Attribute parameters
Information that is stored in attributes can be used when you create a report specification.
Attribute parameters are used to report on the attributes that are associated with the entities and links in your chart, and as such they are entered in the Entities and Links boxes of the Format page. You enter attribute parameters in the Entities box when you want to report on attributes for entities, and similarly, you enter attribute parameters in the Links box when you want to report on the attributes for links.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| @attributes | Use this form of the parameter to report on all your attributes by using a default format of Name Prefix Value Suffix. |
| @attributes {nameParam} | Use this form of the parameter to report on a specific attribute but by using the default format Name Prefix Value Suffix. You must replace the nameParam placeholder with the name of the attribute you want to report on, for example @attributes {Previous Convictions}. |
| @attributes {nameParam |formatParam | Use this form of the parameter to report on either a specific attribute or all attributes but with a specific format. You must replace the nameParam placeholder with either the name of a specific attribute, or the wildcard character * to report on all attributes. You must also replace the formatParam placeholder with any of the dedicated attribute format parameters. These parameters can be entered in any order (with no space) and with your own text additions, for example @attributes{Previous Convictions|No.@Value@Suffix} where No. is your entered text. If you want to use format parameters, they must always be entered in the syntax: @attributes{nameParam|formatParam} @attributes{formatParam} is invalid |