Concept Information
Standard Controls Toolbar in the Report Designer
Properties Panel in the Report Designer
Field List Panel in the Report Designer
Report Explorer Panel in the Report Designer
Design Surface in the Report Designer
Using Bands in the Report Designer
Related Tasks
Navigating the Report Designer
Main toolbar in Report Designer
The main toolbar appears at the top of the Report Designer:
Command |
Icon |
Description |
Run Report |
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Allows you to run the report in the report viewer in the Report Center. |
Manage Fields |
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Allows you to add, modify or delete a field in the report definition. See Managing Fields for a Report in Report Designer |
Date Range |
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Allows you to filter files available for the report within a specific date range. See Selecting a Report's Date Range. |
Filter |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Deletes the selected element. |
Undo |
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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 |
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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 |
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Decreases the report's current zoom factor by 5 percent. |
Zoom Factor |
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Zooms to a specific zoom factor selected from the dropdown list. |
Zoom In |
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Increases the report's current zoom factor by 5 percent. |
Validate bindings |
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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 |
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Toggles between the Report Designer's full screen and default size. |
Scripts |
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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. |