Freezing matrix groups

In Excel we can freeze panes and split report data so that when you scroll
over you don't loose focus of the groups on the leftmost pane. Can we do
something like this in Report Manager? I want to be able to freeze my row
groupings so that when the report is exported to Excel, the users won't have
to do it. So basically, my question is how can I "feeze" the row groups of a
matrix in Report Manager so that I don't lose focus of these when I scroll to
the right?On Oct 10, 11:00 am, dataGirl <dataG...@.discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> In Excel we can freeze panes and split report data so that when you scroll
> over you don't loose focus of the groups on the leftmost pane. Can we do
> something like this in Report Manager? I want to be able to freeze my row
> groupings so that when the report is exported to Excel, the users won't have
> to do it. So basically, my question is how can I "feeze" the row groups of a
> matrix in Report Manager so that I don't lose focus of these when I scroll to
> the right?
You will want to right-click the top left-hand corner of the matrix
control and select Properties. Then select the Groups tab and below
'Rows' select the 'Edit...' button and select 'Group header should
remain visible while scrolling.'
Regards,
Enrique Martinez
Sr. Software Consultant

Freeze Panes?

Is there functionality within the Table or Matrix objects to freeze columns or row headers when you scroll thru a wide or long report? Similay to the freeze panes functionality in Excel.

Thanks

Yes, RS 2005 provides this functionality. E.g. in the table properties dialog on the general tab, select "Header should remain visible while scrolling".

-- Robert

|||Sorry.. i may be missing something obvious within the properties, but where is this functionality with a Matrix for row and column headings?|||

In the matrix case, the setting is on the row / column groupings. For instance, you can
1. open the matrix properties dialog
2. go to the Groups tab
3. edit a column or row group
4. and on the general tab of the grouping and sorting dialog, select "Group header should remain visible while scrolling"

-- Robert

|||

I noticed that facility in RS 2005, but could not found it in RS 2000.
I'd appreciate if anybody could give a work around.
Vincent

|||

As I mentioned in my initial response, only RS 2005 provides this feature. It is not available in RS 2000.

-- Robert

|||Thank you Robert.
Vincent|||

I am unable to get this to work on my matrix. When I select 'group header should remain visible while scrolling' (for either row or column), I then get the error

[rsFixedHeadersInInnerDataRegion] The matrix ‘matrix1’ includes a table header or column with FixedHeader set to true. This is not allowed on data regions inside other data regions.

Can anyone provide any help?

|||It seems that your matrix is nested inside another data control which as the error message suggests does not allow fixed headers.|||

Hi ,

Is ther any way to keep the first set of N columns along with the data as frozen and the other columns move behind it as in excel.

I tried to check the option in layout --> fixed header = true but the header along remains frozen but the data is getting overlapped.

please do help at the earliest.

thanks,
Vidula

|||

Hi,

I got the same problem when I select 'group header should remain visible while scrolling' (for either row or column), I got the error

[rsFixedHeadersInInnerDataRegion] The matrix ‘matrix1’ includes a table header or column with FixedHeader set to true. This is not allowed on data regions inside other data regions.

I have matrix inside a table which I set FixedHeader to False but still got the same error. I can't find other places who set fixedheader properties. Any suggestion would be very appraciate!

Thanks in advance!

Freeze Panes?

Is there functionality within the Table or Matrix objects to freeze columns or row headers when you scroll thru a wide or long report? Similay to the freeze panes functionality in Excel.

Thanks

Yes, RS 2005 provides this functionality. E.g. in the table properties dialog on the general tab, select "Header should remain visible while scrolling".

-- Robert

|||Sorry.. i may be missing something obvious within the properties, but where is this functionality with a Matrix for row and column headings?|||

In the matrix case, the setting is on the row / column groupings. For instance, you can
1. open the matrix properties dialog
2. go to the Groups tab
3. edit a column or row group
4. and on the general tab of the grouping and sorting dialog, select "Group header should remain visible while scrolling"

-- Robert

|||

I noticed that facility in RS 2005, but could not found it in RS 2000.
I'd appreciate if anybody could give a work around.
Vincent

|||

As I mentioned in my initial response, only RS 2005 provides this feature. It is not available in RS 2000.

-- Robert

|||Thank you Robert.
Vincent|||

I am unable to get this to work on my matrix. When I select 'group header should remain visible while scrolling' (for either row or column), I then get the error

[rsFixedHeadersInInnerDataRegion] The matrix ‘matrix1’ includes a table header or column with FixedHeader set to true. This is not allowed on data regions inside other data regions.

