Interactive Grid Native PDF Printing Oracle APEX - Part 23
Summary
TLDRTech Mining's tutorial introduces a new feature for interactive grids: native PDF printing. This allows users to download a PDF that retains grid formatting, such as column highlighting, grouping, and control breaks. The demonstration shows how to set up an interactive report with these features, and then download it as a PDF, preserving all formatting. The result is a PDF that mirrors the interactive grid's appearance, offering a convenient way to share and print reports.
Takeaways
- 📘 The video introduces a feature in Tech mining's interactive grids that allows for native PDF printing.
- 🖨️ The PDF printing feature retains grid formatting such as highlighting, column grouping, and control breaks when printed.
- 🔍 A demonstration is provided to guide users through utilizing the feature.
- 📝 The demonstration starts by opening the 'orders' interactive report page and making a duplicate of the report region.
- 🔧 Users can set properties for the new 'orders' region to enable the download formats for the currently displayed columns.
- 💾 Saving the page is necessary to retain the changes made to the interactive report.
- 🔄 Running the application allows users to see the updated interactive grid with the new regions.
- 📊 The control break feature is added to the 'order month' column, which helps in organizing the data.
- 🌟 Highlighting is applied to rows with an order total of 1000 or greater, making important data stand out.
- 📁 The download option is accessible from the actions menu, allowing users to select the PDF format for their downloads.
- 📲 The final output is a PDF file that maintains the interactive grid's formatting, as demonstrated in the downloaded file.
Q & A
What is the main feature discussed in the Tech mining video?
-The main feature discussed is the interactive grids download option, which includes native PDF printing to print PDF files directly from interactive grids.
What does the PDF printing feature retain from the interactive grid?
-The PDF printing feature retains grid formatting such as highlighting, column grouping, and control breaks.
How can users access the download formats in the interactive grid?
-Users can access the download formats by utilizing the 'download formats' option available to them in the interactive grid.
What is the first step to duplicate the orders interactive report region in the page designer?
-The first step is to open the orders interactive report page and then make a duplicate of the orders interactive report region in the page designer.
What properties should be set for the new orders region after duplicating it?
-The script does not specify the exact properties to be set for the new orders region, only mentioning that certain properties need to be set.
How can users save their work after setting the properties for the new orders region?
-Users can save their work by clicking the 'save page' button.
What is the purpose of the control break dialog in the interactive grid?
-The control break dialog is used to add a control break to a specified column, in this case, the 'order month' column.
What parameters can be set in the Highlight dialog for the interactive grid?
-The parameters that can be set in the Highlight dialog include the amount threshold, which in the script is set to highlight rows with an order total of 1000 or greater.
How can users download the interactive grid as a PDF?
-Users can download the interactive grid as a PDF by selecting the 'download' option from the actions menu and then choosing the 'PDF' option.
What is the expected output after downloading the interactive grid as a PDF?
-The expected output is a PDF file that preserves the formatting of the interactive grid, including highlights and control breaks.
What is the purpose of the 'format control break' and 'format highlight' actions in the interactive grid?
-The 'format control break' action is used to group data based on a specific column, while the 'format highlight' action is used to visually emphasize rows that meet certain criteria, enhancing data readability and analysis.
Outlines
📘 PDF Printing from Interactive Grids
This paragraph introduces a feature that allows users to print PDF files directly from interactive grids in Tech mining. The feature retains grid formatting such as highlighting, column grouping, and control breaks. A demonstration is provided to guide users through the process of enabling this feature, starting with opening an interactive report page and duplicating a report region. The user is instructed to set specific properties for the new orders region and save the page. The demonstration continues with adding a control break on the 'order month' column and highlighting rows with an order total of 1000 or more. Finally, the user is shown how to download the interactive grid as a PDF, which maintains the formatting of the original grid, showcasing the feature's effectiveness.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Tech mining
💡Interactive grids
💡PDF printing
💡Grid formatting
💡Highlighting
💡Control breaks
💡Page designer
💡Download formats
💡Save page
💡Actions menu
💡Order total
Highlights
Introduction to the Tech mining feature for interactive grids download option.
Native PDF printing allows direct printing of PDF files from interactive grids.
PDF files retain grid formatting such as highlighting, column grouping, and control breaks.
Demonstration of using the feature with the orders interactive report page.
Creating a duplicate of the orders interactive report region in page designer.
Setting properties for the new orders region to enable download formats.
Saving the page after setting properties for the interactive grid.
Running the application to test the interactive grid with the new settings.
Adding a control break to the 'Order Month' column in the interactive grid.
Highlighting rows with an order total of 1000 or greater using the Highlight dialog.
Parameters for highlighting can be set according to specific criteria.
Selecting the download option from the interactive grid's actions menu.
Choosing the PDF format for the download from the available options.
Downloading the interactive grid output as a PDF file to the device.
The downloaded PDF retains the original interactive grid's formatting.
Visual confirmation of the PDF output with preserved highlight and control break formatting.
Conclusion and thanks for watching the demonstration of the interactive grid PDF feature.
Transcripts
a very warm welcome to Tech mining
interactive grids download option also
includes native PDF printing which
allows you to print PDF files directly
from interactive grids this feature
produces a PDF file which retains grid
formatting such as highlighting column
grouping and control breaks
let's go through a simple demonstration
to explore this feature open the orders
interactive report page page 4 in page
designer
make a duplicate of orders interactive
report region
foreign
set the following properties for new
orders region
[Music]
this check download formats can be
utilized by users to download the
currently displayed columns in the
interactive grid
click the save page button to save your
work
[Music]
Let's test our work run the application
this page should now have two regions
scroll down a bit to see the interactive
grid region from this interactive grids
actions menu select format control break
on this control break dialog select
order month from the column list then
click the save button
[Music]
control break will be added to order
month column
next select actions format highlight
set the following parameters in the
Highlight dialog
foreign
[Music]
foreign
[Music]
once you hit the save button in the
Highlight dialog rows with 1000 or
greater amount in the order total column
will be highlighted
click the actions menu again now select
download option
in the download dialog select PDF option
[Music]
and click the download button
the output of the interactive grid will
be downloaded as a PDF to your device
[Music]
this is the output of the downloaded PDF
as you can see both highlight and
control break formatting are preserved
in this PDF
thanks for watching
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