Grouping in CatalogsWhen Grouping is used in Valuemation catalogs, the individual values of the top level grouping attribute are listed together with the number of business objects which have that value in that attribute (this is best seen in the Tree view of the catalog). The grouped view can be displayed in the table view, tree view or multiline view, which gives three different perspectives. In the example below, the 'Persons' catalog has been grouped by the attribute 'Title'. Each 'Title' value is presented as an individual branch in the tree together with the indication of the number of business objects which have that value.
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At the last level, the individual business objects are listed. The individual business object themselves can also be expanded to display their attributes and relations. Grouping in the Table View The example image above displays a grouped catalog in the 'tree' view. Although the tree view is generally better suited for displaying grouped information, it is also possible to work with grouped catalog in the table view. When a catalog in the table view is grouped, each catalog row represents one group of objects and a special 'Count' column is displayed at a fixed position (second column right after the first "icon" column). The 'Count' column:
Sorting by the 'Count' column and 'Count' column width (if changed) are not remembered after the catalog is switched to another view. | ||||||