Displaying a description of a query with the query results

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ask180
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Displaying a description of a query with the query results

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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.
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Re: Displaying a description of a query with the query resul

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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
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Re: Displaying a description of a query with the query resul

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Interesting thought. I'll experiment with your approach. Thanks for your quick response.
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Re: Displaying a description of a query with the query resul

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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
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Re: Displaying a description of a query with the query resul

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