How to put a multi-line string in report

kubalaml

I am using ClearQuest 7.1.2 and have created a Data Set of type ClearQuest Query Result which returns the records based on a CQ query. ClearQuest has a bug where it returns identical records if you have a multi-line text field in your display. So if I have a record with ID 1 and a Description field of:

Line 1
Line 2
Line 3

The query output in ClearQuest will be:

ID Description
1 Line 1
1 Line 2
1 Line 3

These identical rows get passed to the BIRT report so that I have the same record showing up three times. How does everyone else deal with this issue? I figure I can do either of two things, I just don't know how to do them:

1) Setup some filter on the BIRT side so that it ignores records with identical ID numbers.
2) Modify the ClearQuest query so that it doesn't have a multi-line text field on the Display fields then find some way to still show that field in the BIRT report. From what I have seen, the fields that show up in the Display fields in ClearQuest are the ones that show up in the Output Columns section. There is no way to add a new field to the Output Columns. Also another thing I ran into is that if the multi-line display field is removed from the display in ClearQuest, but was used as a filter criteria for the query, BIRT throws an error saying it can't find that field.

johnw

1) Group on ID number, and use an String Aggregation component for your multi-line field so it will display as a single field.

2) dump the table straight into the report design, select the column with the ID, and select suppress duplicates

3) Pass your query result to a scripted data set and combine that way. Do something like have a hidden table in your report to get the original result set, populate a map or array, and use the scripted data set to output the filtered results.

Solution 1 and 2 are going to be your easiest ones, and depending on the requirements of your report, the most appropriate.