Special Field Properties

This topic lists the properties of a Special Field object. The availabilities of the properties vary for the supported report types: Page Report, Web Report and Library Component.

Property Name	Available For	Description
General
Class Type	Query Page Report	Indicates the class type of the object. This property is read only.
Instance Name	Query Page Report	Shows the instance name of the object. This property is read only.
Geometry
Height	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the height of the object. Type a numeric value to change the height. Data type: Float
Width	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the width of the object. Type a numeric value to change the width. Data type: Float
X	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	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	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	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	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the background color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color, or type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. For page report, you can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color. Data type: String
Foreground	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the foreground color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color, or type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. For page report, you can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color. Data type: String
CSS
Class	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies a CSS class to be applied to the object which is a valid class in the CSS file. Data type: String
ID	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the identifier of the object, which must be unique in the report. The ID property can be a style sheet selector. Data type: String
Style	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	The property can be used in two ways. Specifies a style to be applied to the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list which is available when a Style Group has been selected at the page report tab or web report or library component level and when there are styles in the Style Group that can be applied to the object, or type in the style name. Specifies a CSS selector to be applied to the object. Type a valid class name from the CSS file. Data type: String
Excel
Column Index	Page Report, Web Report	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 page report tab or web report level must be set to true for this property to take effect. Data type: Integer
Row Index	Page Report, Web Report	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 page report tab or web report level must be set to true for this property to take effect. Data type: Integer
Padding
Bottom Padding	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the space between the text and the bottom border of the object. Type a numeric value to change the padding. Data type: Float
Left Padding	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the space between the text and the left border of the object. Type a numeric value to change the padding. Data type: Float
Right Padding	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the space between the text and the right border of the object. Type a numeric value to change the padding. Data type: Float
Top Padding	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the space between the text and the top border of the object. Type a numeric value to change the padding. Data type: Float
Border
Border Color	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the color of the border of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color, or type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. For page report, you can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color. Data type: String
Border Thickness	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the width of the border. Type a numeric value to change the thickness. Data type: Float
Bottom Line	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the line style of the bottom border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Left Line	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the line style of the left border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Right Line	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the line style of the right border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Shadow	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to draw two shadowed borders, beneath and to the right of the object. Data type: Boolean
Shadow Color	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the color of the shadow. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color, or type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. For page report, you can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color. Data type: String
Top Line	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the line style of the top border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Pattern
Pattern Color	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the color in which to draw a pattern to fill the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color, or type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. For page report, you can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color. Data type: String
Pattern Style	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the style of the pattern. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Text Format
Auto Fit	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to adjust the width and height of the object according to the contents. Data type: Boolean
Auto Scale in Number	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	The property is available when the object is of the Number data type. It specifies whether to automatically scale the object values that 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. The option "auto" means that the property setting follows that of the object's parent data container. Data type: Boolean
Bold	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to make the text bold. Data type: Boolean
Convert HTML Tag	Query Page Report	Specifies whether or not to parse the HTML tag elements that are included in the text of the object as the web browser translates them into HTML in the report result. There are the following limitations on the property: It takes effect only when the object's Position property is set to absolute. It does not work when you view or export the report in the Page Report Result or Logi Report Result format. Data type: Boolean
Font Face	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the font of the text. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Font Size	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the font size of the text. Type an integer value to change the size. Data type: Integer
Format	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the display format of the text in the report result. It varies with data type and can be manually defined. Data type: String For the BigDecimal data type, to avoid precision loss, you should specify a prefix JRD when setting the Format property value. For the Number data type and when the Auto Scale in Number property is true, the specified format applies to the integer part of the values after scaled, but if the specified format conflicts with the Auto Scale in Number property, for example the values are displayed in percentage, then the Auto Scale in Number property is ignored.
Horizontal Alignment	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the horizontal justification of the text in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Ignore HTML Tag	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether or not to ignore the HTML tag elements that are included in the text of the object at runtime and in the HTML output of the report. true - Logi Report Engine does not parse the HTML tag elements so they display exactly as what they are. false - Logi Report Engine transfers the HTML tag elements to the web browser so they are translated into HTML by the web browser. Note: The property Convert HTML Tag has higher priority than Ignore HTML Tag. Data type: Boolean
Italic	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to make the text italic. Data type: Boolean
Maximum Width	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the maximum width of the text displayed. Type a numeric value to change the width. This property often works with the Auto Fit property. If Auto Fit is true and Maximum Width is not equal to 0, the text will extend until the width is this value. Data type: Float
Strikethrough	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to add a strikethrough line to the text. Data type: Boolean
Underline	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to underline the text. Data type: Boolean
Vertical Alignment	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the vertical justification of the text in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Word Wrap	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to wrap the text to the width. Data type: Boolean
Others
Data Evaluation Setting	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the group information for the object. Available only for the group-by fields in table group columns. Choose an option from the drop-down list. current column - The object will take value of the group-by field in the current column. current row - The object will take value of the group-by field in the current row. Data type: Enumeration
