I'm using MicroStation CONNECT Update 14.2.
This question is about the use of TextTable seeds. I have a TextTable seed, which I specify when creating a Report...
The TextTable seed has four columns. The first row has Title formatting, the second row has Header formatting. When I create a table from a Report, using that seed, the header row is formatted correctly in the first four columns with the Header text style defined in the seed. Remaining header cells on the same row are incorrectly formatted using the Body text style from the table seed. The screenshot shows the situation: the text style in the second row — the Header row — is correct in columns 1..4 and incorrect in columns 5 onwards.
Here's the DGN file and DGNLib that contains the TextTable seed. The DGN file includes the Item Type definition and instance data used by the Report, which is also defined in the DGN file.
TextTable Seed Evidence.zip
Hi Jon,
Sorry for the late reply on this issue.
At the moment, if you have different text style for different rows, I would suggest you to create different seed tables depending on the number of columns (4, 5, 6... columns table), then the user will select the appropriate table.
Regards,
Aimable
Aimable Niyibizi said:I would suggest you to create different seed tables depending on the number of columns
So you don't consider my observation to indicate defective implementation of Table seeds?
Regards, Jon Summers LA Solutions
This is Bug.
Hi Aimable, can you please file it and share the number?
Thanks,
Mangesh
Answer Verified By: Jon Summers
Hi ,
Defect 1124558 was created back in March, it's now Bug 659892: Problem with seed table header row formatting.
I apologize for delay.
Now from Update 17, we have introduced "Report Table Seed Setting" dialog which can solve the problem. Here is the link of the instruction blog for this new feature: https://communities.bentley.com/products/programming/microstation_programming/b/weblog/posts/microstation-blog-advanced-settings-msce-u17-1385551401
1. The first thing I just want to clarify is that in seed file we need to set text styles for specified types of rows, it means, we need to specify a text style for Title row, Header row, Body row, or Footer row, etc. It will not be applied to new table if we only change individual cell text's style and overrides in text editor. Below pictue is the properties of seed from your dgnlib(Red Table views model)
If we want the styles of rows be applied to new table, we need to select styles like this:
2. Our new feature is General Access, the button is called "Advanced", please look at the red rectangle in below picture
Click this gear button, it pops below dialog, the picture shows default settings. You may please check the blog's link for how to active and use it, I've pasted the blog's link at the start part of this post.
By default whatever Title and Headers mentioned in seed will be carried over to new Table. It will not be overriden by report. So, you will see output like this
3. If we change the settings like below, then the Title and Header will show the data from Report.
Best Regards.
Answer Verified By: MarcosBeier