Can anyone provide any help?

|||It seems that your matrix is nested inside another data control which as the error message suggests does not allow fixed headers.|||

Hi ,

Is ther any way to keep the first set of N columns along with the data as frozen and the other columns move behind it as in excel.

I tried to check the option in layout --> fixed header = true but the header along remains frozen but the data is getting overlapped.

please do help at the earliest.

thanks,
Vidula

|||

Hi,

I got the same problem when I select 'group header should remain visible while scrolling' (for either row or column), I got the error

[rsFixedHeadersInInnerDataRegion] The matrix ‘matrix1’ includes a table header or column with FixedHeader set to true. This is not allowed on data regions inside other data regions.

I have matrix inside a table which I set FixedHeader to False but still got the same error. I can't find other places who set fixedheader properties. Any suggestion would be very appraciate!

Thanks in advance!

Freeze Panes?

Is there functionality within the Table or Matrix objects to freeze columns or row headers when you scroll thru a wide or long report? Similay to the freeze panes functionality in Excel.

Thanks

Yes, RS 2005 provides this functionality. E.g. in the table properties dialog on the general tab, select "Header should remain visible while scrolling".

-- Robert

|||Sorry.. i may be missing something obvious within the properties, but where is this functionality with a Matrix for row and column headings?|||

In the matrix case, the setting is on the row / column groupings. For instance, you can
1. open the matrix properties dialog
2. go to the Groups tab
3. edit a column or row group
4. and on the general tab of the grouping and sorting dialog, select "Group header should remain visible while scrolling"

-- Robert

|||

I noticed that facility in RS 2005, but could not found it in RS 2000.
I'd appreciate if anybody could give a work around.
Vincent

|||

As I mentioned in my initial response, only RS 2005 provides this feature. It is not available in RS 2000.

-- Robert

|||Thank you Robert.
Vincent|||

I am unable to get this to work on my matrix. When I select 'group header should remain visible while scrolling' (for either row or column), I then get the error

[rsFixedHeadersInInnerDataRegion] The matrix ‘matrix1’ includes a table header or column with FixedHeader set to true. This is not allowed on data regions inside other data regions.

Can anyone provide any help?

|||It seems that your matrix is nested inside another data control which as the error message suggests does not allow fixed headers.|||

Hi ,

Is ther any way to keep the first set of N columns along with the data as frozen and the other columns move behind it as in excel.

I tried to check the option in layout --> fixed header = true but the header along remains frozen but the data is getting overlapped.

please do help at the earliest.

thanks,
Vidula

|||

Hi,

I got the same problem when I select 'group header should remain visible while scrolling' (for either row or column), I got the error

[rsFixedHeadersInInnerDataRegion] The matrix ‘matrix1’ includes a table header or column with FixedHeader set to true. This is not allowed on data regions inside other data regions.

I have matrix inside a table which I set FixedHeader to False but still got the same error. I can't find other places who set fixedheader properties. Any suggestion would be very appraciate!

Thanks in advance!

Freeze Panes?

Is there functionality within the Table or Matrix objects to freeze columns or row headers when you scroll thru a wide or long report? Similay to the freeze panes functionality in Excel.

Thanks

Yes, RS 2005 provides this functionality. E.g. in the table properties dialog on the general tab, select "Header should remain visible while scrolling".

-- Robert

|||Sorry.. i may be missing something obvious within the properties, but where is this functionality with a Matrix for row and column headings?|||

In the matrix case, the setting is on the row / column groupings. For instance, you can
1. open the matrix properties dialog
2. go to the Groups tab
3. edit a column or row group
4. and on the general tab of the grouping and sorting dialog, select "Group header should remain visible while scrolling"

-- Robert

|||

I noticed that facility in RS 2005, but could not found it in RS 2000.
I'd appreciate if anybody could give a work around.
Vincent

|||

As I mentioned in my initial response, only RS 2005 provides this feature. It is not available in RS 2000.

-- Robert

|||Thank you Robert.
Vincent|||

I am unable to get this to work on my matrix. When I select 'group header should remain visible while scrolling' (for either row or column), I then get the error

[rsFixedHeadersInInnerDataRegion] The matrix ‘matrix1’ includes a table header or column with FixedHeader set to true. This is not allowed on data regions inside other data regions.

