Shape Map Properties

This topic lists the properties of a Shape Map object, which is supported only in page reports created using query resources.

Property Name	Description
General
Class Type	Indicates the class type of the object. This property is read only.
Data Inherit	Indicates whether the dataset for this object is inherited from another object. This property is read only.
Dataset	Indicates the dataset used by the object. This property is read only.
Instance Name	Shows the instance name of the object. This property is read only.
Geometry
Height	Specifies the height of the object. Type a numeric value to change the height. Data type: Float
Width	Specifies the width of the object. Type a numeric value to change the width. Data type: Float
X	Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. This property is ignored if the Position property is set to static. Type a numeric value to change the position. Data type: Float
Y	Specifies the vertical coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. This property is ignored if the Position property is set to static. Type a numeric value to change the position. Data type: Float
Color
Background	Specifies the background color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. Data type: String
Others
Auto Scale in Number	Specifies whether to automatically scale the values that are of the Number data type in the object when the values fall into the two ranges: When 1000 <= value < 10^15, the following quantity unit symbols of the International System of Units are used to scale the values: K (10^3), M (10^6), G (10^9), and T (10^12). When 0 < value < 0.001 or value >= 10^15, scientific notation is used to scale the values. Data type: Boolean
Default for Filter	Specifies whether to show the data component as the default component in the Apply To drop-down list of the Filter dialog in Page Report Studio. Data type: Boolean Note: In a page report tab, only one data component's Default for Filter property can be set to true.
Detail Target Frame	Specifies the target window or frame in which to display the detailed information. Choose an option from the drop-down list. This property is supported on shape maps in the group header/footer panel of a banded object and enabled when Go to Detail is set to true. Data type: String
Export to Excel	Specifies whether to include the object in the Excel result of the report. Data type: Boolean
Export to HTML	Specifies whether to include the object in the HTML result of the report. Data type: Boolean
Export to PDF	Specifies whether to include the object in the PDF result of the report. Data type: Boolean
Export to PostScript	Specifies whether to include the object in the PostScript result of the report. Data type: Boolean
Export to Report Result	Specifies whether to include the object when previewing the report in Page Report Result and running the report in Page Report Studio. Data type: Boolean
Export to RTF	Specifies whether to include the object in the RTF result of the report. Data type: Boolean
Export to XML	Specifies whether to include the object in the XML result of the report. Data type: Boolean
Go to Detail	Specifies whether to show the detailed information when you select the object in Page Report Studio. This property is available only when the object is in the group header/footer panel of a banded object. For details about its usage, refer to Obtaining Detailed Information from a Banded Object. Data type: Boolean
Invisible	Specifies whether to show the object in the design area and in the report result. All formulas and calculations will still be performed if the property is set to true. Data type: Boolean
Invisible for Filter Dialogs	Specifies whether to show the data component in the Apply To drop-down list of the Filter dialog in Page Report Studio. This property cannot be edited when Default for Filter is set to true. Data type: Boolean
Position	Specifies the position of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Suppress	Specifies whether to show the object in the design area and in the report result. All formulas and calculations will be skipped if the property is set to true. Data type: Boolean Note: When both the Invisible and Suppress properties of an object are set to true, Suppress has the higher priority.
Suppress When No Records	Specifies whether to display the object in the report result when no record is returned to its parent data component. Data type: Boolean
Excel
Column Index	Specifies the X coordinate of the object relative to its parent container when exported to Excel or CSV, measured in cells. The Columned property at the report tab level must be set to true for this property to take effect. Data type: Integer
Row Index	Specifies the Y coordinate of the object relative to its parent container when exported to Excel or CSV, measured in cells. The Columned property at the report tab level must be set to true for this property to take effect. Data type: Integer
Border
Border Color	Specifies the color of the border of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. Data type: String
Border Thickness	Specifies the width of the border. Type a numeric value to change the thickness. Data type: Float
Bottom Line	Specifies the line style of the bottom border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Left Line	Specifies the line style of the left border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Right Line	Specifies the line style of the right border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Top Line	Specifies the line style of the top border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Map
Alternate Content Type	Specifies the tip type of the areas that have data. The tip is displayed when you hover the mouse pointer over the area in HTML result or in Page Report Studio. Choose an option from the drop-down list. name - If selected, names of the areas will be used as the area tips. value - If selected, the summary values on the areas will be used as the area tips. If there is more than one value on an area, the summary values will be separated by comma. customized - If selected, you can specify the tip for each area via the Alternate Text property of the area in the Shape Map Editor. Data type: Enumeration
Column Name	Displays the mapping name of the field used as the image source. This property is read only.
Image Source	Specifies the source of the map image. Data type: String
Name	Specifies the name of the map. Data type: String
TOC
Anchor Display Value	Specifies a string or formula to display for the TOC entry for this object in the TOC Browser. By default it is the value of the specified object. The TOC Anchor property must be set to true for this property to take effect. Data type: String
TOC Anchor	Specifies whether to include the object in the TOC Browser for the report. Data type: Boolean
Accessibility
External CSS Class Selector	Specifies a class selector to be applied to the object when exported as HTML. Type a valid class name from the CSS file. Data type: String
External ID	It is mapped to the HTML attribute id. This attribute specifies a name to the object, which must be unique in the report. Data type: String
External Style	It is mapped to the HTML attribute style. This attribute specifies style information for the object. Data type: String
Language	It is mapped to the HTML attribute lang. This attribute specifies the base language of the object's attribute values and text content. Data type: String

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