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Table Ad Hoc View – Sorting and Summaries

Sorting and Summaries allow additional control over the display of your data.

Tables allow you to view a simple representation of data fields and measures. Tables are also an easy way to retrieve lists of information.

Ad Hoc Views allow you to visualise and analyse the data you capture for your organisation.

Instructions

Step 1.  Open or create a new Table ad hoc view (refer to Creating Table Ad Hoc Views for further information)

Table Ad Hoc View

 

Step 2. Right Click on a Column heading e.g. Income Amount

Right Click column

 

Step 3. Click Use for Sorting…

Use for Sorting

 

The Column you right clicked on is automatically selected.

Table Sort option

 

Step 4. To keep the selected Column, click the arrow next to the Column name to choose ascending or descending then click OK.

To add a field or choose a different field, double click the field name on the left.

The data will be sorted by the selected field(s).

 

Step 5. To add a summary to a column, right click on the column and select Add Summary

Add Summary

 

A summary is added at the bottom of the column.

Summary row

 

Further Information

For further information on Ad Hoc Views, refer to the following articles:

Updated on April 19, 2018

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