Displaying a description of a query with the query results

ask180

Hi,

My users would like (if possible) for a textual description of a query (eg: This query lists details of .....) to be displayed with the query results, say between the panel header and the grid that lists the matches. I can't see a query setting to achieve this. Does anyone know if this is possible?

The query doesn't prompt for search criteria, so I don't need to use a form. I was wondering whether it would make sense to check the Use Form option, and only have the textual description on that.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

PointsWell

ask180 wrote
Hi,

My users would like (if possible) for a textual description of a query (eg: This query lists details of .....) to be displayed with the query results, say between the panel header and the grid that lists the matches. I can't see a query setting to achieve this. Does anyone know if this is possible?

The query doesn't prompt for search criteria, so I don't need to use a form. I was wondering whether it would make sense to check the Use Form option, and only have the textual description on that.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

You could place that in the header, but this would be manual so you'd need to remember to change it if you change the query criteria

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ask180

Interesting thought. I'll experiment with your approach. Thanks for your quick response.

BLOMASKY

and remember, you can use an attribute from a BO, in pointy brackets, so your heading could be:

This is a query for <<LoggedInRegularUser.queryDescription>> Assuming that you had a process that updated that field.

Bruce

ask180

Bruce, I'll explore that suggestion as well. Thanks.