ssrs-tablix

How do I hide the left-most column in an SSRS 2008 matrix?

I have a matrix in an SSRS 2008 report. The rows are grouped on the Time field, and the columns are grouped on the FieldName field. Pretty standard stuff, you can see the designer view of it below. This works pretty well, except that in some instances I need to hide the "time" column (highlighted in the image). I've tried setting the...

Is it possible to create a row that spans all columns of a Matrix in SSRS 2008?

Is it possible to have add a row to an SSRS 2008 Matrix that spans all of the matrix's columns? This crude diagram shows roughly what I'm looking for: The basic idea is that each line item is a person, and each column is a field in a form for that person. The fields themselves are dynamic (and implemented as column groups on the matr...