Defining attribute elements on the fly: derived elements

A derived element is a grouping of attribute elements on a report. These groups provide a new view of report data for analysis and formatting purposes. For example, you can group data for the months of December, January, and February into a single element that combines and displays the data for the entire winter season.

Rather than having to define consolidations or custom groups, you can use derived elements to create these groups on the fly while viewing a report. Derived elements are evaluated on the report dataset without regenerating or re-executing SQL.

Derived elements are defined by using a list, filter, or calculation to combine attribute element data.

For detailed information on derived elements, see Derived Elements.