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Configuring object name delimiters for report details

One property, Use delimiters around report object names, is used in all the different types of report details. Report objects include attributes and metrics. Delimiters are the characters around these objects which set them off from other text. Braces (that is, {}) are used as delimiters. You can select whether to:

  • Display delimiters for all report objects

  • Omit delimiters for all report objects

  • Display delimiters only for those report objects that contain a special character (Automatic)

    Special characters are characters other than a - z, A - Z, 0 - 9, #, _, and . (period).

You can instead choose to inherit the project-level report detail definition set in the Project Configuration Editor. For more information on the levels of inheritance, see Levels of report details configuration.

For example, the following filter details text displays delimiters:

({Revenue} > 10000000) AND ({Profit} > 2000000) AND ({Region} = Mid-Atlantic)

To configure the display of object name delimiters

  1. Open the report to edit it or view it. (How do I open the Report Editor? and How do I open the Report Viewer?)

  2. From the Data menu, select Report Details Properties. The Report Details Properties dialog box opens.

  3. Click the General tab.

  4. From the Use delimiters around report object names drop-down menu, select one of the following options:

    • No to omit delimiters for all report objects

    • Yes to display delimiters for all report objects

    • Automatic to display delimiters only for those report objects that contain a special character

      By default, this setting inherits the project setting, as described in Levels of report details configuration. You can return to this default by selecting <default> from the drop-down list.

  5. Click OK to return to the report.

  6. If report details preferences are enabled, a message opens, indicating that some of your changes may not be applied to the report. Object name delimiters are not affected by report details preferences, so click No to keep report details preferences enabled.

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