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Last post 06-21-2013 4:47 AM by andy. 2 replies.
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  • 06-20-2013 5:25 AM

    • andy
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    • Liverpool, UK
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    Report Designer

    I'm creating some custom dashboard reports for cases.

    I have a bar graph showing number of cases created by month.

    Is there a way of hiding those months where no cases were created, or only showing values for the last six months.? Just looking at ways of reducing the size of tthe graph on-screen.

    Andrew Cliff
    Systems Manager
    CS Consult
  • 06-20-2013 4:58 PM In reply to

    Re: Report Designer

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    Hey andy,

    I'm still looking into hiding the months that have 0 cases created in them but I can give you some info on how to show only the last 6 months. You'll need to add some actions to your screen which is generating the report and then use that data as the filter in the Generate Report action.

    In a nutshell I assigned the current date/time to an Action Result, used that in a Date Function action to grab the first day of the current month, used that in a Date Add action to add -6 months (subtract 6 months) from the first day of the current month, then used that as my filter in the Generate Report action. Screenshot of my actions below.

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  • 06-21-2013 4:47 AM In reply to

    • andy
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    Re: Report Designer

    Ashur,

    that's a great help, many thanks.

    Andrew Cliff
    Systems Manager
    CS Consult
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