Paint different color for different group

Question

Hello guys,
I want to make the report colorful, the color should be same for same group, the color should be change for every other group. Kind of did some research but cannot figure out yet, I will appreciate all your helps. Thank you in advance!
-Bill

Answer 1

Tim,
Thank you for your fast response, actually I should have made my question clearer. Let's take your sample data, what I need is like this:
For group 1 Nuts and Bolts Limited, make background yellow,
981110 10-NOV-04 Standard EUR 122
100000 28-MAY-04 Standard FIM 122
100001 28-MAY-04 Standard FIM 200
1 03-JUN-04 Standard FIM 400
100004 28-MAY-04 Standard FIM 100
00s 07-JUN-04 Standard FIM 100
FI1009 10-MAY-04 Standard FIM 1220
Stop make background yellow.
For group 2 Tick Tock Clocks, make background blue,
100002 28-MAY-04 Standard DEM 235
100003 28-MAY-04 Standard DEM 100
2001 01-JUN-04 Standard EUR 1000
2002 01-JUN-04 Standard EUR 1500
2003 01-JUN-04 Standard DEM 1000
2004 01-JUN-04 Standard DEM 2000
3001 04-JUN-04 Standard EUR 1000
FI1011 25-MAY-04 Standard DEM 2000
Stop make background blue.
For group 3, make background back to yellow
Big Bike Motorsports
3001 01-JUN-04 Standard SEK 1000
FI1013 02-JUN-04 Standard USD 25000
Stop make background back to yellow
For group 4, make background back to blue
Second Cars
FI1010 20-MAY-04 Standard FIM 2440
Stop make background back to blue
That is, I need the xml change the background every time the group is changed.
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