Contents at a Glance

Contents at a Glance  PAGEREF _Toc242169419 \h 2

1. Introduction  4

1.1 General 4

1.2 Screen  4

1.3 Repository  5

2. Getting Started  6

2.1 The Examples in This Manual 6

2.2 Creating a Simple Report 6

2.3 Creating a Simple Invoice  16

2.4 Creating a Simple Statistical Report 29

2.5 Creating a Simple Label 31

3. Effective Workspace Techniques  33

3.1 View Mode  33

3.2 General Procedures  34

3.3 Inserting and Arranging Objects  39

3.4 Alignment of Objects  41

3.5 Project Options  42

4. Mastering Appearance Conditions  44

4.1 Where Will the Objects be Printed?  44

4.2 Working With Appearance Conditions  44

4.3 Working With Layers  44

4.4 Practice: Create a Mail Merge Project 46

5. Creating Reports and Tables  51

5.1 Working with the Report Container 51

5.2 Practice: Defining Sub Reports Correctly  54

5.3 Modifying the Fields and Columns  56

5.4 Defining Multiple Line Layouts  57

5.5 Defining Column Contents  59

5.6 Defining Group Lines  60

5.7 Tables in Columns (Nested Tables) 62

5.8 Table Layouts  63

5.9 Sort Orders in the Preview   70

6. Producing Analyses  72

6.1 Creating Charts  72

6.2 Creating a Checkbox  87

6.3 Creating a Data Graphic  88

6.4 Creating Gauges  90

6.5 Creating a Crosstab  92

6.6 Creating a Gantt Chart 98

6.7 Creating Statistical Reports With Footers  100

6.8 Drilldown Reports (Increase Detail Level) 102

6.9 Multi-Column Reports  108

7. Advanced Functions  110

7.1 Linking Objects  110

7.2 Filter 117

7.3 Sum Variables  118

7.4 User Variables  119

7.5 Collection Variables  119

7.6 Project Includes  121

7.7 Insert PDF Pages  122

7.8 Insert HTML Pages  122

7.9 Insert OLE Documents  122

7.10 Insert Template Objects  122

8. Page Layout 124

8.1 Specifying the Page Layout 124

8.2 Layout Regions  126

8.3 Report Sections  130

9. Output Options  133

9.1 Output Options  133

9.2 Real Data Preview   134

9.3 AI Support in the Live Data Preview   135

9.4 Accessible PDF Documents with PDF/UA  136

9.5 Export in Another Format (PDF, XLSX ...) 136

9.6 Test Print in the Designer 138

9.7 Report Parameters  138

9.8 Table of Contents and Index  141

10. Variables, Fields and Expressions  143

10.1 Variables-/Field-List 143

10.2 The Elements of an Expression  144

10.3 Working With Functions  148

10.4 Working With Operators  161

10.5 AI Support in the Formula Wizard  163

11. Overview of LL Variables and LL Fields  165

11.1 Overview of Variables  165

11.2 Overview of Fields  166

12. Overview of Functions  168

13. Overview of Properties  228

13.1 Property lists  228

13.2 Project Properties  229

13.3 Common Object Properties  231

13.4 Text Objects  237

13.5 Line Objects  238

13.6 Rectangle Objects  239

13.7 Circles and Ellipses  239

13.8 Picture Objects  239

13.9 Barcode Objects  241

13.10 Report Container Object 246

13.11 Table Objects  248

13.12 Chart Objects  252

13.13 Crosstab Objects  266

13.14 Gantt Chart 269

13.15 Gauge Objects  271

13.16 Data Graphic  272

13.17 Checkbox Objects  273

13.18 Formatted Text Objects  274

13.19 Form Control Objects  274

13.20 HTML Text Objects  276

13.21 PDF  277

13.22 OLE Container 278

13.23 Template Objects  278

Legal Notices  279