Can anyone provide any help?

|||It seems that your matrix is nested inside another data control which as the error message suggests does not allow fixed headers.|||

Hi ,

Is ther any way to keep the first set of N columns along with the data as frozen and the other columns move behind it as in excel.

I tried to check the option in layout --> fixed header = true but the header along remains frozen but the data is getting overlapped.

please do help at the earliest.

thanks,
Vidula

|||

Hi,

I got the same problem when I select 'group header should remain visible while scrolling' (for either row or column), I got the error

[rsFixedHeadersInInnerDataRegion] The matrix ‘matrix1’ includes a table header or column with FixedHeader set to true. This is not allowed on data regions inside other data regions.

I have matrix inside a table which I set FixedHeader to False but still got the same error. I can't find other places who set fixedheader properties. Any suggestion would be very appraciate!

Thanks in advance!

Freeze Panes?

Is there functionality within the Table or Matrix objects to freeze columns or row headers when you scroll thru a wide or long report? Similay to the freeze panes functionality in Excel.

Thanks

Yes, RS 2005 provides this functionality. E.g. in the table properties dialog on the general tab, select "Header should remain visible while scrolling".

-- Robert

|||Sorry.. i may be missing something obvious within the properties, but where is this functionality with a Matrix for row and column headings?|||

In the matrix case, the setting is on the row / column groupings. For instance, you can
1. open the matrix properties dialog
2. go to the Groups tab
3. edit a column or row group
4. and on the general tab of the grouping and sorting dialog, select "Group header should remain visible while scrolling"

-- Robert

|||

I noticed that facility in RS 2005, but could not found it in RS 2000.
I'd appreciate if anybody could give a work around.
Vincent

|||

As I mentioned in my initial response, only RS 2005 provides this feature. It is not available in RS 2000.

-- Robert

|||Thank you Robert.
Vincent|||

I am unable to get this to work on my matrix. When I select 'group header should remain visible while scrolling' (for either row or column), I then get the error

[rsFixedHeadersInInnerDataRegion] The matrix ‘matrix1’ includes a table header or column with FixedHeader set to true. This is not allowed on data regions inside other data regions.

Can anyone provide any help?

|||It seems that your matrix is nested inside another data control which as the error message suggests does not allow fixed headers.|||

Hi ,

Is ther any way to keep the first set of N columns along with the data as frozen and the other columns move behind it as in excel.

I tried to check the option in layout --> fixed header = true but the header along remains frozen but the data is getting overlapped.

please do help at the earliest.

thanks,
Vidula

|||

Hi,

I got the same problem when I select 'group header should remain visible while scrolling' (for either row or column), I got the error

[rsFixedHeadersInInnerDataRegion] The matrix ‘matrix1’ includes a table header or column with FixedHeader set to true. This is not allowed on data regions inside other data regions.

I have matrix inside a table which I set FixedHeader to False but still got the same error. I can't find other places who set fixedheader properties. Any suggestion would be very appraciate!

Thanks in advance!

Freeze panes when report is exported to Excel

I am using RS 2005 and emailing reports in Excel to my end users. Is it possible to set the report in VS.Net to freeze the panes so that the user will always see the column A when they scroll to the right once they view the report in Excel?

I have the feeling the answer is no, but I thought I'd check.

Hi, there is a property named FixedHeader. I didn′t try that this deep yet (only for table header) , but it would be worth a try. I guess you will your own rendering extension as the rendering for Excel didn′t brought back the right results with fixed headers for me (worked well in HTML, but not in Excel)

HTH, jens Suessmeyer.

http://www.sqlserver2005.de|||

I'm having the exact same issue. Has anyone been able to accomplish this successfully?

Jens Suessmeyer: I tried the property option but that didn’t work for me. The closest to what I’m trying to accomplish (that I’ve gotten); it’s using a report header which freezes the first row (or whatever u have in the header) yet by design it doesn’t accomplish what I (and rs12345) am trying to do.

The only option that I see out there is purchasing OfficeWriter by SoftArtisans or just try to figure out how they do it and write the code (It seems they use scripts... not sure yet).

Any ideas anybody? (or links :) )

|||Sorry, we don't support programmatic setting of Freeze Panes. The only

thing Excel export uses Freeze Panes for is for the PageHeader when

SimpleHeaders=false (the default).

Excel export ignores the FixedHeaders property.

OfficeWriter would support your use case, because you author the report in Excel and can set the freeze panes when designing the report. You could also use the ExcelApplication class from OfficeWriter to modify the output file.

