format totals and subtotals on a matrix

i have a matrix with drill down, we have a divisional total, and a sub division total
i would like the background colour on the totals to be the same as the background colour on matrix columns ie division is blue and sub division is grey
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Many thanks
JezThink of matrix subtotal cells as having two levels of style properties. The
first level deals with the cell that contains the default string "Total".
The second, or value cell, can be reached by clicking the green arrow in the
upper right corner of the Total cell. You will get the results you are
looking for if you set the background color of the group and the subtotal
value cell to the same color.
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Bruce Johnson [MSFT]
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"jez_UK" <jezUK@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> i have a matrix with drill down, we have a divisional total, and a sub
division total
> i would like the background colour on the totals to be the same as the
background colour on matrix columns ie division is blue and sub division is
grey
> --
> Many thanks
> Jez|||this worked great thanks for the help, however implementing this has stopped my expression to colour negative figures RED
=IIF(Sum( Fields!Measures_Variance.Value )< 0,"Red", "Black")
it still works on the main body of the matrix, but not the sub totals and totals
and ideas?
Many thanks
Jez
"Bruce Johnson [MSFT]" wrote:
> Think of matrix subtotal cells as having two levels of style properties. The
> first level deals with the cell that contains the default string "Total".
> The second, or value cell, can be reached by clicking the green arrow in the
> upper right corner of the Total cell. You will get the results you are
> looking for if you set the background color of the group and the subtotal
> value cell to the same color.
> --
> Bruce Johnson [MSFT]
> Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "jez_UK" <jezUK@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7C6A7CD1-0E5D-4200-8ADB-71F98ACFCD1A@.microsoft.com...
> > i have a matrix with drill down, we have a divisional total, and a sub
> division total
> >
> > i would like the background colour on the totals to be the same as the
> background colour on matrix columns ie division is blue and sub division is
> grey
> > --
> > Many thanks
> >
> > Jez
>
>|||this worked fine, but it has stopped my expression to format negative figures RED
=IIF(Sum( Fields!Measures_Variance.Value )< 0,"Red", "Black")
this still works in the matrix body but not the stub totals and totals
any ideas?
--
Many thanks
Jez
"Bruce Johnson [MSFT]" wrote:
> Think of matrix subtotal cells as having two levels of style properties. The
> first level deals with the cell that contains the default string "Total".
> The second, or value cell, can be reached by clicking the green arrow in the
> upper right corner of the Total cell. You will get the results you are
> looking for if you set the background color of the group and the subtotal
> value cell to the same color.
> --
> Bruce Johnson [MSFT]
> Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "jez_UK" <jezUK@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7C6A7CD1-0E5D-4200-8ADB-71F98ACFCD1A@.microsoft.com...
> > i have a matrix with drill down, we have a divisional total, and a sub
> division total
> >
> > i would like the background colour on the totals to be the same as the
> background colour on matrix columns ie division is blue and sub division is
> grey
> > --
> > Many thanks
> >
> > Jez
>
>|||In testing, I've found that formatting the subtotal data cells by clicking the green arrow gives inconsistent results. Specifically, when I use this approach to format both column subtotals as well as row subtotals, I find that rows and column subtotals conflict - giving unpredictable results.
Instead, I read that one person suggested this approach - which worked well for me. Format the matrix data cell with something like:
=iif(InScope("Quarter"), "Transparent", "DarkGray")
Where "Quarter" refers to the group name. This is the only way I found I could get the background color of my subtotal rows and columns to appear the way I wanted.
Bruce Johnson [MSFT] pointed this out as a possible solution at http://sqljunkies.com/Newsgroups/microsoft.public.sqlserver.reportingsvcs/2004/6/30/281309.aspx, adding that such formatting should be more intuitive and he will pass his observations to the development team. In the meantime, however, at least we have an effective workaround.
"jez_UK" wrote:
> this worked fine, but it has stopped my expression to format negative figures RED
> =IIF(Sum( Fields!Measures_Variance.Value )< 0,"Red", "Black")
> this still works in the matrix body but not the stub totals and totals
> any ideas?
