Guides/ReportDesign/4.0-fields-tab.md
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|**Feature**|**Appearance**|**Description**|
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|Field Selection|![](/Guides/ReportDesign/4.0-fields-tab/field_box.png)|Select fields from the drop-down menu or use the Quick Add button|
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-|Description|![](/Guides/ReportDesign/4.0-fields-tab/description_box.png)|Displays a new title for the Field|
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-|Sort |![](/Guides/ReportDesign/4.0-fields-tab/sort_button.png)|Sorts A - Z|
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-|VG |![](/Guides/ReportDesign/4.0-fields-tab/vg_button.png)|Visually Groups the Field|
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+|Description|![](/Guides/ReportDesign/4.0-fields-tab/description_box.png)|Sets the title to be used for the column.|
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+|Sort |![](/Guides/ReportDesign/4.0-fields-tab/sort_button.png)|Sorts A - Z.|
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+|VG |![](/Guides/ReportDesign/4.0-fields-tab/vg_button.png)|Visually Groups your data based on the selected Field.|
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|A|![](/Guides/ReportDesign/4.0-fields-tab/a_box.png)|Arithmetic – Performs basic calculations (+, -, *, %) and concatenation of text. |
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|Function|![](/Guides/ReportDesign/4.0-fields-tab/function_dropdown.png)|Displays functions available based on the type of data being accessed. |
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|Format|![](/Guides/ReportDesign/4.0-fields-tab/format_dropdown.png)|Displays the formats available to be displayed based on the data type.|
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-|Other buttons|![Delete](http://wiki.izenda.us/Guides/ReportDesign/5.0-Filters-tab/filter_delete.png),![Create above](http://wiki.izenda.us/Guides/ReportDesign/5.0-Filters-tab/filter_create_above.png),![](http://wiki.izenda.us/Guides/ReportDesign/5.0-Filters-tab/filter_create_below.png),![Move](http://wiki.izenda.us/Guides/ReportDesign/5.0-Filters-tab/filter_move.png),![Advanced](http://wiki.izenda.us/Guides/ReportDesign/5.0-Filters-tab/filter_options.png)|On the far right you can delete, insert, move, or set advanced properties.|
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+|Other buttons|![Delete](http://wiki.izenda.us/Guides/ReportDesign/5.0-Filters-tab/filter_delete.png),![Create above](http://wiki.izenda.us/Guides/ReportDesign/5.0-Filters-tab/filter_create_above.png),![](http://wiki.izenda.us/Guides/ReportDesign/5.0-Filters-tab/filter_create_below.png),![Move](http://wiki.izenda.us/Guides/ReportDesign/5.0-Filters-tab/filter_move.png),![Advanced](http://wiki.izenda.us/Guides/ReportDesign/5.0-Filters-tab/filter_options.png)|Enables you to delete, insert, or move fields as well as providing advanced options for the selected field.|
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|Records|![](/Guides/ReportDesign/4.0-fields-tab/records_box.png)|Sets the number of records to display, which is used many times to add a Top to the query result, such as Top 10 Customers by Revenue||Add Sub-total|Adds a sub-total to the report under each numeric column|
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|Add Side-total||Adds a side-total to the report beside each numeric row|
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|Quick Add|![](/Guides/ReportDesign/4.0-fields-tab/quick_add_button.png)|Lets you quickly add multiple fields to the report at one time |
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|Add Pivot |![](/Guides/ReportDesign/4.0-fields-tab/add_pivot_button.png)|Displays the pivot controls. Learn more about [[pivots|]].|
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|Continue to Summary||Continues to the next tab in the report design process, the Summary tab. |
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+Next, we will explain a bit more in-depth about each of the controls listed above.
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##4.1 Field Dropdown Menu
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The **Field** dropdown menu is a list of the available fields in the table(s)/view(s) that are selected on the **Data Sources** tab. When working with multiple tables/views, the fields are categorized according to which Data Source they come from. The entries in the list that are in **Bold** are the table/datasource names. Next to each field, you may also see the [[data type||/API/CodeSamples/ShowDatabaseTypes]], as shown below.
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##4.2 Description
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-Automatically Inputs the name of the associated Field. You have the option to change the description and it will appear as the new title when displayed.
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-**Additional Options**
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-* [[DescriptionWidth|/API/CodeSamples/DescriptionWidth]]
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+Automatically inputs the name of the associated Field that you selected. You have the option to change the description and it will appear as the new title when displayed. You can decide how wide the control is with the [[DescriptionWidth|/API/CodeSamples/DescriptionWidth]] property.
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##4.3 Sort, VG, & Arithmetic Check Boxes
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The following table explains the Sort, Group, and VG Check Box features.
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-|Sort check box|Check this box if you want the table/view to be sorted in ascending order by the field selected in the Field dropdown menu to the left. You can also sort in descending order in the [[advanced properties|http://wiki.izenda.us/Guides/ReportDesign/4.0-fields-tab#4.8-Advanced-Field-Settings-Button]]|
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-|VG check box|When checked, this option will cause the field that it is checked for to be separated into subheadings.|
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+|Sort check box|Check this box if you want the table/view to be sorted in ascending order by the field selected in the Field dropdown menu to the left. You can also sort in descending order in the [[advanced properties|http://wiki.izenda.us/Guides/ReportDesign/4.0-fields-tab#4.8-Advanced-Field-Settings-Button]].|
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+|VG check box|When checked, this option will cause the field that it is checked for to be separated into subheadings. This can better allow report viewers to easily see related data. See more about [[visual groups|]].|
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|Arithmetic|Arithmetic. Performs basic calculations (+, -, x, %) and concatenation of text. More about [[Calculated Fields|/FAQ/Questions/Using Calculated Fields]]|
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##4.4 Other Buttons on the Fields Tab
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|Label Justication|Sets the Column label to the left, right, or middle of the row|
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|Value Justication|Sets the Value of the field to the left, right, or middle of the row|
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|Subreport|Sets the drill-down child report |
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-|Drill-Down Style|**Link** – opens in same browser window <br>**Link (New Window)** – opens in new browser window<br>**Embedded** – embeds the drill-down results into the main report<br>**Popup** – opens the results on a pop-up screen<br>**Hover** - Shows the sub-report when you hover the mouse over the item that the sub-report is linked to|
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+|Drill-Down Style|**Link** – opens in same browser window <br>**Link (New Window)** – opens in new browser window<br>**Embedded** – embeds the drill-down results into the main report<br>**Popup** – opens the results on a pop-up screen<br>**Hover** - Shows the sub-report when you hover the mouse over the item that the sub-report is linked to|
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