eMACH-Sigma enables you to display the values from widgets (apps) as report filters by configuring the Linked Widget settings in eMACH-Sigma Studio.
For instance, a report by applying the linked widget filter appears, as shown in the following screenshot:
To create a report with widget columns configure the additional steps in eMACH-Sigma Studio:
- Create an app using App Designer option in eMACH-Sigma Studio by selecting Classic Grid as the view type and drag and drop the columns from the data source into the column section. Refer /wiki/spaces/CTv21/pages/2160560085 for more information on creating an app.
For example, here ACC_STATEMENT app is created using ACCOUNTSTATEMENT data source in App Designer with ACCOUNT_NO and Auth_id dragged and dropped into the column section. Similarly, create a report with the same data source that is used while creating the app.
Warning It is mandatory to select the same data source that was used while creating the App.
- Click the Select Filterable Columns field and select the column(s) by which the report results are to be filtered.
- Click a column name from the selected filterable columns and the Linked Widget Configuration window appears.
- Click Linked Widget lookup field and the existing apps created in eMACH-Sigma Studio appears.
- Select the app (created in Step 1).
Similarly, select a column from Linked Column and Linked Description lookup fields, where the columns of the app appear.
Tip Click outside the pop-up window to save the Linked Widget configurations.
- Repeat steps 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 to link another widget to a column and its column as report filter.
- Here, AUTH_ID column from the widget is chosen as another report filter.
- Click the Dependency Field and choose the column for which you want to display the secondary filter drop down with respect to the column chosen in the Dependency Field.
- Perform the other configurations and save the report in eMACH-Sigma Studio.
To generate the report with the widget columns filters, follow the additional steps in eMACH-Sigma Application:
- Select the required report in eMACH-Sigma Application and in Customize column, click Select Filter drop-down and the filter columns selected in eMACH-Sigma Studio appears.
- Select a column to filter the data set and click the Select Criteria drop-down list.
- Select the filter criteria. For example, select the in the list of option.
- All the values of the selected filter are available in the REPORT_FILTER_LINK_IN drop-down list.
- All the values of the selected filter are available in the REPORT_FILTER_LINK_IN drop-down list.
- Select a value from the drop-down and click the icon to add the selected filter value.
- Repeat the steps 1 and 2 and 3 in order to select the other filter columns.
The values with respect to the first filter selected will be displayed in the REPORT_FILTER_LINK_IN drop-down list. - Select the value from the drop-down and click the icon to add the selected filter value.
The following screenshot displays Authentication ID column with the value 'SYSTEM' as another report filter: - Perform any of the following:
- To execute the report, click Run.
or To create a duplicate of the report, click Save As.
Note If you have clicked Save and Run, the generated report appears on the Generated Reports tab.