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Configuring the Display of Template Details

The template of a report contains:

  • The group of objects (attribute, metrics, custom groups, and so on) that defines the columns of data to be included in the report
  • The layout and format of those objects

The template details in the Report Details pane display information about the objects on the report, but do not include layout and format information.

To configure the display of template details, you can:

  • Choose whether to include the report objects from the base report or from the view.

    A view report is created when you move objects from the grid of a report to the Report Objects, use a view filter, or create a derived metric. The report before you made these kinds of modifications is referred to as the base report. The template details can show all the objects on the report, regardless of whether they are on the report grid, if you select Base. If you select View, only those objects on the report grid are included in the template details. See Including Objects from the Base or View Report for a more detailed description and examples.

  • Determine whether the template name of the report is displayed. If you choose to display the template name, you can also select whether to identify an embedded template as a local template. An embedded template is one that is part of the report, as opposed to a template saved as a stand-alone object. See Displaying the Base Template Name for a more detailed description and examples.
  • Determine whether the short description of the template is included. If the template is embedded or does not have a description, the template description line is not displayed.
  • Determine whether report objects other than metrics (such as attributes and consolidations) are listed.
  • Determine whether the metrics on the report are listed.
  • If metrics are displayed, select whether to display each of the following:
    • Conditional metrics only
    • Metric formulas
    • Metric dimensionality
    • Metric conditionality
    • Metric transformation

    If you choose to inherit whether metrics are displayed, these settings are also inherited.

For steps to configure the template details, see Interaction of Report Details Preferences and Template Details for Reports.