Highlighting specific entries in a column

Instead of formatting all the entries in a column the same way, as you would with a True Condition, you might want to highlight only those entries that meet certain criteria. You can highlight specific column entries using a Formula Condition, which formats one column based on criteria in another column.

You can use a Formula Condition to highlight such conditions as:

  • An arrival that is outside retain/runout

  • An available order that is within one or two hours of runout

This example illustrates how to quickly spot a particular Consignee in the Available Orders tab of the Card Planner. You create an expression that will add a background color to the consignee’s grid cell when the trip has more than one live unload.

You must retrieve data before setting conditional formatting for a column.

  1. Retrieve data in the Available Resources grid of the Card Planner.

  2. Click the Avl. Orders tab.

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  3. Right-click the column header that will contain the formatting.

    For this example, right-click Consignee ID.

  4. From the shortcut menu, select Conditional Format.
    The Add Condition/Appearance Mappings window opens. A single condition row appears in the grid by default.

  5. In the Select a condition type field, select Formula.

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  6. Click image10 Formula Builder.
    The Formula Builder window opens.

  7. On the Operands tab, go to to the appropriate control.

    For this example, expand Controls > DisplayOnlyGrid1 >_Band_0.

  8. Locate and double-click the name of the column that contains the information on which you want to base the condition.

    Note: You cannot select the same data column you are formatting.

    For this example, double-click DrpCnt, which contains the number of live unloads.
    [DrpCnt] appears in the upper-right field.

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  9. Click the appropriate operator button.

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    In this example, click the > button. The greater than sign is added to the expression.

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  10. Enter the value or, within quotation marks, the data item to complete the expression.

    In this example, enter 1.

    If the entry is accepted, a message will appear in the lower-right field confirming that the formula compiled successfully.

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  11. Click OK.
    The Formula Builder window closes.

  12. Click image12 Styles.

  13. Click Custom Style.
    The Custom Style Properties window opens.

  14. In the Fill field, select a fill color. You can do this by typing an RGB value (such as 0, 255, 0) in the field or by following these steps:

    1. Click the arrow in the Fill field.
      A drop-down menu opens.

    2. Click any of the tabs to select the palette you want.

    3. Click the color you want to use.

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  15. Click OK.
    The Custom Style Properties window closes.

  16. Click OK on the Add Condition/Appearance Mappings window.
    Any consignee’s name that meets your criteria appears highlighted in the color you selected.

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  17. Save the grid layout.