Create a report

Create a report by adding a report object in
Project view
.
  1. In
    Project view
    , right-click
    Reports
     and then select
    New
    Reports
    .
    Reports
    #
     appears in
    Project view
    .
  2. To rename the report, in
    Project view
    , hover over the report, select
    Edit
    , and enter a new name.
  3. To change the format of all of the pages in the report, edit the values in
    Properties
    .
  4. In
    Project view
    , expand the report.
  5. In
    Project view
    , under the report, select
    Header
     and edit the values in
    Properties
     to change the appearance of the header.
  6. Add panel sections to the report:
    1. In
      Project view
      , right-click
      Sections
       and select
      New
      Panel section
      .
    2. Select
      PanelSection
      #
       and edit the values in
      Properties
       to change the appearance of the panel section.
    3. Right-click the panel section and select
      New
      Object
       to add a child object to the panel section.
      Select any of the following objects:
    4. Edit the values of the child object in
      Properties
      .
  7. To add a data grid section to the report:
    1. In
      Project view
      , right-click
      Sections
       and select
      New
      Data grid section
      .
    2. Select
      DataGridSection
      #
       and in
      Properties
      , select the data to display and change the default appearance.
    3. To add a column, next to
      Columns
      , select
      Add
       and select either
      Text column
       or
      Image column
      .
    4. To configure a column, under the column in
      Properties
      , set the title and change the default appearance.
    5. To remove a column, next to the column, select
      Delete
      .
    TIP: To ensure that the report generates as expected, ensure that each data grid section has data to display.
  8. To add a page break, in
    Project view
    , right-click
    Sections
     and select
    New
    Page break
    .
  9. To change the appearance of the footer, select
    Footer
     and edit the values in
    Properties
    .
    TIP: To design the user interface of the header, panel section, data grid section, or footer, expand the report in
    Project view
     and then double-click the object to edit the object in the editor for the object.
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