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How can I add or remove columns from my FlexTable?
How can I customize FlexTable reports?
To customize a FlexTable, click Edit button at the top of the FlexTable to choose which fields you would like to be displayed.
This will open the dialog below, which will show the available columns on the left and the columns that are already in the FlexTable on the right.
You can now add columns by selecting the property from the Available column and click the Add button (">"). To remove unnecessary or unneeded columns, highlight the property from the Selected column and click the Remove button ("<"). You can also move the position of a column in the FlexTable by clicking the up and down arrows beneath the Selected column.
In addition to this, WaterGEMS/WaterCAD V8i SELECTseries 6 and the SELECTseries 5 release of the storm and sewer products (such as SewerGEMS), you can add and remove columns in another way. By right-clicking on a column header you can select "Remove Column" to remove the column from the FlexTable. In addition, you can select "Add Column" and then choose a column to include, as shown in the screenshot below:
You can create a report from a FlexTable by select the Report button in the FlexTable. You may want to use some of the steps above to add or remove columns to make the report manageable when printing.
In addition to adding and removing columns, you can also change the name of the column header by right-clicking on the column header and choosing "Edit column label". Also, you can click and drag the separator between each column header to change the column width. To customize the appearance of the Print Preview further, you can modify the header/footer and margin sizes under Report > Report Options.
If the appearance of the FlexTable report is still unsatisfactory, you have two options. First, you could copy the entire FflexTable to clipboard by clicking the gray cell at the top left corner and then click the copy button and select Control+C on your keyboard. You can then paste in an external application such as Microsoft Excel and format and print from there. In addition, you can export the file as a .CSV file by clicking the Export to File button in the upper left of the FlexTable. The .CSV file type can be opened in Excel as well.The other option, which is available in versions 08.11.01.xx and greater, is XML reporting. In the FlexTable, when clicking the report button, choose "Report in XML". You can then apply a custom style sheet and thus have better control over the FlexTable printout.
Starting with the release of CONNECT Edition products (10.00.00.XX and later), a new Custom Report tool has been added to the Report tab. This tool allows you to quickly assemble a customized report which can contain user input, results, graphs, etc. You can now define the template interactively instead of modifying an XML file manually (which can still be done).
See: Creating Custom Reports
Starting with the release of CONNECT Edition Update 1 (10.01.01.04), a new sorting feature was added. When right-clicking on a FlexTable column heading there is now an option to "Sort Dendritic (Upstream->Downstream)". When this is selected rows are arranged not only by their upstream to downstream connectivity but also grouped by branch. Links of a dendritic stormwater network can be well-labeled with the Branch Labeling tool, resulting in a clear designation of links organized into tributary branches. After this sort, the first rows appearing will be the elements within the upstream most branch, and appearing in upstream to downstream order within that branch.
Wiki: How to duplicate FlexTables
Wiki: What's new in SewerGEMS CONNECT Edition
Wiki: Creating Custom Reports
Blog: Creating and Reusing Custom Reports in the CONNECT Edition
Help: Custom Reports
Help Report Options