Format Tab

In this section:

The Format tab contains different options for selecting output formats and other reporting features, depending on whether you are creating a report or a chart.

For reports, the Format tab provides access to the Output Types, Destination, Navigation, and Features groups. It is shown in the following image.

Format Tab

For charts, the Format tab provides access to the Output Types, Destination, Chart Types, Features, and Labels groups, as shown in the following image.

Format Tab for Charts


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Output Types Group

In this section:

The Output Types group contains commands to create output in any of the supported formats listed in the following table. When you run a report, the output is created in the format that is currently selected. You can also set output format options by going to the Home tab, and in the Format group, selecting from the menu of output options. In addition, you can select an output from the output format button in the status bar. For more information on the additional Excel formats available for reports, see Report Outputs.

Format

Reports

Charts

Dashboards and Documents

HTML

Available

(default)

Available

(default)

Available

HTML5

Not Available

Available

Not Available

active Report

Available

Available

Available

(dashboard default)

active Flash

Available

Available

Available

PDF

Available

Available

Available

(document default)

active PDF

(requires Adobe® Reader® 9.0 or later)

Available

Available

Available

Excel formats

Not Available

Available

Available

PowerPoint

Available

Available

Available

PDF/GIF

(must be set to display in InfoAssist Properties)

Not Available

Available

Not Available

Visual Discovery AE

Available

Not Available

Not Available

PNG

(must be set to display in InfoAssist Properties)

Not Available

Available

Not Available

GIF

(must be set to display in InfoAssist Properties)

Not Available

Available

Not Available

JPEG

(must be set to display in InfoAssist Properties)

Not Available

Available

Not Available

SVG

(must be set to display in InfoAssist Properties)

Not Available

Available

Not Available



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HTML5

The HTML5 output format allows you to render a chart in the browser using a built-in JavaScript engine. Charts with this output format utilize the very latest capabilities of the HTML5 web standard, including animation, high-quality vector output and attractive alpha-channel and gradient effects.



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Enabling Additional Output Types

The output types of PNG, GIF, JPEG and SVG do not appear in the Output Types group by default. You can enable them by opening the WebFOCUS Administration Console, selecting Utilities, and then InfoAssist Properties.

If these formats are not enabled and you try to open an existing procedure with PNG, then HTML becomes the output. In addition, the following warning messages could open:

When you run a report, the output is created in the format that is currently selected. You can also set output format options from the output format button in the status bar.


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Destination Group

The Destination group contains commands to create an InfoMini application, an image file for a chart, a data file for a report, or a HOLD file.

When a chart is selected, clicking the File button or selecting Select a location and format from the File drop-down menu, opens the Select a location and format dialog box, as shown in the following image.

Note: The label Temporary appears at the top of the dialog box. When you select a folder, the label changes to Select a location and format, as shown in the following image.

In the Select a location and format dialog box, you are able to name the file and select the output type. The available output types are PNG, GIF, SVG, and JPEG. In order to create the image file, you need to execute the procedure.

Note: The File button is not available in InfoAssist Basic.


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Navigation Group (Reports Only)

The Navigation group contains commands to customize output display and navigation.

Note: You can only choose one option from this group.

The commands are:


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Features Group (Reports)

The Features group for reports contains commands to select specialized reporting features.

The commands are:

The following table lists the output for which each feature is available. Yes means the output is available for the feature. No means that the output is not available for the feature.

 

HTML

HTML5

active report

active Flash

PDF

active PDF

Excel

PowerPoint

Title Popup

yes

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

Accordion

yes

no

yes

no

no

no

no

no

Repeat Sort Values

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

Stack Measures

yes

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

active report options

no

no

yes

yes

no

yes

no

no

Accessibility (reports, charts)

yes

no

no

no

yes

no

no

no

Accessibility (documents)

no

no

no

no

yes

no

no

no



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Features Group (Charts)

The Features group for charts contains commands to select custom chart features.

The commands are:


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Chart Types Group (Charts)

The Chart Types group contains the most commonly used chart types, Bar (default), Pie, Line, Area, and Scatter.

Chart Types menu

Click Other to open the Other Chart Types dialog box, shown in the following image. Across the top of the dialog box are tabs which are depicted by icons. Each tab represents a chart type category. The left-most tab represents the bar chart category, which is selected by default. When a tab is selected, it displays thumbnail images of the bar chart variations that are supported by InfoAssist.

In this example, the Vertical Percent Bar chart type is selected. A description of the selected chart type is provided beneath the images.

Other Chart Types Dialog Box

For more information on the chart types that you can choose from, see Selecting a Chart.


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Labels Group (Charts)

The Labels group for charts contains the Axes and Legend drop-down menus.

The commands are:


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