Web Report Studio Window Elements
The options available in Web Report Studio are determined by the feature profile that is selected as the default profile in the Customize Profile > Web Report Studio > Features tab of the profile page and the property settings in the Customize Profile > Web Report Studio > Properties tab (profile has the higher priority). For additional information, see Customizing Web Report Studio Profile.
The window elements of Web Report Studio vary with its two modes: View Mode and Edit Mode. The following table introduces the full UI elements based on Edit Mode. The shortcut menu contents vary with the objects you right-click and the table only lists some typical items.
Menu/Toolbar | Option/Button | Description |
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File | New Report | Creates a new web report based on an existing business view. |
Open | Opens a web report. | |
Save | Saves the changes of the current web report. If the current web report is a shared report, the option is enabled only when the report owner sets it as editable. | |
Save As | Saves a copy of the web report or the report template in the current web report to server resources. Disabled if the current web report is a shared report. | |
Export | Exports the report result to disk or version in various formats. | |
Page Setup | Configures the report page settings. | |
Displays the Print dialog for printing the web report result. | ||
Share | Share the current report.Enabled when the report is owned by the current user and already saved before and is not a shared report. | |
Exit | Closes the current web report and exits Web Report Studio. | |
Edit | Undo | Undoes the last operation. |
Redo | Reverses the operation of Undo. | |
Delete | Deletes the selected object. | |
Wizard | Opens the report wizard for you to edit the selected table, crosstab or chart. | |
Query Filter | Applies a filter to the business viewused by the specified data component. | |
Filter | Filters the report records according to the filter criteria you specify. | |
On-screen Filter Values | The option is unavailable when Enable Setting Default On-screen Filter Values For Web Report is not selected in the server profile.
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To Chart | Converts a crosstab into a chart. | |
To Crosstab | Converts a chart into a crosstab. | |
Rotate Crosstab | Rotates a crosstab to exchange the axes on the crosstab in order to create a different view of the crosstab. | |
Report Body Properties | Defines properties of the report body. | |
Bind Data | Specifies to bind a data source to the web report. | |
Use Wizard | Specifies whether to work with web reports in the standard wizard way. | |
Unhide Components | Shows the hidden components you specify. | |
Style | Applies a style to the selected components or the whole report. | |
View menu | Inspector | Shows or hides the Inspector panel, which lists all the objects in the report in a tree structure with their properties. You can select any object in the tree to edit its properties. |
Editing Marks | Shows or hides editing marks (dashed outlines for objects and report body). If the option is unselected, the editing mark will not be shown when a report object receives focus, and report objects cannot be moved or resized. | |
Refresh | Runs the web report using previously provided parameters. The Refresh operation fetches the data again. | |
Format | Font | Specifies the font format of the selected text. Available only when a label or field is selected. |
Merge | Merges the selected tabular cells into one. | |
Split | Splits the selected tabular cell into the specified number of rows and columns. | |
Language | Allows you to specify the language in which to display the report. Available only when Enable NLS is checked in the server profile. | |
Help | User's Guide | Opens the Web Report Studio User's Guide. |
Logi JReport Home Page | Connects to Logi JReport Home Page. | |
Technical Support | Accesses Logi Analytics Technical Support. | |
About Web Report Studio | Shows product information about Web Report Studio. | |
Standard Toolbar | ![]() | Creates a new web report based on an existing business view. |
![]() | Opens a web report. | |
![]() | Saves the changes of the current web report. If the current web report is a shared report, the button is enabled only when the report owner sets it as editable. | |
![]() | Saves a copy of the web report or the report template in the current web report to server resources. Disabled if the current web report is a shared report. | |
![]() | Exports the report result to disk or version in various formats. | |
![]() | Displays the Print dialog for printing the web report result. | |
![]() | Configures the report page settings. | |
![]() | Share the current report. Enabled when the report is owned by the current user and already saved before and is not a shared report. | |
![]() | Runs the web report using previously provided parameters. The Refresh operation fetches the data again. | |
![]() | Undoes the last operation. | |
![]() | Reverses the operation of Undo. | |
![]() | Applies a filter to the business view used by the specified data component. | |
