Sigma enables generation of reports in following formats - CSV, DOCX, HTML, PDF, TXT, XLS, and XML.


No. The report designers (Sigma Studio users) can configure or enable specific formats for each reports. Report consumers or generators (Sigma Application users) can generate the reports in the enabled formats only.


Sigma Studio provides following integration options for fetching functional data - Database, REST Web Services, Excel Import, and Google Sheets.


Using Sigma Studio you can configure the following for report columns:

  • Column positions
  • Column alignment (by default number/amount columns of float data type are automatically right-aligned)
  • Column width
  • Column data aggregation - average, count, maximum, minimum, and sum
  • Display name for columns
  • Column visibility
  • Column datatype
  • Date and time, currency formats


Not enabled as of now. It is always turned ON.


Yes.


Yes. The App Designer feature in the Sigma Studio can be used to create the chart as a individual app (widget). The Template Designer in Report configuration can be used to map the chart to the report. The generated report displays the chart and the report data. Refer Improve Business Reports with Charts.


Yes. Password protection can be enabled for PDF, DOCX, and XLS formats. Refer Configuring Password Protection for Reports for more information.


In Sigma portal, on the Generated Reports tab, you can use the 24 Hours, 3 Days, and 7 days filters to view older reports.


In Sigma Studio, the HTML editor in Template Designer can be used to design the reports. Refer Template Designer Configuration.


Record is a combined selection of rows in the table.

Object is an individual selection of an item in the table.


A custom column that can be used for computation purpose to deduce a value and use in report. Refer Adding Formulas in Data Aggregator for more information.


Yes, based on system filter and default filter.


You can add columns without limits. However, the column length (width) must be specified appropriately to avoid error scenarios.

For example, if your specify 10 characters for an address column, the values for that column should not exceed that limit. Also, depending upon the number of columns, the report page size and orientation needs to be configured accordingly.


When the data is updated, it gets reflected when you run the report. However, the structure of the database should not be changed.


Yes. Open the report in Sigma Studio, in the Report Parameters tab use the Generate output for no data drop-down to control report generation.


Currently the End of Report option is enabled for all. However, you can modify the End of Report message in the Add Labels screen with report configuration.


You can combine multiple report outputs into single file using the Group Reports feature. Refer Grouping Reports in Sigma for more information.


Yes. Refer Enabling Drop-downs for Report Filters for more information.


Yes. Refer Sub-Reports for more information.