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Data Tools: Field

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This toolbar is context sensitive, and becomes active after selecting a Snap field in the document.

The commands available in the Field toolbar of the Data Tools category are divided into the following sections.

Data Shaping

Command

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Description

Group By Field

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Groups a Snap list by the selected field.

All groupings added to a Snap report are displayed as nodes in the Report Explorer.

Using this command, you can apply multiple grouping criteria. Every group can have a header and/or footer.

To customize report groups, use the tools provided by the Data Tools: Group toolbar.

Sort Ascending

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Sorts a Snap list by the selected column in the ascending order.

To manage the sort levels in a mail merge document, use the Sort command of the Data Tools: Mail Merge toolbar.

Sort Descending

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Sorts a Snap list by the selected column in the descending order.

To manage the sort levels in a mail merge document, use the Sort command of the Data Tools: Mail Merge toolbar.

Summary

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Calculates a summary for a selected field. Summary results are shown in the list footer.

The following summary functions are available.

  • Count;

  • Sum;

  • Average;

  • Max;

  • Min.

Quick Filter

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Allows you to select which values of a selected field to show.

This command is not applicable to nested lists of a master-detail report.

To apply complex filtering criteria to a Snap list, use the Filter command of the Data Tools: List or Data Tools: Mail Merge toolbar.

Element

Command

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Description

Properties

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Shows the list of properties for a selected field.

The set of available properties depends on the element type.

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