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Feature Summary
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| Data Connectivity |
Data Source
Database
XML file
Text
Stored procedures
Java objects
Protocols/Drivers
JDBC
File
FTP
HTTP
Connect to multiple data sources
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| Report Design Environment |
The IDE
Project
and File handling
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Object
Browser - Shows a hierarchy of
reports and names of controls
(objects) used on each report.
Property Dialog - Shows
property set for selected control.
Status Bar - Shows various
status information, like location
of mouse pointer.
Ruler - With inch and centimetre
units for report and bands.
Output Console - Shows errors that might have occurred at design time.
Tool Box - Shows all data, charts, graphs
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features for controls |
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Top,
Middle, Bottom
Left, Center, Right
Increase, decrease, remove
vertical spacing
Increase, decrease, remove
horizontal spacing
Bring control to front
Bring forward, Send backward |
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| Wizards
and Builders |
Data
Connectivity Wizard
Report Design Wizard
Query Builder
Filter Builder
Group Builder
Formula Builder |
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| Developer
Friendly Interface |
Menus.
Toolbar - Shows short cut
buttons for various actions like
cut, copy, paste, save and open.
Control the appearance - Metal,
Windows, CDE/Motif.
Multiple Windows - Keep
more than one report window open
at a time.
Multiple selections of
controls using mouse.
Editing Features - Cut,
copy, paste, undo and redo.
Component Selection - By
band, by component-type.
Auto Save.
User preferences for IDE
settings and project settings
Recently opened files history.
Report level security for
editing reports in IDE.
Smart linking utility to
create relationships between tables |
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| Report Design Features |
Report Types
Free Form
Chart
Tabular
Cross-tab
Newspaper columnar
Form Letter
Mail Label
OLAP Report
Report Bands
Report Header
Header (Page Header)
Group Header and Group
footer
Detail
Footer (Page Footer)
Report Footer
Report Variables: Define
variables and change values at run
time.
Export Features
XML
CSV
PDF
HTML
Other Features
Supports internationalisations
with multiple languages including
Chinese, Japanese and Korean (CJK)
as well as Bi-Directional (BiDi)
fonts, like Arabic.
Report information
Browse data of column
component in design mode
Band deactivation
Zooming functionality
Background image
Save report with Data |
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| Report Events |
OnInit: Before
setting report variables and execution
of query
OnLoad:
When the report is processed and
after setting report variables
OnNewPage:
Just before report page processing
starts
OnPrint:
Before a report is printed or exported
OnClose:
After report is closed
OnNoData:
When a report contains no data |
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| Report Design Components |
Chart Controls
Bar
Chart: Vertical Bar Chart and
Horizontal Bar Chart with option
to display stack and percent
Line Chart: Vertical Line
Chart and Horizontal Line Chart.
Stacked Line Chart, Percentage
Line Chart.
Area Chart: Vertical Area
Chart and Horizontal Area Chart.
Pie Chart: Simple Pie Chart,
Compound Pie Chart, Proportional
Compound Pie Chart.
Radar Chart: Radar Chart
with option to display stack value.
Data Controls
Label
Data column
Date field
Formula (computed field)
Multi-line column
Multi-line label
Page number
Summary control (Sum, Average,
Minimum, Maximum, Count)
Web link (hyperlink control)
Chart control
Graphic control
Image
Line
Rectangle
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| Report Viewer |
Operations
Filter
Sort
Zoom
Page Setup, Preview and
Page Navigation (First, Previous,
Next, Last, Go to page)
Export to
XML
HTML
CSV
PDF |
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| Easy to design and
simple to deploy |
Easy
to Design
Wizards
Data Access Components
Design Environment
Report Viewer
Simple to Deploy
Code Generation
Report Viewer |
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