Add Columns
The ability to extend existing report definitions by adding additional columns for views or tables that already exist in report definition SQL. The Add Columns stage is part of the Edit Report Definition Wizard dialog and is only accessible when Reports Wand insights is enabled.
A list of available tables and views will be displayed to the user. Expand a table or view to see all available columns. The text displayed in brackets is the table or view name alias as prescribed in the SQL statement. Select the desired column and move it to the right hand panel. When you click on Next, the SQL statement containing the new columns will be displayed.
For more information regarding the report definition wizard please see the Create section of the Reports Wand Administration.
Once you have completed updating the report definition in the wizard, click Finish, and the existing definition in the Excel report definition template will be replaced with new updated information.
- UNION statements are not supported. The Add Columns stage will not be available if the report definition SQL contains a UNION statement. The rest of the Edit Report Definition Wizard dialog will work as expected.
- Expression, sub-query or calculated columns are not supported. Please use the SQL stage to add columns of this type.
- Selected columns cannot be reordered in the dialog. Please use the SQL stage, or the layout editor when creating a report, to order your columns.
If expression, sub-query or calculated columns are removed from the selected list they will not be available for re-selection. If they have been incorrectly removed, please cancel the Edit Report Wizard Dialog and reopen it.