Add Bookmarks

Reports can be created with bookmarks (or a Document Map). The functionality is used to navigate to report items during print preview.

To create a report with bookmarks:

• Create a report

• Define bookmarks

• View the Result

Create a Report

1. Create a new report.

2. Bind the report to a data source.

3. Right-click anywhere on the report, select Insert Band and GroupHeader from the drop-down menus.

   

4. On the Field List window, click the Field List tab and select the required field item to be used as the grouping criteria.

   

5. Drag and drop the selected field item onto the GroupHeader area of the report. A control is created which displays the name of the field item and the yellow database icon.

   

6. Click the Smart tag symbol at the top of the GroupHeader band to display the Tasks window.

   

7. Click the ellipsis next to Group Fields to display the Group Field Collection Editor window.

   

8. Click Add to add a new entry and set the FieldName property to the required field.

9. Click OK to apply the settings and close the Group Field Collection Editor window.

10. Right-click anywhere on the report, select Insert Band and ReportHeader from the drop-down menus.

    

11. On the Toolbox, select Label.

    

12. Click on the ReportHeader blank space to position the control and populate the label with a title.

    

13. On the Field List window, click the Field List tab and select the required field item to be used as the report data.

    

14. Drag and drop the selected field item onto the Detail area of the report. A control is created which displays the name of the field item and the yellow database icon.

    

Define Bookmarks

15. On the ReportHeader area of the report, select the Label control. On the Properties window, click the Miscellaneous tab.

    

16. Set the Bookmark property to the same as the label text. For example, Equipment List by Type.

17. On the GroupHeader area of the report, select the control. On the Properties window, click the Database tab.

    

18. Set the Bookmark > Binding property to the data field that it is bound to. For example, Design Equipment_Name.

19. On the Miscellaneous tab, set the Parent Bookmark property for the control to the Report Header label, to define the document map hierarchy.

    

View the Result

Click the Print Preview tab or run the report to display the result, the bookmarks display in the view.

Refer to Create Layout Template / Report Definition and Bind Report to Dabacon Project Data for further information.