Main toolbar in Report Designer

The main toolbar appears at the top of the Report Designer:

Table 3-1: MainToolbar Buttons

Command

Icon

Description

Run Report

Run Report icon

Allows you to run the report in the report viewer in the Report Center.

Manage Fields

Add Field icon

Allows you to add, modify or delete a field in the report definition. See Managing Fields for a Report in Report Designer

Date Range

Date Range icon

Allows you to filter files available for the report within a specific date range. See Selecting a Report's Date Range.

Filter

Filter icon

Allows you to view the current conditions and set new conditions on the report using the Expression Editor. See Report Conditions Section.

Note: When creating a new report in the Report Designer, you must click the Manage Fields button and select a module before you can build expressions using the Filter option.

Cut

Cut icon

This button is only active when an element or portion of text has been selected. Click to remove the selection from the report and put it on your computer’s clipboard; the Paste button becomes active.

Copy

Copy icon

This button is only active when an element or portion of text has been selected. Click to store it on your computer’s clipboard; the Paste button becomes active.

Paste

Paste icon

This button is only active after you have used the Cut or Copy buttons. It places the contents of your computer’s clipboard into the active band or label element.

Delete

Delete icon

Deletes the selected element.

Undo

Undo icon

This button is only active after your perform an action (such as deleting a report element). You can click it multiple times to step backwards through your recently completed actions.

Redo

Redo icon

This button is only active after click the Undo button. You can click it multiple times to move forward through your recently undone actions.

Zoom Out

Zoom out icon

Decreases the report's current zoom factor by 5 percent.

Zoom Factor

Zoom factor

Zooms to a specific zoom factor selected from the dropdown list.

Zoom In

Zoom in icon

Increases the report's current zoom factor by 5 percent.

Validate bindings

Validate bindings icon

After you assign a new data source to a loaded report, the report tries to automatically resolve all data bindings. You can check which of the field names of your data source do not coincide with the report controls' bindings.Report controls with invalid data bindings or incorrect expressions are highlighted with a red icon on the design surface.

Full Screen

Full screen icon

Toggles between the Report Designer's full screen and default size.

Scripts

Scripts icon

Opens the Script Editor to allow you to write code for specific event handlers to adjust the behavior of report controls, bands, or a report itself. Note: The scripting language is specified by the Script Language property in the Behavior category in the Properties panel for the report element.