ReportBuilder
Developer’sGuide
Fourth Edition
ReportBuilder
Developer's Guide
Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000-2007 by Digital Metaphors Corporation
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
The Basics
Report Creation .................................................................................................3
Select .................................................................................................................3
Design ................................................................................................................4
Process ..............................................................................................................4
Generation .........................................................................................................5
A Quick Test Spin
Overview ............................................................................................................7
Create a New Application ..................................................................................7
Create a Table, DataSource, and Data Pipeline Component ............................7
Create a Report and Connect it to the Data ......................................................7
Invoke the Report Designer ...............................................................................7
Place a Label Component in the Header Band ................................................7
Place a DBText Component in the Detail Band .................................................8
Preview the Report at Design-Time ...................................................................8
Preview the Report at Run-Time .......................................................................8
The Best Way to Learn ReportBuilder?
Start simple, then go to the next easy level. ....................................................11
Use the online help. .........................................................................................11
Use this manual. ..............................................................................................11
Run the examples; Study the examples; Know the examples. ........................11
Elements of the User Interface
The Report Designer .......................................................................................13
The Report Tree ..............................................................................................14
The Object Inspector .......................................................................................15
The Data Tree ..................................................................................................15
Working with the Report Designer
Overview ..........................................................................................................17
Some tips to help you get the most out of ReportBuilder: ...............................17
Reporting Basics
Lookup Tables/Queries ....................................................................................19
Filtering Data ...................................................................................................19
Performing Calculations ...................................................................................19
Display Formats ...............................................................................................20
Dynamic Bands ................................................................................................20
Stretching Memos and Shapes ........................................................................20
Controlling Component Visibility ......................................................................20
