Report Attributes. Count of columns limit

Hello,
I've found that Apex display only up to 100
columns in "Report Attributes" area of report
properties. But now I create a report with more than
100 columns (that is a kind of project planning
system). Is it possible to delete this limitation in
current release or in upcoming 3.1.1 ?
Thanks in advance,
AlexWhy would you try to generate a report with over a hundred columns? Maybe you should look at do doing some smaller reports, since most people will NOT be looking at that many columns..
I used to work with MS Project and project management reporting and can not remember ever having reports with that much data packed into one report..
Thank you,
Tony Miller
Webster, TX

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Edited by: user13579247 on Jul 20, 2011 10:45 AM
Edited by: user13579247 on Jul 20, 2011 12:20 PM

Hi,
You are almost right place. You need click icon before 100th column name, order to go screen where you can edit column attributes.
In that screen right top is buttons (Cancle, Apply, < and >)
Regards,
Jari
Edited by: jarola on Jul 21, 2011 5:43 PM
It might documentation guides you to right screen
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E14373_01/appdev.32/e11838/app_comp.htm#sthref978
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To access Column Attributes:
1. On the Workspace home page, click the Application Builder icon.
2. Select the application.
3. Select a page. The Page Definition appears.
4. Under Regions, click Interactive Report next to the name of the report region you want to edit.
The Interactive Report Attributes page appears with the Column Attributes section at the top of the page.
5. To access the Column Attributes page, click the Edit icon next to the appropriate column Alias.
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Edited by: jarola on Jul 21, 2011 5:44 PM

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Regards,
Pallavi

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Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.
That is indeed the point I am trying to make.
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When the End User produces a small report, they are likely to want to sort it.
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