeat the same process to combine Ret Enlisted and Ret Officer into ‘Retired’.

Creating a Data Grouping (cont)

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Creating a Data Grouping (cont)

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Advanced Filters• Value not seen when filter icon

is clicked.

• Based on a formula rather than a LOV.

• Required when LOV changes.

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Advanced Filters• Filters not seen when filter icon

is clicked.

• These filters are based on a formula rather than a LOV.

• This helps if LOV changes.

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Example• QA check on anyone in LWOP as of current date.

Advanced Filters (cont.)

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Go to Format and select FiltersAdvanced Filters (cont.)

Ad

d

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• Select which object you want to filter. I.e. <Dt LWOP Expir>

Advanced Filters (cont.)

Hit OK

OK

Select

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• Now Define the FilterAdvanced Filters (cont.)

Hit OKDefine

=<Dt LWOP Expir> >= CurrentDate()

OK