Properties defined at the level of a layout

Each layout of a multi-layout document is as powerful as a single document. You can edit the contents of each layout separately, without affecting the contents on other layouts in the document. For each layout, the following properties can be set independently of other layouts in the document:

• Grouping and sorting dataset

  If you add more datasets to a document, whether or not the document contains multiple layouts, you designate one dataset as the grouping and sorting dataset. You can group and sort only by this dataset. Each layout can have its own grouping and sorting dataset. For instructions on changing the grouping and sorting dataset, see Changing the grouping and sorting dataset. For more information on working with datasets in general, including instructions to add datasets, see Using datasets in documents.

• Grouping

  Grouping the data sets up a type of hierarchy within the document, and an inherent or implied sort order for the data. Each layout can be grouped differently. For more information on grouping in general, including instructions, see Grouping records in a document.

• Sorting

  A document's data is first sorted according to its groupings, but you can control how the records in the Detail section, for example, is sorted. For instructions, and more information on sorting in general, see Sorting a document.

• Layout tab

  Each layout has its own tab. Use them to switch between layouts, rename layouts, and change the order of the layouts.

• Document headers and footers

  When you add a layout, the Document Header and Document Footer sections are replaced by the Layout Header and Layout Footer. The Layout Header/Footer prints at the beginning/end of the layout. For more information on the different sections, see Working with sections in documents.

• Which sections are displayed and which are hidden in MicroStrategy Developer and in MicroStrategy Web.

  You can hide or display sections in different views or in all views for a specific layout. The same section in other layouts is not changed, allowing you to hide and display different sections for different layouts. For more information, see Hiding and displaying sections.

• Border and background color

  You can choose the border and background color for each layout. If the document contains only one layout, the border and background is applied to the entire document. For instructions, see Formatting document borders and backgrounds.

• Incremental fetch
  
  Incremental fetch divides large layouts into pages, thereby loading the data in batches (or blocks) rather than all at the same time. This improves the usability and performance of a large document or layout, by reducing the load and overall memory usage on the web server. If the document contains only one layout, the incremental fetch settings are applied to the entire document. For instructions, see Improving document performance in MicroStrategy Web: Incremental fetch.

• Paper size, margins, page orientation, scaling, and horizontal fit/overflow

  These page setup options allow you to modify the document's appearance before printing to ensure that the end result (the printed document) appears as desired. Each layout can have different settings; for example, one layout can print landscape while another prints portrait. For details on each option and instructions to modify them, see Modifying page setup options.

• Autostyles

  An Autostyle is a collection of formatting properties saved for various control types (text fields, lines, and so on). It is applied only to the current layout, not the entire document. If the Page Header/Footer is shared among layouts, any formatting changes applied to those sections are applied throughout the document. See Formatting documents using predefined formats (Autostyles) for more information on Autostyles; see Applying Autostyles to documents for instructions on applying an Autostyle to a document.

• Automatic maintenance of selector targets

  When targets are automatically maintained, all attribute and metric selectors in the layout automatically target all Grid/Graphs and panel stacks that are in the same panel or document section as the selector. Any new Grid/Graph or panel stack added to the layout is automatically defined as the target of all attribute and metric selectors in the same panel or document section. You cannot change the target of an any attribute or metric selector in the layout. For more information, including instructions to enable and disable it, see Automatically maintaining targets for selectors. For background information about selectors in general, see Providing interactivity to users: Selectors.

• Display properties for MicroStrategy Mobile

  These properties ensure that a document displays correctly on mobile devices. Examples of the properties include the orientation of the document layout (portrait or landscape), optimization for display in a micro application, page-by bar display, and Filter button display. For details on the various properties, see the MicroStrategy Mobile Analysis Help.

Other properties, such as the document name, graph resolution, and export options, are shared for the entire document. For a complete list, see Properties defined at the level of the document.

Related Topics

• Properties defined at the level of the document

• Creating multi-layout documents