> --
> Many thanks
> Jez
>
> "Bruce Johnson [MSFT]" wrote:
> > Think of matrix subtotal cells as having two levels of style properties. The
> > first level deals with the cell that contains the default string "Total".
> > The second, or value cell, can be reached by clicking the green arrow in the
> > upper right corner of the Total cell. You will get the results you are
> > looking for if you set the background color of the group and the subtotal
> > value cell to the same color.
> > --
> > Bruce Johnson [MSFT]
> > Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> >
> >
> > "jez_UK" <jezUK@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:7C6A7CD1-0E5D-4200-8ADB-71F98ACFCD1A@.microsoft.com...
> > > i have a matrix with drill down, we have a divisional total, and a sub
> > division total
> > >
> > > i would like the background colour on the totals to be the same as the
> > background colour on matrix columns ie division is blue and sub division is
> > grey
> > > --
> > > Many thanks
> > >
> > > Jez
> >
> >
> >|||Just a few comments, which probably explain the "unpredictable" results:
* style properties explicitly defined on the Subtotal element will always
win over styles defined on the _top-level_ reportitem in a matrix cell.
* If a horizontal subtotal intersects with a vertical subtotal and both of
them have explicit styles defined for the same style property, the
horizontal subtotal style will win.
* If the top-level reportitem in a matrix cell is e.g. a rectangle (which
could contain a textbox), only the rectangle's styles are overridden by the
subtotal styles. The styles of contained reportitems are not affected.
Consequently, you might have to consider the case where you use the InScope
approach but - for a particular style property - you have specified an
explicit value on the Subtotal, and the reportitem where you use InScope
expression is the top-level reportitem in a matrix cell.
--
Robert M. Bruckner
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Mike Berenson" <Mike Berenson@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BCC09120-A7E2-4858-AD98-948AFD1AB1E9@.microsoft.com...
> In testing, I've found that formatting the subtotal data cells by clicking
the green arrow gives inconsistent results. Specifically, when I use this
approach to format both column subtotals as well as row subtotals, I find
that rows and column subtotals conflict - giving unpredictable results.
> Instead, I read that one person suggested this approach - which worked
well for me. Format the matrix data cell with something like:
> =iif(InScope("Quarter"), "Transparent", "DarkGray")
> Where "Quarter" refers to the group name. This is the only way I found I
could get the background color of my subtotal rows and columns to appear the
way I wanted.
> Bruce Johnson [MSFT] pointed this out as a possible solution at
http://sqljunkies.com/Newsgroups/microsoft.public.sqlserver.reportingsvcs/2004/6/30/281309.aspx,
adding that such formatting should be more intuitive and he will pass his
observations to the development team. In the meantime, however, at least we
have an effective workaround.
> "jez_UK" wrote:
> > this worked fine, but it has stopped my expression to format negative
figures RED
> >
> > =IIF(Sum( Fields!Measures_Variance.Value )< 0,"Red", "Black")
> >
> > this still works in the matrix body but not the stub totals and totals
> >
> > any ideas?
> > --
> > Many thanks
> >
> > Jez
> >
> >
> > "Bruce Johnson [MSFT]" wrote:
> >
> > > Think of matrix subtotal cells as having two levels of style
properties. The
> > > first level deals with the cell that contains the default string
"Total".
> > > The second, or value cell, can be reached by clicking the green arrow
in the
> > > upper right corner of the Total cell. You will get the results you are
> > > looking for if you set the background color of the group and the
subtotal
> > > value cell to the same color.
> > > --
> > > Bruce Johnson [MSFT]
> > > Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
> > >
> > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
> > >
> > >
> > > "jez_UK" <jezUK@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:7C6A7CD1-0E5D-4200-8ADB-71F98ACFCD1A@.microsoft.com...
> > > > i have a matrix with drill down, we have a divisional total, and a
sub
> > > division total
> > > >
> > > > i would like the background colour on the totals to be the same as
the
> > > background colour on matrix columns ie division is blue and sub
division is
> > > grey
> > > > --
> > > > Many thanks
> > > >
> > > > Jez
> > >
> > >
> > >