Understanding Level Break Headers

Level break header sections present descriptive headings that appear prior to each level of records. For example, if you define search type as a level break field, a level break header introduces each group of search types. The first level break header instance might indicate that the subsequent records are related to search type C. When the value of the search type field changes, the next level break header instance might indicate that the subsequent records are related to search type E.

Because of their free-form layout, group sections are used for level break headers. You can define more than one level break header in a report template. For example, you can define the search type and business unit fields as level break fields to further organize the data.

When you create a new report template, and you know that you want to include a level break header to organize the data, you typically do not include the level break field in the detail section.

When you insert a level break header into an existing report, you might have the same data field in both the level break header section and the detail section. To avoid having the level break field print in both sections, you can:

• Remove the level break field from the section layout prior to creating the level break header.

• Hide the level break field in the detail section.

  You can hide fields from the Advanced tab of the appropriate field properties form. If you hide a constant or column heading, the variable is also hidden.

  To make the field visible again, access the visible option from the Fields tab on the appropriate section properties form. On the Fields tab, fields that are invisible include an icon with the No sign. You can toggle fields between visible and invisible from the Fields tab and from the report tree.

When creating a level break header, make sure that you select the Display selected column as part of this section option. This ensures that the field appears in the level break header as the descriptive heading.

In the RDA workspace, the level break header appears within the detail section. The name of the level break header usually begins with On and indicates the level break field on which it was created. In the report tree, the level break header appears one branch below the section to which it is attached.