 | Data grids are contributor defined sets of tabular data - essentially a Web-based spreadsheet. You can define the structure of a data grid (column names, data types and basic validations) or you can create a data grid by pasting in spreadsheet data. Once created, the structure can be modified as needed over time.
In addition to the defined columns, a set of standard columns is always included within each data grid. These include owner, created by, created on, updated by, updated on, row order and annotations (files, notes, links and tags).
Data grids are basically editable reports that are highly customizable. Users can alter the layout of report data by choosing the columns they are interested in and applying filters, highlighting, and sorting. They can also define breaks, aggregations, group by, computations and different charts. Users can create multiple variations of a data grid and save them as named reports, for either public or private viewing.
Aside from being available under the Data tab, data within a data grid can be included as a chart or report within any page. |