Display Columns

Use the Display Columns section on the Display tab to select how the column data should be displayed by the Lightning Conductor App Part. Only those columns you selected on the Columns tab are displayed in this section.

In this section you can configure:

• Display Format: Select from the Display Format drop down list the format of columns, for example:
  
  
  • For a Boolean column type, you can select: None, Yes/No, True/False or Checkbox.
    
    
  • For numerical columns you can select, None, Currency, Decimal, Fixed Point, General, Hexadecimal, Number, Percent and Scientific.
    
    
  • For Date/Time columns, you can select None, Long Date, Long Data and Time, Long Time, Short Date, Short Date and Time, Short Time and Year And Month. You can also type a custom date format.
    
    
    
    
• Alias: Most column names are not user friendly. In the Alias text box, type an alternate name for the column name.
  
  Note: The column Name and Alias name are only displayed when the Show header check box is selected in the Header Configuration section on the Display tab.
  
  
• Column width: Type in the Width, px text box the width of the column in pixels.
  
  
• Grouping: Select the Group By check box to the right of the column to group items by that column. A Grouping Order section appears. If you wish to group using multiple columns, you can change the order of the grouping, using the Grouping Order section, by dragging columns in group order. The column at the top of the Grouping Order section is the first column used to group the returned items.
  
  
  
  By default groups are expanded. To collapse groups when the Lightning Conductor App Part is first displayed, in the Grouping and Linking section, select Groups Collapsed from the Grouping initial state list. You can also display how many records are in a group by selecting Show count of Items in groups check box in the Grouping and Linking section.
  
  
• Display: You can select whether to show the values in the column not only. When you use the Group By check box for a column, you many not wish to display the column as values from the column are displayed in the group heading.
  
  
• Allow Html. Some columns contain HTML code, particular those, created from the column type: Multiple lines of text when configured to use Rich text or Enhance rich text. When the Allow Html check box is not selected, then the HTML code is displayed as plain text. When the Allow Html check box is selected, then your browser will render the text as HTML.
  
  
• Conditional Formatting. Conditional formatting can be set per value or per row allowing you to change formatting options only if a condition is true, for example, you could highlight any Products that have a Units in Stock less than 10 or Tasks assigned to you. Click the formatting icon to display the Configure Conditional Formatting dialog. Under the Formatting, click the Remove all conditional formatting icon to remove conditional formatting from all columns. Click the Remove icon to the right of the formatting icon to remove formatting from a column. See the Conditional Formatting section in this documentation for more information.
  
  
• Summarizing data. Column values can be summarised, for example, counting the number tasks displayed within the app part. Click the summary icon to display the Configure Summary Functions dialog. Under Summary, click the Remove all summary functions icon , to remove all summary configuration from all columns. Click the Remove summary functions icon to the right of the summary icon to remove the summary configuration from a column. For more information, see the Summarizing data section in this documentation.