Example Protocol: BuildingTablesInPP.xml

Author: M Cherry

The REPORTING collection allows you to build tables in reports using a variety of different methods from the very simple, where you just add a TABLE component, to the more complex where you specifically state what and how data is added to the table. Your end objective for the table typically dictates which method/components you need to employ and for anything but a simple table you inevitably need to use an INLINE approach (use of TEXT components to define each column in the table) or the COLUMN component, both of which can be tedious to setup and difficult to adapt. However, the components used to construct tables do provide means of simplifying the process and making your reporting protocols more adaptable, The attached example protocol highlights a few of these within the context of producing a table where you want to format cells on an individual basis.