Cross-tab

TeamDesk holds the data in flat tables meaning that it consists from fixed number of columns and variable number of rows. While such structure can contain a lot of information it can be difficult to present summarized info in such way.

Let's demonstrate the Students’ Payments database. Every payment is a record comprising the following data: a student who made this payment, a date when the payment was made and a paid amount value.

Now we need to find the answer to the question: what amount was paid by each student every month during the term.

The Cross-Tab View is a handy tool for displaying such reports. For a cross tab you'll need to specify the field whose values will form columns in an output and another field whose values will form rows; and then the field(s) and function to calculate to form a value of a cell on an intersection of row and column. In our example dates grouped in months will form columns while student names will form rows; each cell displays the amount of payments made by a student during a certain month.

Rows, columns and cells are clickable. Clicking on a column heading will display records by specific month for all students. Clicking the student will display records by specific student for all dates. And clicking the cell will display records by specific date and student - the Detail View of the value stored in the cell:

To create a Cross-tab view, select the Cross-tab option from the list of view types and click Next. The system will display the Cross-tab view form comprising the following sections:

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Name	Enter a name of a new cross-tab view.
Notes	The Notes field can hold any developer’s comments that need to be kept for this view. The comments will be visible in the Setup mode only.
Show In Menu	Leave this option checked if the view should be displayed in the menu.
Category	Enter a category name if you want to group view under a category.
Highlight Color	Select a color to highlight this view in the list displayed in the menu.
Icon	This option allows to select an icon for a view. You have a choice of 900+ icons covering various subjects – actions, brands, file types, symbols, animals and a lot more. The Search box above will help you to narrow down the list of choices. In the User mode the icon will appear to the left of the View name listed in the left menu of the table.
Access	If you want to restrict access to the view for your users basing on their roles, select the Restrict access right by role checkbox and choose what roles will have access to this particular view.

Filter

The Matching section is intended to set the filter criteria for the records that will be displayed in the view.

If you want to include all records into the view, select All records.

If you want to filter records according to certain criteria, select Only records that meet certain criteria. With the help of drop-down lists below create the rules according to which records will be filtered.

If you want to enter a custom formula, select Custom formula and add the formula into the expanded field.

Grouping

In the Grouping section specify the field which values will form columns in an output and another field which values will form rows. In our example Students form rows while Dates grouped by month form columns. Grouping options are expounded in the Grouping item.

Columns

In the Columns section specify column(s) and calculating function to form a value of a cell on an intersection of row and column. In our example each cell displays the amount paid by a student during a month. Specify the display as meaning to name the calculated value according to your needs.

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The Advanced options section is intended to specify additional options:

Details View

The Cross-tab view contains an overview of table records, the records are grouped and results of such grouping are shown in cells. To see details on a certain group, the Details View option should be set and each grouping value will be displayed as a link. When a user clicks on such link, the details of a group are displayed. Detailed group information may be given in any view (including Cross-tab view). You can define what view will be used to show details of the record groups. In the Details View dropdown you can select any view built in the same table.

Enable Embedding

This option allows you to copy/paste simple HTML snippet to embed a view on your website page. More details are described here Embedding Option for Views.

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Help	When the Help text property is filled in, a view page displays small dropdown titled Help just under the tab bar. On user’s click it extends toward the bottom displaying the text you’ve typed.

When finished, click Save to create a new view; click Cancel to discard changes.

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