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Report Overview

Breadcrumb to display the scope from which the Report Designer was executed
Menu for editing translations, saving and editing data sources
Report Elements can be added to the report design by drag and drop
Main Toolbar for report editing commands
Design Layout shows the structure and content of the report

Properties of the selected report element
Expressions can be used to assign data from the data source to report items. Functions can be used to aggregate data and influence the format of report elements.
Field List shows the data sources available in the report in a tree view
Report Explorer shows the elements of the report in a tree view

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.