Cross-band Box
- Last UpdatedOct 30, 2024
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The Cross-band Box control is used to draw a rectangle through several bands.
The control can be useful if it is required to visually emphasize a section that covers multiple band areas by surrounding it with a rectangle.

On the Properties window, the Cross-band Box control properties are divided into the following tabs:
Appearance
Border Color, Border Dash Style, Border Width and Borders
Specifies border settings for controls.
End Band
Specifies the band in which the box ends.
End Point
Specifies the end point of the box (measured from the upper left corner of the band specified by the End Band property).
Start Band
Specifies the band in which the box starts.
Start Point
Specifies the start point of the box (measured from the upper left corner of the band specified by the Start Band property).
Width
Specifies the box width in report measurement units.
Behavior
Anchor Horizontally
Specifies the horizontal anchoring style of the control, so that after page rendering it stays attached to the left control, right control, or both. The property setting is useful for data-bound controls located between controls, which are able to resize depending on their contents.
Anchor Vertically
Specifies the vertical anchoring style of the control, so that after page rendering it stays attached to the top control, bottom control, or both. The property setting is useful for data-bound controls located between upper and lower controls, which are able to resize depending on their contents.
Can Publish
Specifies whether or not the control can be printed or exported.
Visible
Specifies whether the control is visible when using the print preview.
Data
Tag
Adds additional information to a control; for example, the Id, by which the control can then be accessed via scripts.
Miscellaneous
(Name)
Determines the name of the control, by which it can be accessed in the Report Explorer, Properties window or via scripts.
Snap Line Margins
Specifies the margins for the control, which are maintained when the control is aligned using snap lines.
Favorites
Right-click on the Favorites tab and select Edit Favorite Property List to display the Favorite Properties Editor, which is used to customise the available properties on the Favorites tab.