Data Mapping File	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the data mapping file to the object for NLS use. For example, if the data mapping file name is Category_de_DE.properties, set the value as Category (without the language and locale part). Data type: String
Detail Report	Query Page Report	Specifies the detail report that the object is linked to. Select the ellipsis button in the value cell to set the detail report. For more information, see Linking to a Detail Report. Data type: String
Detail Target Frame	Page Report	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 special fields in the group header/footer panel of a banded object and enabled when Go to Detail is set to true. Data type: String
Display Null	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the string to be displayed if the field value is null. Data type: String
Enable Hyperlink in Excel	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to enable the link defined on the object in the Excel output of the report. Data type: Boolean
Enable Hyperlink in HTML	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to enable the link defined on the object in the HTML output of the report. Data type: Boolean
Enable Hyperlink in PDF	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to enable the link defined on the object in the PDF output of the report. Data type: Boolean
Export to CSV	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to include the object in the CSV output of the report. If it is set to true in page report, only the string value will be included when the object is displayed as a barcode or text field, and only the text will be included when the object is displayed as a checkbox, radio button or button. Data type: Boolean
Export to Excel	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to include the object in the Excel output of the report. If it is set to true in page report, only the string value will be included when the object is displayed as a text field. Data type: Boolean
Export to HTML	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to include the object in the HTML output of the report. Data type: Boolean
Export to PDF	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to include the object in the PDF output of the report. If it is set to true in page report, only the string value will be included when the object is displayed as a text field. Data type: Boolean
Export to PostScript	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to include the object in the PostScript output of the report. If it is set to true in page report, only the string value will be included when the object is displayed as a text field. Data type: Boolean
Export to Report Result	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to include the object when previewing the report in Page/Web Report Result and running the report in Page/Web Report Studio, or when the library component is used in JDashboard. Data type: Boolean
Export to RTF	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to include the object in the RTF output of the report. If it is set to true in page report, only the string value will be included when the object is displayed as a text field, and only the text will be included when the object is displayed as a radio button or button. Data type: Boolean
Export to Text	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to include the object in the Text output of the report. If it is set to true in page report, only the string value will be included when the object is displayed as a barcode or text field, and only the text will be included when the object is displayed as a checkbox, radio button or button. Data type: Boolean
Export to XML	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to include the object in the XML output of the report. If it is set to true in page report, only the string value will be included when the object is displayed as a barcode or text field, and only the text will be included when the object is displayed as a checkbox, radio button or button. Data type: Boolean
Field Type	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies another special field format to substitute the current special field. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Go to Detail	Query Page Report	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 more information, see Obtaining Detailed Information from a Banded Object. Data type: Boolean
Invisible	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	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
Link	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies to link the object to another report, a website, an e-mail address or a Blob data type field. Select in the value cell to set the link target. For more information, see Adding Links in Reports. Data type: String
Logic Column	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to show the object in the next visible table cell in the same row when the column which holds the object is hidden. This property is supported when the object is in a table. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration The next visible table cell should be completely empty, that is, the cell should not hold any content including blank space. When the property for several objects in the same row is set to next visible column, and the columns holding these objects are all hidden, then only the object in the rightmost column will be shown in the next visible cell.
Position	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the position of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Record Location	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies the calculation point for the properties of the object which are controlled by formulas. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Default - The values of the properties are calculated in the default location where they are located. Page Header - The values of the properties are calculated in the page header. Page Footer - The values of the properties are calculated in the page footer. Data type: Enumeration
Repeat	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to repeat the group name in the report result. This property is available only for the group-by fields in table, and it takes effect only when the group-by fields are in the table detail row. Data type: Boolean
Suppress	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	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. Not supported in Web Report Studio. Data type: Boolean When you set both the Invisible and Suppress properties of an object to true, Suppress has the higher priority.
Suppress When No Records	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether to display the object in the report result when no record is returned to its parent data component. Not supported in Web Report Studio. Data type: Boolean
Transfer Style	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	Specifies whether the style group of the primary report will be applied to the linked report if the object is linked to a report. Data type: Boolean
TOC (supported on special fields in a banded object)
Anchor Display Value	Query Page Report	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	Query Page Report	Specifies whether to include the object in the TOC Browser for the report. Data type: Boolean
Accessibility
External AccessKey	Query Page Report	It is mapped to the HTML attribute accesskey. This attribute specifies an access key to the object. Data type: String
External CSS Class Selector	Query Page Report	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 Dir	Query Page Report	It is mapped to the HTML attribute dir. This attribute specifies the base direction of directionally neutral text in the object's content and attribute values. It also specifies the directionality of tables. Possible values: LTR - Left-to-right text or table. RTL - Right-to-left text or table. Data type: String
External ID	Query Page Report	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	Query Page Report	It is mapped to the HTML attribute style. This attribute specifies style information for the object. Data type: String
External TabIndex	Query Page Report	It is mapped to the HTML attribute tabindex. This attribute specifies the position of the object in the tabbing order for the current report. Type an integer equal to or greater than 0 and less than 65535. Data type: Integer
External Title	Query Page Report	It is mapped to the HTML attribute title. This attribute offers advisory information about the object. Data type: String
HrefLang	Query Page Report	It is mapped to the HTML attribute hreflang. This attribute specifies the base language of the resource designated by a link and may only be used when a link is specified. Data type: String
Language	Query Page Report	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
LongDesc	Query Page Report	It is mapped to the HTML attribute longdesc. This attribute specifies a link to a long description of the object. Data type: String
Tag Name	Page Report, Web Report, Library Component	It specifies the header tag name of the object used for labeling the heading order of the object in the PDF output for accessibility. When setting the property, you should make sure that the headers are nested properly following the rules below so that the heading tag sequence can be accepted by Adobe. If any heading tags are used, H1 should be the first. The descending sequence of the headers should follow the downward order of the objects in the Report Inspector. The descending sequence of the headers should proceed in strict numerical order and should not skip an intervening heading level. H1 H2 H3 is permissible, while H1 H3 is not. Data type: Enumeration

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