Report Designer/Format

The Report Designer/Format page allows user to

• layout and format report header and footer
• enter report title and description

Add and Configure Items in Report Header and Footer Layout

Fig. 213 Report Header & Footer

1. In Report Designer, click Format in the left menu.

2. Tick Report Header & Footer check-box in Middle Panel to display Report Header and Report Footer sections with default layout.
   

   

   Fig. 214 Default Header and Footer Layout

3. 

   Add Item Pop-up

   Add an item using either Add Item button or dragging the item type from Middel Panel into Report Header or Report Footer.

   If using Add Item button: a Add Item pop-up will be displayed - select an item type from the drop-down box and click OK to close it.

4. Click on the newly-added item to open Format Properties box.

5. Configure the properties in General Info group.

   • For an Image:

     1. Give the image a unique name.
     2. Enter the image url.

   • For a Text item:

     1. Give the item a unique name.
     2. Enter a value to display.

   • For a Date Time, Page Number, Horizontal Rule or Vertical Rule item:

     1. Give the item a unique name.
     2. The value is read-only and has already been fixed as {currentDateTime}, {pageNumber}, {horizontalRule} or {verticalRule}.

     Note

     System Variables and expressions can be used as values of these items.

6. Configure the properties in Item Formatting group.

   • For Date Time and Page Number:
     • Choose a display format
   • For Text, Date Time and Page Number:
     • Choose a font face and font size.
     • Choose text effects bold, italic and underlined.
     • Set text color and cell color.
     • Choose text alignment left, center, right or justify.
   • For Horizontal Rule and Vertical Rule:
     • Select a line pattern: Solid (default), Dot or Dash.
     • Select a line color.
     • Select the line thickness (in pixels).

7. Click Save at the top.
   

Layout Items in Report Header and Footer Layout

Items in Report Header and Footer can be:

• resized vertically, horizontally or diagonally.
• dragged around.
• deleted.

Fig. 216 Drag an item

Fig. 217 Delete an item

Note

Headers will not repeat on subsequent pages if your Exporting Orientation is set to landscape or your page size is smaller than A4/Letter.

Enter Report Title and Description

Fig. 218 Title and Description

1. In Report Designer, click Format in the left menu.
2. Tick Report Title & Description check-box in Middle Panel to display Title and Description textboxes.
3. Enter the title and description.
4. Configure the properties in Item Formatting group.
   • Choose a font face and font size.
   • Choose text effects bold, italic and underlined.
   • Set text color and cell color.
   • Choose text alignment left, center, right or justify.
5. Click Save at the top.