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Suppress Group Header when Details Section is empty (Due to conditional suppression)

My report looks like this

Group A Header
Data 1, Data 2, Data 3
Data 1, Data 2, Data 3

Group A Header
Data 1, Data 2, Data 3
Data 1, Data 2, Data 3
Data 1, Data 2, Data 3

I have a condition suppression on the Details Section: if Data1+Data2+Data3 = Value Then Suppress (again this suppression is not on the data values - it is on the Details Section - Section Expert - using a formula)

In the above example if both Data Sets are suppressed (first grouping) my report looks like this:

Group A Header

Group A Header
Data 1, Data 2, Data 3
Data 1, Data 2, Data 3
Data 1, Data 2, Data 3

- I want the Group A Header to be suppressed as well. In the above example the Details Section was suppressed two times - but those where the only two lines of data - so now there is no data in that Group - so I need the Header suppressed.

Thanks

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Callis_Ogles

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OK - sorry - I need to be more specific - I was trying to keep it simple before. It looks like this will work but here is the problem.

I have three formula fields in the Details section that are doing text comparisons. for example
Formula1
if (Name1 in Name2) then "Yes"
else "No"

Formula2
If (Company1 in Company2) then "Yes"
else "No"

Formula3
if (Description1 in Descritpion2) then "Yes"
else if (Description1 = "Exception1") And (Description2 = "Exception2") then Yes
else "No"

the purpose of my report is to create an "exception" report - if data matches up then I don't want to see the data.
So, again, in the Details Section Expert using the formula editor on the supression field. I put this:

if {@Formula1}= "Yes"
And {@Formula2}="Yes"
And {@Formula3}="Yes" then True // if all 3 match I don't need to see this line of data
else False

So now - following your previous recomendation to use the "Group Selection to suppress the whole group" - I am just not sure how to do this since I am evaluating these formulas and not data directly from a table.

I am increasing the points - since this is essentially a new question.

Mike McCracken

I don't know why I missed the latest comment. Do you still need help?

mlmcc