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VDM Main Ribbon Overview

Garrick Guillory
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The VDM Main Ribbon provides access to the primary tools used throughout VDM.

Each ribbon groups related features together so you can quickly move between database connections, View design, WebReports, exporting, and support tools.

VDM Main Ribbon showing the available ribbon tabs.

Database

Use the Database ribbon to manage Connection Profiles and work with the tables and fields available from your database connections.

Common tasks include:

  • Creating or editing Connection Profiles
  • Loading database connections
  • Connecting or disconnecting from a database
  • Finding tables
  • Expanding or collapsing available fields
  • Working with favorite tables

For more information, see How to Use the Tables and Fields Panel in VDM.

WebReports

Use the WebReports ribbon to work with Views and completed reports stored in WebReports.

Common tasks include:

  • Opening Views from WebReports
  • Opening completed report results
  • Publishing Views
  • Saving and uploading changes

Note: The WebReports ribbon is only visible when VDM is connected using a WebReports Connection Profile.

WebReports ribbon shown when connected using a WebReports Connection Profile.

Home

The Home ribbon contains the tools used most often when working with a View.

Use it to:

  • Create and open Views
  • Save Views
  • Run the current View
  • Open Insights
  • Open the Finished Reports Designer
  • Open the Visualize Designer
  • Access Scheduler tools
  • Stop a View that is currently running

View Options

Use the View Options ribbon to control how the current View generates and processes data.

Options include:

  • Client-side grouping and sorting
  • Selecting distinct records
  • Summary-only queries
  • Viewing generated SQL
  • Limiting the number of returned records
  • Native SQL
  • Table aliases
  • Query redaction
  • Embedded Expressions and Command Tables
  • Post-query options
  • Removing Finished Report or Visualize content

These settings are stored with the View.

Export/Print

Use the Export/Print ribbon to export or preview View results.

Available result types can include:

  • Details
  • Summary
  • Pivot
  • Chart
  • Export Multi Sheet

You can export directly using No Preview or open the output in Preview before saving or printing.

For more information:

Community

Use the Community ribbon to access BridgeWorks community resources and product information.

Available options include:

  • Forum
  • News

Help

Use the Help ribbon for application information, support, licensing, and administrative utilities.

Available tools include:

  • VDM version information
  • Release Notes
  • Registration
  • BridgeWorks Support
  • Auto Updater
  • WebReports App Settings
  • Finished Report batch upgrade tools

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Comments

3 comments

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  • Nicolas Fishe
    Edited

    Would it be possible to add information for the "transpose detail" and "transpose summary" options found under View Options/Post Query

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  • Cory Fifield

    Thank you for bringing this to our attention Nicolas. This article has been updated to reflect the current ribbon bars in VDM which now includes the transpose options. Below is an article relevant to Tranpose and it's usage.

    Transpose Detail / Summary Grid – BridgeWorks Help Center (bridgeworksllc.com)

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  • Nicolas Fishe

    Thank you so much Cory!

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