![]() | Filters the report records according to the filter criteria you specify. | |
![]() ![]() | Specifies whether report components are responsive to the browser window. Available in View Mode only. | |
![]() | Deletes the selected object. | |
![]() | Specifies which objects to show in the report. | |
![]() | Specifies the language in which to display the report if it is an NLS report. Available only when Enable NLS is checked in the server profile. | |
![]() | Closes the current web report and exits Web Report Studio. | |
Quick Format Toolbar | ![]() | Specifies the font format of the selected text. Available only when a label or field is selected. |
![]() | Changes the background color of the selected text. Available only when a label or field is selected. | |
![]() | Makes the selected text left, center or right aligned. Available only when a label or field is selected. | |
![]() | Merges the selected tabular cells into one. | |
![]() | Splits the selected tabular cell vertically or horizontally. | |
Context Toolbar for Table | ![]() | Hides or shows the detail columns you specify. |
![]() | Specifies whether to add or remove the selected field as a group. | |
![]() | Specifies whether to show or hide the selected summary field. | |
![]() | Hides the selected column. | |
![]() | Creates a new summary directly based on the field bound with the table detail column. | |
Context Toolbar for Crosstab | ![]() | Rotates a crosstab to exchange the axes on the crosstab in order to create a different view of the crosstab. |
Context Toolbar for Chart | ![]() | Specifies whether to switch data between the category and series axes, or between the category and value axes if there is no field on the series axes. |
![]() | Lists all available chart types for you to change the type of the chart. | |
![]() | Lists more options for you to specify the layout of the chart. | |
More Commands | ![]() ![]() | Specifies the data mode of the report. |
![]() ![]() | Lists the two modes of Web Report Studio to allow you to switch from one mode to another. Unavailable if Show Link of View/Edit Mode is unchecked in the Web Report Studio profile. | |
Panel | Parameters | Lists all the parameters used by the current report. It is available when the current report uses parameters. |
Resources | Lists all the available resources. When a data component is selected, the Sort ![]() ![]() | |
Components | Lists all the available components that can be inserted into reports. | |
Filter | Specifies the criteria to filter the data field. You can also remove or change existing filters. | |
"Go To" Filter | After you perform the go-to-by-value or go-down actions, the panel is displayed showing the filter created by the actions. You can also select in a table, crosstab, or chart to show this panel for the component. | |
Inspector | Lists all the objects in the report in a tree structure with their properties. | |
Visualization Toolbar | ![]() | Re-enters the wizard of the current data component. |
![]() | Enters the template editor to edit the current banded object. | |
![]() | Converts the current data component to a table, or drag a table into the report. | |
![]() | Converts the current data component to a crosstab, or drag a crosstab into the report. | |
![]() | Converts the current table to a banded object, or drag a banded object into the report. | |
Chart Types | Converts the current data component to a specific chart type, or drag the chart type into the report. | |
![]() | Shows more icons that the visualization toolbar cannot present. | |
Shortcut Menu | Query Filter | Filters the business view used by the selected data component according to the filter criteria you specify. |
Show | Shows the selected fields. | |
Apply Style | Applies a style to the selected component. | |
Delete | Deletes the selected object. | |
Autofit | Adjusts the width of table and crosstab fields according to the contents. | |
Hide | Hides the selected object. | |
Filter | Provides submenu items for filtering the data in the selected component or remove existing filters. | |
Sort | Provides submenu items for sorting records on the selected field in ascending/descending order, or remove the sort. | |
Edit Detail Table | Edits the detail table to define the detail fields of the summary. | |
Go to Detail | Goes to the detailed information of the selected summary. | |
Link/Edit Link | Links the selected object to a report, URL, e-mail or Blob data type field. | |
Conditional Formatting | Adds some conditional formatting to the currently selected field. | |
Go Down | Goes from a group which is non-bottom level in a predefined hierarchy to the one-level-lower group while applying the current selected value as a filter condition. See Go-down for details. | |
Go Up | Goes from a group which is non-top level in a predefined hierarchy to the one-level-higher group. See Go-up for details. | |
Go To | Goes to any group to show its record information. | |
Go to By Value | Goes to any group with the current group value as a filter to show its record information. | |
Select | Make the corresponding object selected. |