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Org Node Properties

This topic describes the properties of the Node object in an organization chart.

Designer provides some properties only when you use the object in certain report types. You can get details from the Available For column in the property table.

Property NameAvailable ForDescription
General
Class TypeQuery Page ReportShows the class type of the object. Read only.
Data InheritQuery Page ReportShows whether the object inherits dataset from another object. Read only.
DatasetQuery Page ReportShows the dataset the object applies. Read only.
Instance Name Query Page ReportShows the instance name of the object. Read only.
Geometry
HeightPage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the height of the object. Type a numeric value to change the height.

Data type: Float

WidthPage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the width of the object. Type a numeric value to change the width.

Data type: Float

Color
BackgroundPage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the background color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, or select Custom to customize a color in the Pick a Color dialog box. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String

CSS
ClassPage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the name of the Class Selector to apply to the object, which you define in the CSS file of the style the report applies.

For example, if you define the CSS file as follows:

@charset "GBK";
TextField {Background: #ff0000}
/*Style=LabelX*/
TextField[Style="LabelX"]{Background: #0000FF}
/*ID=W*/
TextField#W{Background: #FFFF00}
/*class=C*/
TextField.C{Background: #00FFFF}

To apply the Class Selector in the file to the object, type C in the value cell.

Data type: String

StylePage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the style you want to apply to the object. You can specify the style in two ways:
  • Type the style which should be an Attribute Selector whose attribute is "style" in the CSS file of the style the report applies. For example, to apply the style in the preceding sample CSS file to the object, type LabelX in the value cell.
  • Choose a style from the drop-down list when you have specified the Style Group property for the report tab or web report, and there are styles in the style group that are applicable to the object.

Data type: String

Others
Export to CSVPage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies whether to include the object in the CSV output.

Data type: Boolean

Export to ExcelPage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies whether to include the object in the Excel output.

Data type: Boolean

Export to HTMLPage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies whether to include the object in the HTML output.

Data type: Boolean

Export to PDFPage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies whether to include the object in the PDF output.

Data type: Boolean

Export to PostScriptPage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies whether to include the object in the PostScript output.

Data type: Boolean

Export to Report ResultPage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies whether to include the object when you preview the report in the Page Report Result format for a page report or Web Report Result for a web report in Designer, and when users run the report in the same format or use the library component at runtime.

Data type: Boolean

Export to RTFPage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies whether to include the object in the RTF output.

Data type: Boolean

Export to TextPage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies whether to include the object in the Text output.

Data type: Boolean

Export to XMLPage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies whether to include the object in the XML output.

Data type: Boolean

Minimum Leaf DistancePage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the minimum distance between two adjacent leaf nodes on the same level in the organization chart. Type a numeric value to change the distance.

Data type: Float

Minimum Level DistancePage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the minimum distance between two adjacent levels in the organization chart. At runtime, when the value you set for this property is less than that of Line Thickness on the organization chart line, the latter overrides the former.

Data type: Float

Record LocationPage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the calculation point for the properties of the object that are controlled by formulas. This property takes effect only when the object is in a banded object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
  • default
    Select to calculate values of the properties in the default location where the object is placed.
  • page header
    Select to calculate values of the properties in the banded page header panel.
  • page footer
    Select to calculate values of the properties in the banded page footer panel.

See Example 2: Showing a Label on Every Page Except the Last.

Data type: Enumeration

Vertical AlignmentPage Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the vertical justification of the content in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Border
Border ColorPage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the color for the border of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, or select Custom to customize a color in the Pick a Color dialog box. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String

Border ThicknessPage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the width for the border of the object. Type a numeric value to change the thickness.

Data type: Float

Bottom LinePage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the line style for the bottom border of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Left LinePage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the line style for the left border of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Right LinePage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the line style for the right border of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Top LinePage Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the line style for the top border of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Accessibility
External CSS Class SelectorQuery Page ReportSpecifies the name of the Class Selector for the object in the HTML output.

Data type: String

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