Setting Hierarchy in Supporting Details
The supporting details hierarchy should reflect the type of information that supports the cell values and the mathematical operators that create the relationships. You can set and change this hierarchy.
To set hierarchy in supporting details:
- In a form or ad hoc grid, select the cells with supporting details.
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From the provider ribbon in the Data section, click Cell
Actions and then click Supporting Details
.
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Set or change the rows that provide the details in the required hierarchy by
putting the cursor on an item and clicking the options in this table:
Table 9-1 Supporting Details options and their results
Option Result Add Child
Adds an item one level below the selected cell. You can add an unlimited number of children, but consider its potential performance impact.
Add Sibling
Adds an item at the same level as the selected cell. You can add an unlimited number of siblings, but consider its potential performance impact.
Delete
Removes the selected item
Delete All
Simultaneously removes all supporting details
Promote
Moves the selected item to the next-higher level
Demote
Moves the selected item to the next-lower level
Move Up
Moves the selected item to before its sibling predecessor
Move Down
Moves the selected item to after its sibling successor
Duplicate Row
Adds a row below the selected item, duplicating its structure (text, operator, and values)
Fill
For rows, copies the data from the current cell to the cells to its right
Refresh
Gets the latest stored database values, restoring the previously saved values, and possibly overwriting changes you just made.
- Click Submit.