The
New
Report Wizard is used to specify a data source and basic framework
for the report. To get exactly the report you want, you can adjust and
enhance the data fields and layout. The Report Designer provides the options
to modify the report to fit your needs.
To use the Report Designer design mode
In EFT Administrator, click the Reports
tab, then do one of the following:
Click the report
that you want to modify, then click Edit
Report.
The left pane of the Report Designer lists all report
templates contained in the current report definition file. Click the report
that you want to modify, then click the Design
icon
on the View toolbar, or on the
main menu, click View >Design. The right pane switches from
Review mode to Design mode, and displays the controls and fields that
make up the report.
The Report Sections
The report is divided into sections, labeled Header,
Page Header, Detail,
and Page Footer, containing fields
that hold the labels, variables, and expressions that you want in the
generated report. The sections determine the appearance of the beginning
and end of the report, and each page and group. The table below describes
where each section appears in the report and the sort of data that typically
appears in each section.
Section
Appears
Typically Contains
Page
Header
Once
per report
The
report title and summary information for the whole report
Page
Header
Once
per page
Labels
that describe detail fields and/or page numbers
Group
Header
Once
per group
Fields
that identify the current group and possibly aggregate values for the
group (e.g. total, percentage of the grand total)
Detail
Once
per record
Fields
containing data from the source record set
Group
Footer
Once
per group
Aggregate
values for the group
Page
Footer
Once
per page
Page
number, page count, date printed, report name
Report
Footer
Once
per report
Summary
information for the entire report
You cannot directly add and delete sections - the number of sections
in a report determines the number of groups. Every report has exactly
five fixed sections (Report Header/Footer, Page Header/Footer, and Detail)
plus two sections per group (a Header and a Footer).
To hide sections that you
do not want to display
Right-click the field, click Properties.
The Field Properties dialog box
appears.
Change the property of Visible
to False.
To resize a section
Click and hold the border of the section and drag it
to the position where you want it.
The rulers on the left and on top of the design dialog box show the
size of each section (excluding the page margins). You cannot make the
section smaller than the height and width required to contain the fields
in it. To reduce the size of a section beyond that, move or resize the
fields in the section first, then resize the section.
Press and hold SHIFT, then click fields to toggle their
selection status.
Press and hold CTRL, then drag the cursor to copy a
selection.
Click on the corners of a field to resize it.
Press TAB to move the selection to the next field (which
is handy when fields are close together).
Press the arrow keys to move selected fields.
Press DELETE to remove selected fields.
If you make any mistakes
while moving or editing the fields, click the Undo
and Redo
icons.
When multiple fields are selected, you can use the buttons on the Format toolbar to align, resize, and
space them.
You
can control the design grid using the Show
Grid and Snap
To Grid icons.
icon
on the View toolbar, or on the
main menu, click View > Design. The right pane switches from
Review mode to Design mode, and displays the controls and fields that
make up the report.
and 
icons. 
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icons.