Report List

The Report List contains all the reports available to you. You can change its appearance in several ways.

You can change how the list is presented

To change the list appearance, use the small icons above the search box.

Icon	Description
	The pin button above the list on the right allows you to "pin" and "unpin" (show / hide) the entire list in order to create more space for report results.
	The pin button that appears next to a report when you hover allows you to pin the report to the top of the list so that it stays visible even when you scroll through the rest of the list.
	Removes Category and / or Type grouping. Removes any groupings (Category/TypeConnection)
	Groups and sorts the list by category. This is a toggle button. (A report category is assigned when the report is created or edited.)
	Groups and sorts the list by report-type. This is a toggle button.
	Groups the report list by connection. This is a toggle button.
	Sorts the report list on the basis of the most recently used by the current user (displays the most recent report at the top of the list).   ​ On just clicking the drop-down arrow next to MRU itself, you'll see a picklist.  Selecting an item from the list will take you to the corresponding report in the main reports grid.
	Sorts the report list on the basis of the most usage by the current user (displays the highest used reports at the top of the list).    On clicking the drop-down arrow itself, you'll see a picklist.  Selecting an item from the list will take you to the corresponding report in the main reports grid.
	Refreshes the list, which also clears any parameter values previously entered.

You can color code reports

Right click the report that you want to color code and choose Change Tab Color

Select your desired color from the Report Color drop down in the Change Report color window and click OK.

                

The report number is highlighted using the color you chose.

The report results tab(s) will also be highlighted whenever you run that report.

You can rearrange columns

Drag a named column to the left or right and drop it in the desired location.

You can click on a column header to sort the list

• To reverse the sort direction, click the column header again.
• To sort by multiple columns, Shift-click the desired columns.
  

You can right-click a column header to manage the list

• Sort Ascending - Sorts the column data in ascending order.
• Sort Descending - Sorts the column data in descending order.
• Clear Sorting - Removes sorting from column(s).
• Show Column Chooser - Shows a list of available columns. You can select/unselect items. You can also change the column order by dragging items in the column list.
• Best Fit - Sizes the selected column to fit its contents.
• Best Fit (all columns) - Sizes all columns to fit their contents.
  

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