column headers are not aligned with the rest of the table

Question

I have a dashboard that contains two tables. For one table, the column headers are not aligned with the contents of the table. It is as if the headers are shifted half an inch over from the rest of the table. However, if I refresh the page or visit it later, the problem disappears. The issue is coming and going at random times. Users will report that the headers are not lined up, and I will look and they are, and vice versa. I have tried to replicate this issue on two different monitors to see if it was a display problem, but I have not determined a consistent cause for this issue. Has anyone experienced this problem before?

Jerry Casey · Answer

for what it's worth:

The only time I've seen a problem like this was when a custom cs style of "display:none;" had been applied to a column header, but not to the column values.

It doesn't sound related because you say the problem is intermittent.  Any chance a conditional format of this kind was mis-applied?

ca$hmon3y · Answer

Hi Gianni,

Thank you for your feedback.

Product: Oracle Business Intelligence 11.1.1.9.0

Browser: Internet Explorer 11.1098.17763.0

I have only ever noticed this issue in this one table on this one dashboard, and we have created 100+ dashboards and countless reports. Given the contents of the table I cannot post a screenshot; however, I have done my best to replicate the visual in this image so that you can get a sense for the issue. I will look at the code to see if I can determine a change in style or structure.

Gianni Ceresa · Answer

Hi,
You aren't giving much content to get a real answer ...

Simple things like exact product and version you use, browsers (name and version) you tested etc.

As it goes away on refresh, it sounds like a rendering issue, so something which is browser related.

And a screenshot would also be helpful.

And when you have the issue, have a look at the code of the page and check if the styles or structure is any different than when it works. In this way you can start excluding OBIEE as issue and pointing to the browser instead.