Add and Configure Items in Report Header and Footer Layout

1. In Report Designer, click Format in the left menu.

2. Tick Report Header & Footer check-box in Middle Panel to display Report Header and Report Footer sections with default layout.

   

   
   

   

3. Add Item Pop-up

   Add an item using either Add Item button or dragging the item type from Middel Panel into Report Header or Report Footer.

   If using Add Item button: a Add Item pop-up will be displayed - select an item type from the drop-down box and click OK to close it.

   

4. Click on the newly-added item to open Format Properties box.

5. Configure the properties in General Info group.

   • For an Image:

     1. Give the image a unique name.
     2. Enter the image url.

   • For a Text item:

     1. Give the item a unique name.
     2. Enter a value to display.

   • For a Date Time, Page Number, Horizontal Rule or Vertical Rule item:

     1. Give the item a unique name.
     2. The value is read-only and has already been fixed as {currentDateTime}, {pageNumber}, {horizontalRule} or {verticalRule}.

     Note: System Variables and expressions can be used as values of these items.

6. Configure the properties in Item Formatting group.

   • For Date Time and Page Number:
     • Choose a display format
   • For Text, Date Time and Page Number:
     • Choose a font face and font size.
     • Choose text effects bold, italic and underlined.
     • Set text color and cell color.
     • Choose text alignment left, center, right or justify.
   • For Horizontal Rule and Vertical Rule:
     • Select a line pattern: Solid (default), Dot or Dash.
     • Select a line color.
     • Select the line thickness (in pixels).

7. Click Save at the top.
   

Layout Items in Report Header and Footer Layout

Items in Report Header and Footer can be:

• resized vertically, horizontally or diagonally.
• dragged around.
• deleted.

Enter Report Title and Description

1. In Report Designer, click Format in the left menu.
2. Tick Report Title & Description check-box in Middle Panel to display Title and Description textboxes.
3. Enter the title and description.
4. Configure the properties in Item Formatting group.
   • Choose a font face and font size.
   • Choose text effects bold, italic and underlined.
   • Set text color and cell color.
   • Choose text alignment left, center, right or justify.
5. Click Save at the top.