Automatically adjusting rows in portals?

[matthewday]

I have a database of 550 names consisting of contact information (name, address, telephone, etc...) I have set up a portal to group records based on whether or not they are the same members of a family. Some families only consist of one member, but many have anywhere from 2 to 8 members. Ultimately, I want to print the entire database on a layout that groups the families together. So far, I'm wasting a lot of space because I have the portal set up to accomodate the largest family. Is there a way to make the portal automatically adjust its number of rows depending on the data that it needs to show?

M.

[falkaholic]

You'll want to use subsummarys.

That *basic* idea:

Make a new part in your layout above the body that is a subsummary.

Set it to sort my family

Run a sort by family

Go into Preview mode.

You'll then have a list with records grouped by family.

[matthewday]

Thanks for your quick reply. However, there is something I did not mention that puts a twist on the whole thing. In addition to simply printing out the entire database grouped by family, I want to print out the entire database grouped by geographic area and then by family. I already have a subsummary report that will list the individuals according to their geographic area. What I want now is to print out the database in groups of families that are divided according to their geographic area.

Thanks,

M.

[falkaholic]

I'm fairly sure you can just add another subsummary part and the do the sort by location then family and it should turn out.