Report Explorer

This document describes the Report Explorer panel that shows a report's structure providing quick access to report elements, styles and formatting rules.

This document consists of the following sections.

Manage Report Elements

The Report Explorer displays all report controls and bands in a tree-like form and allows you to easily manage them.

The following actions are available for report element customization.

Button Description

Removes the selected report element. This button is not available for the Detail, TopMargin and BottomMargin bands.

Switches to the Properties Panel where you can adjust the settings of the selected report element or a report itself.

Manage Report Styles and Formatting Rules

To access the collection of report styles or formatting rules,

To apply a style or formatting rule to a report control, drag it from the Report Explorer onto the required report control.

The following actions are available in the Report Explorer for customization styles and formatting rules.

Button Description

Creates a new style or formatting rule.

Removes the selected style or formatting rule.

Switches to the Properties Panel where you can adjust the settings of the selected style or formatting rule.

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