Hi all,
Grid reporting is a method of presenting data in a grid format, allowing for efficient communication and analysis. These reports can extract data from a database, filter and reorganize it, and trigger computations. Heavily used in Apropos Web, grid reporting makes the platform highly customizable and versatile.
Grid reporting was previously generated entirely on the server side. Any change to a filter, sort, or group required re-querying the server to retrieve the updated table, making actions on the web page slow and limited.
Client-side grid rendering offers a dynamic and interactive way to display large datasets within Apropos Web. This approach enhances user experience by allowing real-time data manipulation directly in the browser. Interactions can be very fast since they do not require server round-trips.
So what’s new:
- Improved performance: search and filtering are now much faster.
- Pagination: instead of displaying a list of 100 results with a “show more” button, the data is now paginated.
- Collapsible groups: clicking on group headers now collapses the group, hiding the values within.
- Resizable columns: columns can now be resized.
- Row navigation: clicking on a row can now direct you to another page. For instance, for contract reports, the navigation is by default to the contract’s home page, but it can be customized.
These enhancements significantly improve the flexibility and interactivity of grid reporting in Apropos.
Enabling the client side rendering option
The client rendering option is now enabled by default. For some specific needs or usage scenarios, this option can de disabled specifically for certain Grid reportings.
Users can access and modify this option in the Identification tab of Grid Reporting in their Apropos Desktop instance.
