Toolbox
- Label: The Label control displays simple text in a report.
- Check Box
- Rich Text: The Rich Text control displays formatted text in a report.
- Picture Box: Static or e.g. dynamic logo of the organizational unit.
- Panel: The panel control is a container for individual report controls. The panel also visually unifies the report controls in the print preview (e.g. with frames or a uniform colored background).
- Table
- Character Comb: The control displays the text so that each character is printed in an individual cell.
- Line: The control inserts a line.
- Shape: The control allows you to draw different shapes in a report.
- Barcode
- Chart
- Gauge: The Gauge control provides you with the capability to embed graphical gauges into your report.
- Sparkline: The control shows the evolution of a value graphically over time, such as the price of a share.
- Cross Tab
- Sub-Report: The Sub-Report control is used to embed other reports into the current report.
- PDF Content: Embedding PDF documents while keeping the page ratio of the PDF.
- PDF Signature: Exported PDFs can be digitally signed using this control.
- Table of Contents
- Page Info: The Page Info control is used to display additional information on report pages, such as date, time, page numbers or user name.
- Page Break: Breaks the page of the created report at the location of the control.
Cross-band controls can be used to draw lines and rectangles across multiple report bands.
- Cross-band Line
- Cross-band Box
Main Toolbar
- Highlights report controls with invalid data bindings or incorrect expressions.
- Full screen mode for the Report Designer.
- Toggles between the design and preview modes of a report.
Properties
- Element settings can appear in alphabetical order or in categories based on their purpose. Use the buttons next to the selected element to switch between these display modes.
- Report Tasks: various settings such as selecting the data source and data field; setting filters; selecting the measure unit for report elements
- Appearance: settings related to the design of the element such as colors, font, spacing and watermark of the report.
- Behavior: customize export options and measurement units of the report.
- Data: specify the data source, calculated fields or parameters.
- Design: name of the element.
- Navigation: bookmark settings.
- Page settings: adjust margins and paper size.
- Printing: Select print options.
Expressions
Expressions can be used to assign values to report items such as asking if the report item contains data and/or if the report item does not contain data, outputting a different value. The Report Designer provides this panel when expression bindings are enabled.
Field List
The field list displays the schema of a report’s data sources. In this area, report data sources and parameters can be managed, calculated fields can be added and bound report controls can be created.
Report Explorer
The Report Explorer panel shows the structure of a report and provides access to report elements, styles, and components.