Grid View Tutorials

💡These tutorials explain how to use the context-menu grid features.

Info

The context menu commands are in US English because they come from a plugin. Other plugins (e.g. Form Designer) also use US English, whereas QuickEasy BOS uses UK English.

Column Grouping Tutorials

Column header context menu with grouping applied to the grid rows
Context Menu for Header Row

How to Group by Field

Info
  • The rows in those columns become headings on the left and appear in blue (except when selected).
  • The rest of the information is collapsed beneath the headings. Click the arrows (>) to expand the information. Data rows appear in black.
  • The header appears in the block above the table of entries.
  1. Display a list of entries (e.g. transactions).
  2. Right-click a column header and select Group By This Field.

How to Remove Field Grouping

  1. After applying field grouping, right-click the heading in the block above the table and select Remove from grouping.

How to Group by Box

Group by Box above a grid, with rows grouped under the dragged column headers
Grouping Example
  1. Display a list of entries (e.g. transactions).
  2. Right-click a column header and select Group By Box.
  3. Drag the header of the column to group by onto the faint grey text “Drag a column header here to group by that column”.
  4. Drag any other column header onto the dragged header to add another layer of grouping.
    • Note: Columns can be reordered by dragging them to a new position.

How to Remove a Single Header From Group by Box

  1. After applying a group-by-box filter, right-click the header you want to remove and select Remove from grouping.

How to Remove Group by Box

  1. After applying a group-by-box filter:
    1. Right-click every header in the grouping field and select Remove from grouping.
    2. Once all the headers are removed, right-click any header and select Group By Box to remove the light-grey text.
      • Note: Before you click Group by Box, a blue box is drawn around the text. After you click it, the blue box is removed.

Troubleshooting: Group by Box Removed: Grouping Still Applied

Note

If you first remove Group by Box without removing the headers from grouping, the grouping remains even though the headers are removed.

  1. Right-click any field and select Group By This Field.
    • Note: This action makes the headers reappear.
  2. Right-click every header that appears and select Remove from grouping.
  3. Right-click any header and select Group By Box to remove the light-grey text.

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