OfficeWriter doesn't use VBA scripting, if that's what you mean; it reads, modifies, and writes the binary BIFF8 Excel format.

Freeze panes when report is exported to Excel

I am using RS 2005 and emailing reports in Excel to my end users. Is it possible to set the report in VS.Net to freeze the panes so that the user will always see the column A when they scroll to the right once they view the report in Excel?

I have the feeling the answer is no, but I thought I'd check.

Hi, there is a property named FixedHeader. I didn′t try that this deep yet (only for table header) , but it would be worth a try. I guess you will your own rendering extension as the rendering for Excel didn′t brought back the right results with fixed headers for me (worked well in HTML, but not in Excel)

HTH, jens Suessmeyer.

http://www.sqlserver2005.de|||

I'm having the exact same issue. Has anyone been able to accomplish this successfully?

Jens Suessmeyer: I tried the property option but that didn’t work for me. The closest to what I’m trying to accomplish (that I’ve gotten); it’s using a report header which freezes the first row (or whatever u have in the header) yet by design it doesn’t accomplish what I (and rs12345) am trying to do.

The only option that I see out there is purchasing OfficeWriter by SoftArtisans or just try to figure out how they do it and write the code (It seems they use scripts... not sure yet).

Any ideas anybody? (or links :) )

|||Sorry, we don't support programmatic setting of Freeze Panes. The only

thing Excel export uses Freeze Panes for is for the PageHeader when

SimpleHeaders=false (the default).

Excel export ignores the FixedHeaders property.

OfficeWriter would support your use case, because you author the report in Excel and can set the freeze panes when designing the report. You could also use the ExcelApplication class from OfficeWriter to modify the output file.

OfficeWriter doesn't use VBA scripting, if that's what you mean; it reads, modifies, and writes the binary BIFF8 Excel format.

Freeze panes like excel

Is there a chance that columns used in sql reporting services can be freezed
as in excel work sheet.
Is it not implemented till date, if they implement when can we expect that
to happen for sql reporting services.
Freezin pane is one part they even want to freeze there own columns
dynamically.
Is there a chance in near future we have this provision, if we have it would
be great.
Any thought of when can we expect it.
Askin a lot :-)
NavinNavin,
There is a setting in RS that you can apply per object (matrix, table), in
which you can specifiy whether you want the header to remain visible when
scrolling. Look for this on the general tab. Name of the setting is "Header
should remain visible when scrolling".
(this is in RS2005)
regards,
Perry
"NAVIN.D" <NAVIND@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9E12F763-4546-4C89-9347-C2E7F479E1B0@.microsoft.com...
> Is there a chance that columns used in sql reporting services can be
> freezed
> as in excel work sheet.
> Is it not implemented till date, if they implement when can we expect that
> to happen for sql reporting services.
> Freezin pane is one part they even want to freeze there own columns
> dynamically.
> Is there a chance in near future we have this provision, if we have it
> would
> be great.
> Any thought of when can we expect it.
> Askin a lot :-)
> Navin|||Freezing columns is big priority for us as well, and I've asked about
about it several times, but the feature is not available.
And I wouldn't expect it in a subsequent release, just based on the
technical issues to implement it, but maybe I'll be surprised.
NAVIN.D wrote:
> Is there a chance that columns used in sql reporting services can be freezed
> as in excel work sheet.
> Is it not implemented till date, if they implement when can we expect that
> to happen for sql reporting services.
> Freezin pane is one part they even want to freeze there own columns
> dynamically.
> Is there a chance in near future we have this provision, if we have it would
> be great.
> Any thought of when can we expect it.
> Askin a lot :-)
> Navin|||Seems certain part of my question solved, look forward for dynamic selection
as well, Thank for the info Perry
"Perry" wrote:
> Navin,
> There is a setting in RS that you can apply per object (matrix, table), in
> which you can specifiy whether you want the header to remain visible when
> scrolling. Look for this on the general tab. Name of the setting is "Header
> should remain visible when scrolling".
> (this is in RS2005)
> regards,
> Perry
>
> "NAVIN.D" <NAVIND@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9E12F763-4546-4C89-9347-C2E7F479E1B0@.microsoft.com...
> > Is there a chance that columns used in sql reporting services can be
> > freezed
> > as in excel work sheet.
> >
> > Is it not implemented till date, if they implement when can we expect that
> > to happen for sql reporting services.
> >
> > Freezin pane is one part they even want to freeze there own columns
> > dynamically.
> >
> > Is there a chance in near future we have this provision, if we have it
> > would
> > be great.
> >
> > Any thought of when can we expect it.
> >
> > Askin a lot :-)
> >
> > Navin
>
>|||unfortunatly it dont work the way i intended i want column to be scrolled as
well not only headers, supose i have 20 columns i want only two columns to be
freezed. and as i traversve through other columns the 2 columns which are
freezed still exists.
"Perry" wrote:
> Navin,
> There is a setting in RS that you can apply per object (matrix, table), in
> which you can specifiy whether you want the header to remain visible when
> scrolling. Look for this on the general tab. Name of the setting is "Header
> should remain visible when scrolling".
> (this is in RS2005)
> regards,
> Perry
>
> "NAVIN.D" <NAVIND@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9E12F763-4546-4C89-9347-C2E7F479E1B0@.microsoft.com...
> > Is there a chance that columns used in sql reporting services can be
> > freezed
> > as in excel work sheet.
> >
> > Is it not implemented till date, if they implement when can we expect that
> > to happen for sql reporting services.
> >
> > Freezin pane is one part they even want to freeze there own columns
> > dynamically.
> >
> > Is there a chance in near future we have this provision, if we have it
> > would
> > be great.
> >
> > Any thought of when can we expect it.
> >
> > Askin a lot :-)
> >
> > Navin
>
>|||Header scrolling dont work for matrix, only table header got that option.
"cowznofsky" wrote:
> Freezing columns is big priority for us as well, and I've asked about
> about it several times, but the feature is not available.
> And I wouldn't expect it in a subsequent release, just based on the
> technical issues to implement it, but maybe I'll be surprised.
> NAVIN.D wrote:
> > Is there a chance that columns used in sql reporting services can be freezed
> > as in excel work sheet.
> >
> > Is it not implemented till date, if they implement when can we expect that
> > to happen for sql reporting services.
> >
> > Freezin pane is one part they even want to freeze there own columns
> > dynamically.
> >
> > Is there a chance in near future we have this provision, if we have it would
> > be great.
> >
> > Any thought of when can we expect it.
> >
> > Askin a lot :-)
> >
> > Navin
>

