Specifications

CHAPTER 6 Enhancing Reports
Users Guide 233
Using edit styles
If a column uses a code table or the RadioButton, CheckBox, or
DropDownListBox edit style, an arrow displays in the column header and you
can select a value from a drop-down list when specifying criteria:
If you do not want the drop-down list used for a column for specifying retrieval
criteria to display, select the Override Edit check box on the General page of
the column’s Properties view.
Forcing the entry of
criteria
If you have specified prompting for criteria for a column, you can force the
entry of criteria for the column by selecting the Equality Required check box
on the Behavior page of the column’s Properties view. InfoMaker underlines
the column header in the grid during prompting. Selection criteria for the
specified column must be entered, and the
= operator must be used.
For more information
The section “Using Quick Select” on page 156 describes in detail how you can
specify selection criteria in the grid.
Retrieving rows as needed
If a report retrieves hundreds of rows, there can be a noticeable delay while all
the rows are retrieved. For these reports, InfoMaker can retrieve only as many
rows as it has to before displaying data.
For example, if a report displays only 10 rows at a time, InfoMaker only needs
to retrieve 10 or more rows before presenting the data. Then, as you page
through the data, InfoMaker continues to retrieve what is necessary to display
the new information. There may be slight pauses while InfoMaker retrieves the
additional rows, but these pauses are usually preferable to waiting a long time
to start working with data.
❖ To specify that a report retrieve only as many rows as it needs to:
• Select Rows>Retrieve Options>Rows As Needed from the menu bar.
With this setting, InfoMaker presents data and returns control to you when
it has retrieved enough rows to display in the report.