Adding columns
To customize a report to better suit your business needs, you can add columns by using the Report Editor. When you add columns, you can specify how the data is displayed and formatted.
- In the Report Editor, click +Column in the Columns section.
- Browse or search to select the field that you want to add as a column. You can use the Calculation Builder to help you define an SQL expression.
- Click the name of the column that you added and use the following menu options to
specify how the data is displayed and formatted:
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Show data as
— Specifies how data is displayed. The available options depend on the field and include:
- List — Displays data in a list.
- Group — Groups data by values in this column.
- Count — Displays a count of the number of rows with a non-null value in this column.
- Count distinct — Displays a count of the number of unique values in this column.
- Sum — Adds all instances of this field.
- Max — Displays the highest value.
- Min — Displays the lowest value.
- Average — Displays the average of this field.
- Format column — Specifies the name that displays in the column header.
- Move left — Moves the column one place to the left.
- Move right — Moves the column one place to the right.
- Remove column — Removes the column from the report.
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Show data as
— Specifies how data is displayed. The available options depend on the field and include:
- To sort the values in columns by ascending or descending order, click Sort columns in the Columns menu, and specify sort conditions.
- Click Done editing to save your changes, or click Discard to exit the Report Editor without applying any changes.