Freeze Panes in Excel

Is there anything I can do so that when my users export their report from
reporting services to Excel that it freezes the columns'
I also need to set a default zoom %
Is there anyway to do this - thanksI also have that problem. Because when it expands, it can be really time
consuming..
"dragon" wrote:
> Is there anything I can do so that when my users export their report from
> reporting services to Excel that it freezes the columns'
> I also need to set a default zoom %
> Is there anyway to do this - thanks
>

Freeze Panes in Excel

hi,
In matrix row and column grouping there is one property "Group Header should
remain visible while Scrolling",which is equal to Freeze panes property of
Excel.
But when i am exporting the report into Excel i am not getting the same
effect of Static Header.I have to manually set it to get that effort in
exported excel.
So what is the solution of this?
Thanks in advance.
DibakarOn Mar 2, 4:42 am, Dibakar <Diba...@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> hi,
> In matrix row and column grouping there is one property "Group Header should
> remain visible while Scrolling",which is equal to Freeze panes property of
> Excel.
> But when i am exporting the report into Excel i am not getting the same
> effect of Static Header.I have to manually set it to get that effort in
> exported excel.
> So what is the solution of this?
> Thanks in advance.
> Dibakar
As far as I know, the freeze panes functionality only exists in the
Reporting Services view of the report; though when exported to PDF,
the groups that are frozen are repeated on every page. Sorry that I
could not be of more assistance.
Regards,
Enrique Martinez
Sr. SQL Server Developer

Freeze Panes

I have created some reports in RS that contain alot of information. The problem I have is that at the top of the list it is fine, but when you start to Drill Down and then scroll down the list, the column titles disappear.

So the question is, how can I freeze the horizontal and vertical panes, or should I say, can I freeze those panes?

Regards

You can accomplish this within a Table. Include all the info that you want to stay on the screen in the Table Header and set the FixedHeader property to False. Then when you scroll down, the table header remains at the top.

You will probalby want to change the background color from transparent to either white or some other collor, because otherwise you will see both the header and the data underneath.

|||

Note: the FixedHeader feature is only available in RS 2005. You can use it in tables and in matrix.

-- Robert