Report - Report Object

The report itself. This component has properties that control the dimensions and margins. These settings impact all pages in the report. It may be selected by clicking on the Report object in the Project Browser.

Properties

Paper Settings Tab

Property	Description
Paper Size	The desired paper size for the report. Many common sizes are available. When a size is selected, the width and height of the selected size are loaded into the Dimentions property.
Dimensions	Contains the Width and Height of the page. These properties work in conjunction with the Units property. The Dimensions may be changed manually here, or be modifying the Paper Size property. This section also contains a Units drop down with the following units of measurement: Inch. Point (Printer Point). 1 inch = 72 points Centimeter. Millimeter. Pica. 1 inch = 6 picas
Orientation	Determines if the report should appear as Portrait (taller reports) or Landscape (wider reports)
Margins	Allows you to specify the position of the margin on the report. If the Show property is enabled, the margin is visible on the report's Design Panel. The margin will never appear on the Preview Panel or on the generated reports. The Snap property, when enabled, will cause report components to snap to the margin if moved within close proximity.

Properties Tab

Property	Description
Grid Spacing	The space between each grid in Printer Points. Defaults to 9, which is 1/8th of an inch.
Show Grid	Enables a grid on the Design Panel. Useful for spacing out each component on the report. The grid is not visible on the Preview Panel, or on the resulting report.
Snap to Grid	When dragging a component, enabling this property will cause the component to snap to the grid.
Bypass Image Cache	New in 8.1.18 Ignores image caching in reports when set to true. Default value is false. The Reporting module keeps past image data temporarily by default. Enabling this property prevents potential issues such as the Image component showing the old image instead of the new one, which can alternatively be fixed by restarting the Reporting module.
Page Layout	Specifies how the page looks in the designer. Has the following options: Single: The default value. Only a single page of the report appears in the Design Panel at a time. Double: Shows two pages in the Design Panel, horizontally adjacent, with page 1 starting on the left. Quadruple: Shows four pages in the Design Panel, horizontally adjacent. Facing: Shows two pages at a time. Cycling through pages moves through two pages at a time, starting with page 1 on the right (similar to reading through a book). Continuous: Stacks the pages vertically adjacent, with page 1 at the top. ContinuousDouble: A combination of Double and Continuous; two horizontally adjacent pages are stacked vertically, with pages 1 and 2 at the top.
String for Null	Specifies the value to use should a key return a null value. Note that individual Text Shapes also have a String for Null property that will override this property.
Roll	Number of degrees this shape is rotated clockwise.
Scale X	Amount to scale the width of this shape. 1 is scale to 100%.
Scale Y	Amount to scale the height of this shape. 1 is scale to 100%.
URL	New in 8.1.19 A link to attach to this reporting component. Will be a clickable hyperlink if the report is exported as a PDF. You can use the values below to link to internal pages. Page:Next - Navigates to the next page. Page:Back - Navigates to the previous page. Navigates to the previous page. - Replace "Number" with a numeral. Navigates to the specified page.
Visible	If true, the shape will be visible.
Width	Width of this shape in pixels.
Height	Height of this shape in pixels.
X	Horizontal distance in pixels between the left edge of this shape and the left edge of the page.
Y	Vertical distance in pixels between the top edge of this shape and the top edge of the page.