Change Subtotal background color.

I created a Matrix report with subtotals.
It would be easier to read if the subtotals were shaded.
How do I shade the subtotal box. Not the lable box.
I can see the box labled totals and it is shaded it is the real total box
that I need to shade.
Thank you
Scott BurkeScott,
Using the inscope() function with the names of the matrix rows you are able
to tell when the row is a subtotal or not, then place the iif function in the
background color and sometimes the font color.
If you need more help I can find my code example. Last contract have to dig
it up.
Reeves
"Scott Burke" wrote:
> I created a Matrix report with subtotals.
> It would be easier to read if the subtotals were shaded.
> How do I shade the subtotal box. Not the lable box.
> I can see the box labled totals and it is shaded it is the real total box
> that I need to shade.
> Thank you
> Scott Burke|||Thanks for your time. However, Visual Sudioes has an error and shut down.
now the report I was working on is gone........
I will try your suggestion when I rebuild the report
Thanks again.
Scott Burke
"Reeves Smith" wrote:
> Scott,
> Using the inscope() function with the names of the matrix rows you are able
> to tell when the row is a subtotal or not, then place the iif function in the
> background color and sometimes the font color.
> If you need more help I can find my code example. Last contract have to dig
> it up.
> Reeves
>
> "Scott Burke" wrote:
> > I created a Matrix report with subtotals.
> >
> > It would be easier to read if the subtotals were shaded.
> >
> > How do I shade the subtotal box. Not the lable box.
> >
> > I can see the box labled totals and it is shaded it is the real total box
> > that I need to shade.
> >
> > Thank you
> > Scott Burke|||On May 31, 8:38 am, Scott Burke <ScottBu...@.discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> Thanks for your time. However, Visual Sudioes has an error and shut down.
> now the report I was working on is gone........
> I will try your suggestion when I rebuild the report
> Thanks again.
> Scott Burke
> "Reeves Smith" wrote:
> > Scott,
> > Using the inscope() function with the names of the matrix rows you are able
> > to tell when the row is a subtotal or not, then place the iif function in the
> > background color and sometimes the font color.
> > If you need more help I can find my code example. Last contract have to dig
> > it up.
> > Reeves
> > "Scott Burke" wrote:
> > > I created a Matrix report with subtotals.
> > > It would be easier to read if the subtotals were shaded.
> > > How do I shade the subtotal box. Not the lable box.
> > > I can see the box labled totals and it is shaded it is the real total box
> > > that I need to shade.
> > > Thank you
> > > Scott Burke
Also, you could try an expression similar to this in the background
color property:
=iif(Fields!FieldName.Value Like "subtotal*", "Yellow", "White")
Where FieldName can be from an adjacent cell.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Enrique Martinez
Sr. Software Consultant|||Hi EMartinez,
I tried that but it did not work.
I tried the expression : =iif(Fields!textbox6.Value ='Total','lightgrey','transparent')
The box next to it is named "textbox6" with a value of
"Fields!magazinename.value"
The errror is "out of scope".
I am trying to referance the box name or the contents in the box?
Scott Burke
"EMartinez" wrote:
> On May 31, 8:38 am, Scott Burke <ScottBu...@.discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
> > Thanks for your time. However, Visual Sudioes has an error and shut down.
> > now the report I was working on is gone........
> >
> > I will try your suggestion when I rebuild the report
> > Thanks again.
> > Scott Burke
> >
> > "Reeves Smith" wrote:
> > > Scott,
> >
> > > Using the inscope() function with the names of the matrix rows you are able
> > > to tell when the row is a subtotal or not, then place the iif function in the
> > > background color and sometimes the font color.
> >
> > > If you need more help I can find my code example. Last contract have to dig
> > > it up.
> >
> > > Reeves
> >
> > > "Scott Burke" wrote:
> >
> > > > I created a Matrix report with subtotals.
> >
> > > > It would be easier to read if the subtotals were shaded.
> >
> > > > How do I shade the subtotal box. Not the lable box.
> >
> > > > I can see the box labled totals and it is shaded it is the real total box
> > > > that I need to shade.
> >
> > > > Thank you
> > > > Scott Burke
>
> Also, you could try an expression similar to this in the background
> color property:
> =iif(Fields!FieldName.Value Like "subtotal*", "Yellow", "White")
> Where FieldName can be from an adjacent cell.
> Hope this helps.
> Regards,
> Enrique Martinez
> Sr. Software Consultant
>|||OK. I found the answear. Please try NOT to laught too loud. It will hurt
my feelings.
On the totals box there is an arrow in the upper right corner. If you click
on the arrow you will get the properties of the total box itself. Click
anywhere else in the box adn you get the properties of the subtotal label box.
Have fun over the weekend.
Scott Burke
"EMartinez" wrote:
> On May 31, 8:38 am, Scott Burke <ScottBu...@.discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
> > Thanks for your time. However, Visual Sudioes has an error and shut down.
> > now the report I was working on is gone........
