Database Reference
In-Depth Information
You look at data grids first because they're native to websheets and are what you'll
likely use the most.
Data Grids
A data grid is the most complex part of a websheet. However, if you've had a bit of ex-
perience with a spreadsheet, you probably won't have much difficulty learning how to
use a data grid in a websheet.
This section highlights some of the features of data grids.
Chapter 12
walks you
through the steps that are required to create a data grid from scratch.
Data grids are used to organize data in a column and row format. Both the design
and data are held in the websheet environment; no external configuration is required.
Both data grids and reports can be put into data sections, and you can embed links to
them in text sections.
Figure 11-28
shows a data grid that is displayed in a data section.
In this context, the data grid is read-only, like a report. The Edit link goes to a page that
allows you to edit the data section, not the data grid itself.
Figure 11-28.
Data grid displayed in a data section
You can navigate to the context where you maintain the data grid's data by using the
Data Grid drop-down menu (see
Figure 11-29
)
. You can either navigate to an individu-
al data grid directly from the menu or click its link from the View All report.
