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Understanding "live" group headers, Sorting records, To sort records – HP Intelligent Management Center Standard Software Platform User Manual

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Note:

For many reports, you will want to insert summaries, subtotals and grand
totals. For example, when creating a sales report rather than a customer list,
you would want to calculate the total sales amount for each region. See

Sorting, Grouping, and Totaling

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Understanding "live" group headers

When a group is inserted, a group name field is automatically inserted in the
Group Header section of the report. The group name field displays the current
group's name. For example, if you group by region, and preview the report,
the group header for the CA (California) group shows "CA."

The group field name is automatically formatted to stand out from the records
in the group.

Sorting records

In a typical customer list report, customer names are listed alphabetically.
In this example, you will sort the customer names alphabetically within each
region.

To sort records

1.

While on the Preview tab, click Record Sort Expert on the Expert

Tools toolbar.

The Record Sort Expert appears.

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