{"title":"Expanding groups","url":"https://docs.vismasoftware.no/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/report-designer/creating-reports/layout-editor/expanding-groups/","link":"/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/report-designer/creating-reports/layout-editor/expanding-groups/","description":"Enable expanding to display individual lines instead of a single total.","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExpanding groups\u003c/em\u003e are an essential part of the \u003cstrong\u003eReport Designer\u003c/strong\u003e. It involves, for example, creating a list of each account rather than grouping the accounts together and displaying a total for all accounts.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"create-expanding-groups\" class=\"group\"\u003eCreate expanding groups\u003ca class=\"prose-heading-self-link\" href=\"#create-expanding-groups\" aria-label=\"Heading self-link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo create expanding groups;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the \u003cstrong\u003eLayout Editor\u003c/strong\u003e window, select the \u003cstrong\u003eExpanding\u003c/strong\u003e checkbox to create expanding groups in the specified row or column for data items that have been set to \u003cstrong\u003eGroup\u003c/strong\u003e in the \u003cstrong\u003eGrouping/Sorting\u003c/strong\u003e tab.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv class=\"admonition admonition-tip\" role=\"note\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"admonition-title\"\u003e\n        \n        Tip\n        \n    \u003c/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"admonition-body\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eThe quickest way to create an expanding group is by dragging a data item, such as \u003cem\u003eSales Person\u003c/em\u003e into the report definition and selecting \u003cem\u003eCreate a new selection group on the Row\u003c/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eCreate a new selection group on the Column\u003c/em\u003e. By default, \u003cem\u003eReport Designer\u003c/em\u003e creates an expanding group and shows the group in the \u003cem\u003eGrouping/Sorting\u003c/em\u003e tab in the \u003cem\u003eLayout Editor\u003c/em\u003e window.\u003c/p\u003e\n    \u003c/div\u003e\n    \u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/report-designer/creating-reports/layout-editor/expanding-groups/img/en/Expanding-Groups-Process.png\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/report-designer/creating-reports/layout-editor/expanding-groups/img/en/Expanding-Groups-Process-pt.2.png\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFigure: The process of creating expanding groups in the Layout Editor\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv class=\"admonition admonition-tip\" role=\"note\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"admonition-title\"\u003e\n        \n        Tip\n        \n    \u003c/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"admonition-body\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eIf the row/column is an expanding group, it will be indicated by a small green plus icon \u003cimg src=\"/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/report-designer/creating-reports/layout-editor/expanding-groups/img/en/green-plus-icon.png\"\u003e in the box of the respective row or column.\u003c/p\u003e\n    \u003c/div\u003e\n    \u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf the report is generated and an expanding group is \u003cem\u003enot\u003c/em\u003e created, the report will result in consolidation of all data in the account, as shown in the figure below.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/report-designer/creating-reports/layout-editor/expanding-groups/img/en/Expanding-Groups-Report.png\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFigure: Report with no expanding group\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the other hand, if an expanding group is created, the details of the account will be given, as shown in the figure below.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/report-designer/creating-reports/layout-editor/expanding-groups/img/en/Expanding-Group-Created.png\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFigure: Report with an expanding group\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","children":[{"title":"Expanding Groups in an Expanding Group","description":"Create hierarchical reports by nesting expanding groups for deeper data insights.","url":"https://docs.vismasoftware.no/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/report-designer/creating-reports/layout-editor/expanding-groups/expanding-groups-in-expanding-groups/","link":"/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/report-designer/creating-reports/layout-editor/expanding-groups/expanding-groups-in-expanding-groups/"}]}