Table Generation Setup Dialog Box

Specifies options used when a report is inserted as a table.

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Insert New

Inserts a new table that can be updated if the same report is run again.

Insert New (non-updatable)

Inserts a new table that is not updated if the same report is run again.

Update Existing

Updates an existing table if it matches the current report.

If an existing table meets all of the following conditions it is considered a match to the current report.

The existing table is for the same report, for example Schematic Bill of Material; Normal Tallied Format.
The existing table is for the same scope, for example Active Drawing or Project.
The existing table used the same format file. If the table was inserted without specifying a format file, it is a match if you do not use a format file for the report you are running.

Selection List: Lists the table style on the current drawing or on Tablestyle.dwg.
Browse: Browses to another drawing and adds any tables style on that drawing to the selection list.

Include Column Labels: Controls whether to use the column headings as the first row of the table.
Show Labels on First Section Only: If the table is split into multiple table objects, controls whether to include the column labels in each table section.

Include Time/Date: Controls whether to include the report's time and date in the table title.
Include Project Information: Controls whether to include the project's description lines in the table title. Control which description lines are included on the Project Description dialog box.
Include Title Line: Controls whether to include the title text entered in the box in the table title.
Include Special Break Values: Controls whether to include the values controlling any special breaks in the table title.
Show Title on First Section Only: If the table is split into multiple table objects, controls whether to include the title in each table section.

Specifies which layer to place the table on.

Specifies the method to use for calculating the width of the columns.

Calculate Automatically: Specifies to calculate the column width based on the text values within that column.
Define Widths: Specifies to use the specific widths defined for each column.
Define: Opens a dialog box where you define a width value for each column.

Specifies where to place the table in the drawing.

X-Dimension: Sets the X coordinate value for the upper left corner of the table.
Y-Dimension: Sets the Y coordinate value for the upper left corner of the table.
Pick: Temporarily closes the dialog so you can click a location on the screen to set the X and Y coordinates.

If the values are left blank, you are prompted for the insertion point after you click OK.

Start Line/End: The first and last line of the report you want to include in the table. The default values include the complete report.
Apply Special Breaks: Breaks the report into separate table objects based on the Special Breaks selected on the Report Generator dialog box.
Rows for Each Section/Rows: Specifies to break the report into separate table objects based on the value in the Rows box.
Force to Maximum Rows: Specifies whether to add blank lines at the end of a table section until the number of rows equals the value in the Rows box.

Sections on Drawing: Specifies the maximum number of table sections placed on each drawing. A blank value indicates an unlimited number of sections on one drawing.
X-Distance: Specifies the X-distance from the end of one table section to the beginning of the next. This value is used when there are multiple sections on the same drawing.
Y-Distance: Specifies the Y-distance from the end of one table section to the beginning of the next. This value is used when there are multiple sections on the same drawing.