The Format Header component generates a header for dashboard frames and reports based on currently applied filters.
A static title can be specified for a header. Filter columns are displayed as a prefix or suffix of the static title. Prefixes and suffixes are comprised of one or more filter columns that are configured to be displayed unconditionally or as part of a hierarchy. In a hierarchy, only one filter is displayed on the header at a given time. You can also specify formatting for every header column.
Filter values are displayed if only one value from each filter is set. If multiple values are selected nothing is displayed for that heading part.
To format a header on a frame:
In Interactive Reporting Studio , open the sample Format Header component document.
Select a frame.
For example, select Revenue by Locality by Quarter.
In the example, Revenue is the static title and Locality is the default prefix. Locality and City can be set as prefix filter columns. Year and Quarter can be set as suffix filter columns.
From Quick Filters, select a Locality filter, and click Set Filter.
For example, select CA. The default heading is replaced by the selected filter value.
From the top panel, select the Filters drop-down list, select a filter, and click OK.
For example, select City. The Filter dialog box is displayed. Select a City value; for example, Long Beach, to replace the Locality value in the header. The replacement is an example of header columns grouped in a hierarchy.
Use Quick Filters to select another filter.
For example, select Q2. The selected value is displayed as part of the heading.
Select the Filters drop-down list, select another filter, and click OK.
For example, select Year. The Filter dialog box is displayed. Select a Year; for example, 2000. The Year value is displayed before the Quarter value because the columns do not belong to a hierarchy.
The Format Header component works with the Checkpoint control to store or restore the formatted header based on the selected filters in a dashboard. See “Using Checkpoint Control” in the Hyperion Interactive Reporting – Object Model and Dashboard Development Services Developer's Guide, Volume 5: Dashboard Studio.