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Data Tools: Field

This toolbar is context sensitive, and becomes active after selecting a Snap field in the document.

The commands available in the Field toolbar of the Data Tools category are divided into the following sections.

  • Data Shaping
  • Element

Data Shaping

Command Large Icon Small Icon Description
Group By Field icon-toolbar-field-group-by-field icon-small-toolbar-field-group-by-field Groups a Snap list by the selected field. All groupings added to a Snap report are displayed as nodes in the Report Explorer. Using this command, you can apply multiple grouping criteria. Every group can have a header and/or footer. To customize report groups, use the tools provided by the Data Tools: Group toolbar.
Sort Ascending icon-toolbar-field-sort-ascending icon-small-toolbar-field-sort-ascending Sorts a Snap list by the selected column in ascending order. To manage the sort levels in a mail merge document, use the Sort command of the Data Tools: Mail Merge toolbar.
Sort Descending icon-toolbar-field-sort-descending icon-small-toolbar-field-sort-descending Sorts a Snap list by the selected column in descending order. To manage the sort levels in a mail merge document, use the Sort command of the Data Tools: Mail Merge toolbar.
Summary icon-toolbar-field-summary icon-small-toolbar-field-summary Calculates a summary for a selected field. Summary results are shown in the list footer. The following summary functions are available: Count; Sum; Average; Max; Min.
Quick Filter icon-toolbar-field-filter icon-small-toolbar-field-filter Allows you to select which values of a selected field to show.This command is not applicable to nested lists of a master-detail report. To apply complex filtering criteria to a Snap list, use the Filter command of the Data Tools: List or Data Tools: Mail Merge toolbar.

Element

Command Large Icon Small Icon Description
Properties icon-toolbar-field-properties icon-small-toolbar-field-properties Shows the list of properties for a selected field. The set of available properties depends on the element type.
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