This page is for data modellers or application developers who want to apply special formatting to data that meets specific criteria.
Overview
A formatting rule allows you to specify an expression which evaluated can apply the selected style to the parent object. It allows to apply styles conditionally, depending on current values displayed on the screen.
A formatting rule can be applied to a stream view attribute or to a layout component. If you apply a formatting rule to a layout template, all layout components created from the template will have a copy of the formatting rule applied.
Basic Settings
For information about the properties toolbar, and about the sections Parent Details, Analysis Models, Description and Audit Summary, see Common Properties. For a full list of all the PhixFlow property tabs and windows, see Property Tabs.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Rule Expression | Expression to be evaluated on order to determine should the Style be applied. This expression takes PhixFlow Internal Variables including _current, _field, _itemNumber and _this. See examples below. |
| Style | Style to be applied when the Rule Expression evaluates to true. |
| Order | Order of the Rule Expression. |
| Enabled | Flag showing is the Rule Expression enabled. |
| Stop If True | Flag showing if other rules shouldn't be applied if the current Rule applies. |
Example
For the Status Type attribute in a stream view, set the properties to:
Properties
For the Status Type attribute in a stream view, set the properties to:
- Rule Expression:
- either
_field.value == "OK" - or
_current.StatusSummary=="Validation Passed"
- either
- Style:
BackgroundColour-LightGreen - Enabled:
Tick
_field.value == "OK" identifies the status type of OK and highlights the cell
_current.StatusSummary=="Validation Passed"
Resulting View
This displays the OK field with a green background.
