How to Nest a Grid In A Banner

This article describes how to nest a grid in a banner. By default, only Variable Sets with Nominal, Binary-Multi, Binary-Multi (Compact), Ordinal, or Date/Time structures can be dragged to the banner palette. If it is in another format, such as Binary-Multi grid with unordered categories, when you are creating your banner, it won't show up in the list of variables eligible for inclusion in the banner.

Requirements

A Displayr Document

Method

1. Select the grid variable you want to nest from the Data Set tree, and click to plus sign to the right of the variable set.
2. From the Insert Variables menu, select Ready-Made New Variables > Flatten Variable Sets(s) to create a flattened version of the grid.
   
3. Select a single Variable Set as the initial data for the Banner. You can add more variables later.
4. Select Anything > Data > Variables > New > Banner.
   
   The new banner will appear on the right and in your Data Set tree:
   
   
   
   
5. Drag the flattened Variable Set to just below the Gender variable in your Banner. A box just below the variable will open up where you can drop it.
   
   
   
   After you drop it, a preview window will also appear to show you want the banner will look like:
   
   
   
   
   
6. Drag the Banner variable onto the page.  
   The results are as follows:
   
   
   
   

Next

How to Create and Customize a Banner

How to Flatten Variable Sets