Creating Data Filters - Calyx Point 7 User Manual

To format a report:
With the report open in Point Report Viewer, select Format and select the item that
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you want to change.
Modify the settings in the resulting dialog box and click OK.
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Creating data filters

A data filter is used to "filter" out key items in a long report.
To filter data:
With the generated report open in Point Report Viewer format, select Data > Filter.
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Select the column that contains the data to filter from the Column Name dropdown list.
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The options are the columns in your report.
Skip the
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Define the operator (or "condition") to use in the second column. Depending upon the
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characteristic of the field (text, numeric, or date), the following operators are available:
Specify the value that the operator condition must meet in the
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Enter
To add additional filters, move the cursor to the first column of the second row and
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select
criteria that was specified in the previous row; in addition to (And) or instead of (Or).
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column for the first entry.
And/Or
Operator Definition
= Equal to
Not = Not Equal to
or
<>
> Greater than
>= Greater than or Equal to
< Less than
<= Less than or Equal to
Like Begins with a letter or letter combination
Not like Does not begin with a letter or letter combination
to filter records with missing information.
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or from the And/Or dropdown list to specify how the filter must meet the
And Or
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field.
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