Creating Sections within a Document

Breaking a document into sections is a way of spitting large blocks of data into smaller, more comprehensible parts. Each section contains at least one block, and at least one section cell, as illustrated below.

To create a section, just insert an object into the Section panel in the Web Panel.

Query for a simple Block table

Same objects reorganized into Sections and Blocks

The following figures show the results of both of the above queries.

Resulting Table document

Resulting Section/Block document

In the Section/Block document above:

• A separate section is created for each value in the Quarter section.
• One section value appears in a cell inside each section. In this section, the section value is "Q1."
• Actual data can take the form of table or crosstab blocks. They display data that relates to the section object. In this document, the data is displayed in a table containing revenue per resort.

To set up a Section/Block document:

If it isn't already, set the Web Panel to Section/Block mode by clicking the Show/Hide Sections button in the toolbar. Drop one or more objects into the Section panel. For each of these objects, a separate section is created. One section value appears in a cell inside each section. Drop other objects into the Block panel. This block displays data that relates to the section object. Generate the document by clicking the Get Results button.

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