Configuring Quick Slice Objects

  To configure Quick Slice objects:

1. In Interactive Reporting Studio, press Ctrl+D to enter Design mode.

2. Determine the axis that is to be manipulated; x, y, or z.

3. Delete unnecessary option buttons.

   Do not configure the option button controls as they are named, x^qiqsl, y^qiqsl, or z^qiqsl. Renaming those controls is effectively deleting them.

4. Double-click the sample Quick Slice check box.

   Properties is displayed.

5. In Name, replace Some_Column with the column name.

   For example, to associate the column called Quarter with the object, replace Some_Column^qiqsl^2 with Quarter^qiqsl^2. The suffix is a unique number that can be ignored. The column name must match the name of a column in a table or the results. In this respect, Interactive Reporting Studio is case-sensitive.

   If column names contain spaces, replace the spaces with underscores in the object name; for example, Year Name^qiqsl, becomes Year_Name^qiqsl.

6. In Title, replace a column with a name.

   Typically, the column name is entered.

7. Click OK.

8. Copy and paste as many instances of the check box as required.

9. Repeat steps 4–7 to configure each check box.

   The Quick Slice objects are activated when the frames are created. See Step 4: Associate Frames with Charts, Pivots, or Tables.

10. Press Ctrl+D to exit Design mode.