Table

The Table control is used to arrange the report information in a tabular layout.

If a Table control is dropped onto a single report band, the table is created with three columns in a single row. If the table is created by dragging over multiple bands, the resulting table is split by the bands into several tables. This enables the creation of a table header in the header band and the table body, with a single mouse move.

A Table control bound to data is created automatically when a data table is dragged and dropped from the Field List window.

To manage the number of table rows and columns, right click on the table to display a drop-down menu.

A Table control consists of Table Row controls, each representing one table row. Each Table Row consists in turn of Table Cell controls, each representing one table cell. They can be selected and customised individually.

To select the Table control, use the Report Explorer or the drop-down menu on the Properties window.

On the Properties window, the Table control properties are divided into the following tabs:

Appearance

Background Color

Specifies the background colour of controls. The functionality is also available on the Report Designer tab ().

Border Color, Border Dash Style, Border Width and Borders

Specifies border settings for controls.

Font

Specifies the font settings for controls. Some of the functionality is available on the Report Designer tab.

Foreground Color

Specifies the text colour for controls. The functionality is also available on the Report Designer tab ().

Formatting Rules

Displays the Formatting Rules Editor window, used to choose which rules are applied to a report during report generation, and to define the priority of the applied rules.

Location

Specifies the location of the control in report measurement units.

Padding

Specifies indent values used to render the contents of the controls.

Size

Specifies the size of the control in report measurement units.

Style Priority

Defines the priority of various styles (for example, background colour or border colour).

Styles

Defines odd and even styles for the controls, as well as assigning an existing style to the them (or a newly created one).

Text Alignment

Changes the alignment of report control text. The functionality is also available on the Report Designer tab.

Behaviour

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.

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.

Can Publish

Specifies whether or not the control can be printed or exported.

Keep Together

Specifies whether the contents of the control can be horizontally split across pages. In other words, if the control occupies more space than remains on the page, the property specifies whether the control is split between the current page and the next, or printed entirely on the next page. If the control does not fit on the next page either, the control is split, regardless of the property value.

Process Null Values

Specifies how to distribute a space that remains after hiding table cells among the visible table cells.

Scripts

Contains events which can be handled with scripts.

Visible

Specifies whether the control is visible when using the print preview.

Data

(Data Bindings)

If the current report is bound to data, the property is used to bind control properties (Bookmark, and Tag) to a data field obtained from the report data source, and to apply a format string.

Tag

Adds additional information to a report, for example, the id, by which the report can then be accessible via scripts.

If the current report has a data source, the Tag property can be bound to a data field obtained from the data source. To do this, expand the (Data Bindings) property and from the Tag > Binding drop-down list, select the required data field.

Miscellaneous

(Name)

Determines the name of the control, by which it can be accessed in the Report Explorer, Properties window or via scripts.

Bookmark and Parent Bookmark

These properties are used to create a hierarchical structure within a report called a document map.

If the current report has a data source, the Bookmark property can be bound to a data field, obtained from the data source. To do this, expand the Data > Data Bindings drop-down list and select the required data field.

Right to Left

Specifies the content orientation of the controls.

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.

Refer to Table Row, Table Cell, Conditionally Modify Control Display, Styles Concepts, Handle Events via Scripts, Display Values from a Database (Bind Report Controls to Data) and Add Bookmarks for further information.