{"title":"Data items","url":"https://docs.vismasoftware.no/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/report-designer/creating-reports/data-items/","link":"/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/report-designer/creating-reports/data-items/","description":"Use dimensions, attributes, and measures to retrieve and organize report data.","content":"\u003cp\u003eData items are located on the \u003cstrong\u003eDesign\u003c/strong\u003e tab in the \u003cstrong\u003eReport Designer\u003c/strong\u003e area of the screen. Data items are considered subgroups and contain information about the specific module. When designing a report template, you will drag different types of data items into the Excel worksheet, and these fields form the basis for the data presented in the report.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/report-designer/creating-reports/data-items/img/en/Data-Items-Report-Designer.png\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFigure: Data items in the Report Designer\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three types of data items are:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/report-designer/creating-reports/data-items/img/en/Dimension.png\"\u003e Dimensions\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eDimensions\u003c/em\u003e represent a table in the connected system. If you expand the dimension by clicking the button to the left of the dimension name, all attributes belonging to the dimension are displayed. All dimensions can be used as filters, for grouping, or pulled out as fields to be displayed in the report.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/report-designer/creating-reports/data-items/img/en/Light-dimension.png\"\u003e Attributes\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eAttributes\u003c/em\u003e represent a descriptive field in the transaction table for the connected system. All attributes can be used as filters, for grouping, or pulled out as fields to be displayed in the report.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"measures\" class=\"group\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/report-designer/creating-reports/data-items/img/en/Measure.png\"\u003e Measures\u003ca class=\"prose-heading-self-link\" href=\"#measures\" aria-label=\"Heading self-link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeasures\u003c/em\u003e represent a value field in the transaction table for the connected system. Measurement values can be used as a filter or pulled out as fields to be displayed in the report.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv class=\"admonition admonition-note\" role=\"note\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"admonition-title\"\u003e\n        \n        Note\n        \n    \u003c/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"admonition-body\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eThe different types of data items will trigger certain functions, such as grouping or filters found in the Layout Editing window.\u003c/p\u003e\n    \u003c/div\u003e\n    \u003c/div\u003e\n\n","children":[]}