How to: Insert or Delete a Column (Report Builder 2.0)

You can add or delete columns in a Tablix data region. The Tablix data region can be a table, a matrix, or a list. The following procedures do not apply to the chart and gauge data regions.

In a Tablix data region, you can add columns that are associated with a group (inside a group) or that are not associated with a group (outside a group). A column that is inside a group repeats once per unique group value. For example, a column inside a group based the value in a data column that contains color names, repeats once per distinct color name. For nested groups, a column can be outside the child group but inside the parent group. In this case, the row repeats once for each unique value in the parent group.

To select a data region so that the row and column handles appear

To insert a column in a selected data region

  • Right-click a column handle where you want to insert a column, click Insert Column, and then click Left or Right.

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  • Right-click a cell in the data region where you want to insert a row, click Insert Column, and then click Left or Right.

To delete a column from a selected data region

  • Select the column or columns that you want to delete, right-click the handle for one of the columns you selected, and then click Delete Columns.

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  • Right-click a cell in the data region where you want to delete a column, and then click Delete Columns.

To insert a column in a group in a selected data region

  • Right-click a column group cell in the column group area of a Tablix data region where you want to insert a column, click Insert Column, and then click Left - Outside Group, Left - Inside Group, Right - Inside Group, or Right - Outside Group.

    A column is added either inside or outside the group represented by the column group cell you clicked on.

To delete a column from a group in a selected data region

  • Right-click a column group cell in the column group area of a Tablix data region where you want to delete a column, and then click Delete Columns.