> >
> > I will try your suggestion when I rebuild the report
> > Thanks again.
> > Scott Burke
> >
> > "Reeves Smith" wrote:
> > > Scott,
> >
> > > Using the inscope() function with the names of the matrix rows you are able
> > > to tell when the row is a subtotal or not, then place the iif function in the
> > > background color and sometimes the font color.
> >
> > > If you need more help I can find my code example. Last contract have to dig
> > > it up.
> >
> > > Reeves
> >
> > > "Scott Burke" wrote:
> >
> > > > I created a Matrix report with subtotals.
> >
> > > > It would be easier to read if the subtotals were shaded.
> >
> > > > How do I shade the subtotal box. Not the lable box.
> >
> > > > I can see the box labled totals and it is shaded it is the real total box
> > > > that I need to shade.
> >
> > > > Thank you
> > > > Scott Burke
>
> Also, you could try an expression similar to this in the background
> color property:
> =iif(Fields!FieldName.Value Like "subtotal*", "Yellow", "White")
> Where FieldName can be from an adjacent cell.
> Hope this helps.
> Regards,
> Enrique Martinez
> Sr. Software Consultant
>|||Scott,
I'm not laughing as I did not even know that existed, thanks for the find.
Reeves
"Scott Burke" wrote:
> OK. I found the answear. Please try NOT to laught too loud. It will hurt
> my feelings.
> On the totals box there is an arrow in the upper right corner. If you click
> on the arrow you will get the properties of the total box itself. Click
> anywhere else in the box adn you get the properties of the subtotal label box.
> Have fun over the weekend.
> Scott Burke
> "EMartinez" wrote:
> > On May 31, 8:38 am, Scott Burke <ScottBu...@.discussions.microsoft.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Thanks for your time. However, Visual Sudioes has an error and shut down.
> > > now the report I was working on is gone........
> > >
> > > I will try your suggestion when I rebuild the report
> > > Thanks again.
> > > Scott Burke
> > >
> > > "Reeves Smith" wrote:
> > > > Scott,
> > >
> > > > Using the inscope() function with the names of the matrix rows you are able
> > > > to tell when the row is a subtotal or not, then place the iif function in the
> > > > background color and sometimes the font color.
> > >
> > > > If you need more help I can find my code example. Last contract have to dig
> > > > it up.
> > >
> > > > Reeves
> > >
> > > > "Scott Burke" wrote:
> > >
> > > > > I created a Matrix report with subtotals.
> > >
> > > > > It would be easier to read if the subtotals were shaded.
> > >
> > > > > How do I shade the subtotal box. Not the lable box.
> > >
> > > > > I can see the box labled totals and it is shaded it is the real total box
> > > > > that I need to shade.
> > >
> > > > > Thank you
> > > > > Scott Burke
> >
> >
> > Also, you could try an expression similar to this in the background
> > color property:
> > =iif(Fields!FieldName.Value Like "subtotal*", "Yellow", "White")
> > Where FieldName can be from an adjacent cell.
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Enrique Martinez
> > Sr. Software Consultant
> >
> >|||On Jun 1, 1:59 pm, Scott Burke <ScottBu...@.discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> OK. I found the answear. Please try NOT to laught too loud. It will hurt
> my feelings.
> On the totals box there is an arrow in the upper right corner. If you click
> on the arrow you will get the properties of the total box itself. Click
> anywhere else in the box adn you get the properties of the subtotal label box.
> Have fun over the weekend.
> Scott Burke
> "EMartinez" wrote:
> > On May 31, 8:38 am, Scott Burke <ScottBu...@.discussions.microsoft.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Thanks for your time. However, Visual Sudioes has an error and shut down.
> > > now the report I was working on is gone........
> > > I will try your suggestion when I rebuild the report
> > > Thanks again.
> > > Scott Burke
> > > "Reeves Smith" wrote:
> > > > Scott,
> > > > Using the inscope() function with the names of the matrix rows you are able
> > > > to tell when the row is a subtotal or not, then place the iif function in the
> > > > background color and sometimes the font color.
> > > > If you need more help I can find my code example. Last contract have to dig
> > > > it up.
> > > > Reeves
> > > > "Scott Burke" wrote:
> > > > > I created a Matrix report with subtotals.
> > > > > It would be easier to read if the subtotals were shaded.
> > > > > How do I shade the subtotal box. Not the lable box.
> > > > > I can see the box labled totals and it is shaded it is the real total box
> > > > > that I need to shade.
> > > > > Thank you
> > > > > Scott Burke
> > Also, you could try an expression similar to this in the background
> > color property:
> > =iif(Fields!FieldName.Value Like "subtotal*", "Yellow", "White")
> > Where FieldName can be from an adjacent cell.
> > Hope this helps.
> > Regards,
> > Enrique Martinez
> > Sr. Software Consultant
Glad you solved the problem. Let me know if I can be of greater
assistance.
Regards,
Enrique Martinez
Sr. Software Consultant