Adding report objects

For a newly-created or an existing report, if the corresponding catalog contains business/report cubes, then you can add labels, images, banded objects, tables, crosstabs, charts, special fields and web controls to the report.

Object placement

Objects can be placed within banded objects, tables, tabulars, as well as onto an empty area of a report. The following table lists the report areas that are valid targets for the various objects, listed on the left.

 
Report Layout Area
Object Page Header/Footer Report Header/Footer Report Body Banded Detail Banded Page Header/Footer Banded Header/Footer Banded Group Header/Footer Table Cell Tabular Cell
Banded object Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y
Chart Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y
Crosstab Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y
Table Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y
Dimension object Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Detail information object Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Measure object N N Y N N Y Y N N
Formula Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Label Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Special field Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Image Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Web control Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y

To add an object into a report:

  1. Click Menu > Insert, then click the command corresponding to the object you want to add.
  2. Point to the destination where you want the object to be added, and then click the mouse button.

Alternatively, you can also use the Toolbox panel to add objects other than special fields into a report by dragging them from the panel to the destination. However, in order to use the Toolbox panel to add components, you should make sure that this ad hoc feature is enabled in the specified Page Report Studio feature profile. This setting can only be made by administrators.

Note: A JReport Live license for JReport Server is required in order to use this feature. If you do not have a Live license please contact your Jinfonet Software account manager to obtain a license.