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Genero Report Designer User Guide 2.50
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What's new in Genero Report Writer, v 2.50
The Report Design Document
Overview of Genero Report Designer
Genero reports
Launch the Report Designer
The Report Design window
The Report output
Designing a Report
The Report Design window
The work area
The toolbox
Placing elements on the report page
Specific positioning or automatic layout
Drag multiple objects
Choose the right container
Choose other report elements
Modify the sizing policy of containers
Changing a report element type
Changing a property value (The Properties view)
Using expressions for property values
Adding report metadata
Adding report data (Data view)
Adding data values and captions
Support for arbitrary XML data sources
Organizing the report structure (the Report Structure view)
The tree structure
Triggers
Place a trigger within the report structure
Page headers and footers
Example report structure
The Printed page
Using page numbers
Calculating the page number string
Using "Page N of M"
Report Design Document metadata
Configuring the output
Design How-To
General design
Align and format numbers
Center elements
Configure the page size
Force a page break
Print headers and footers
Print group totals and report totals
Print totals at the beginning of a report
Print a Layout-dependent reference (InfoNodes)
Specify different first and last pages
Print an invoice page number instead of the physical page number
Design Documents for preprinted forms
Design labels
Modify an object's borders, margins, or padding
Size expressions for bordered boxes
Size expressions that contain the variable max with other components
Using hyperlinks in a report
Some tips for legacy report designers
Backside printing
Working with tables
Add a table to a report
Assign content to a table column
Set the triggers for a table in a report
Merge cells
Add rows or columns
Add headers and footers
Change the width of a table
Change the width of a column
Working with business graphs
Report Writer business graphs
Map chart
Category chart
XY chart
Creating a graph
The data
The design
Custom keys
Output charts as tables
Table
Sorted table
Aggregated table
Working with Pivot Tables
What are pivot tables?
Set data types
Runtime configurability
Performance considerations
Sample pivot table reports
Create a static pivot table
Pivot table properties
Arrange your hierarchies
Add a dimension
Add a measure
Pivot table elements and the Structure view
Expressions in properties
Overview
Using the expression language
Using RTL classes
Using the PXML expression language
Substituting 4GL variables for constants
Expression examples
Check a field for a value
GRW Reference
Report Design Elements (The Toolbox)
Simple Containers
Propagating Containers (Mini Pages)
Drawables
Word Box and Word Wrap Box
Decimal Format Box
HTML Box
Page Number (PageNo Box)
Image Box
Table
Business Graphs
Map Chart
Map Chart Item
Category Chart
Category Chart Item
XY Chart
XY Chart Item
Pivot Table
Pivot Table Hierarchy Value
Pivot Table Fact
Pivot Table Measure
References
Reference Box
Info Node
Bar Codes
Barcode Box
Report Element Properties
General Properties
alignment
anchorX
anchorY
baselineType
bBorder
bgColor
border
categoryKey
categoryTitle
check
class
clip
codeType
codeValue
codeValueExpression
color
colspan
computeAggregatesInnermostDimension
computeAverage
computeCount
computeDistinctCount
computeMaximum
computeMinimum
computeTotal
controlCharacters
data
dataType
displayFactRows
displayRecurringDimensions
displaySelection
drawAs
drawLabels
drawLegend
enumValues
fidelity
fill
floatingBehavior
fontBold
fontItalic
fontName
fontSize
format
fWidth
hAlign
hidePageHeaderOnLastPage
hidePageFooterOnLastPage
hierarchiesInputOrder
href
hPadding
hRule
id
indent
intendedResolution
key
keysTitle
layoutDirection
lBorder
localizeText
location
name
noCheckDigits
noDigits
noText (Hide Text)
outputOrder
padding
pageName
pageNoOffset
pageNoFormat
preferRectangularSymbols
pWidth
rBorder
referenceDefault
referenceName
rule
ruleColor
(section)
scaleX
scaleY
seriesTitle
smartParse
sortAscending
sortBy
splitOversizedItem
strikethrough
swapX
text
textAlignment
textExpression
thinToGapRelation
thinToThickRelation
title
tBorder
topN
trimText
transformTransparently
type (objectType)
underline
URL
vAlign
value
valuesTitle
visibilityCondition
vPadding
vRule
x
xAxisTitle
X-Size
X-Size Adjustment
y
yAxisTitle
Y-Size
Y-Size Adjustment
Properties related to margins and borders
marginWidth
marginRightWidth
marginBottomWidth
marginLeftWidth
marginTopWidth
borderWidth
borderRightWidth
borderBottomWidth
borderLeftWidth
borderTopWidth
borderStyle
borderRightStyle
borderBottomStyle
borderLeftStyle
borderTopStyle
borderColor
borderRightColor
borderBottomColor
borderLeftColor
borderTopColor
roundedCorners
paddingWidth
paddingRightWidth
paddingBottomWidth
paddingLeftWidth
paddingTopWidth
Properties for Report Document Metadata
title
author
creator
subject
keywords
Reporting API Functions
General
Mandatory functions
fgl_report_loadCurrentSettings
fgl_report_commitCurrentSettings
fgl_report_loadAndCommit
Usage: load and commit
Functions to change reporting options
Usage: output functions
Device-specific function summary list
fgl_report_configureAutoformatOutput
fgl_report_configureCompatibilityOutput
fgl_report_configureDistributedEnvironment
fgl_report_configureDistributedProcessing
fgl_report_configureImageDevice
fgl_report_configureLabelOutput
fgl_report_configureLocalization
fgl_report_configureHTMLDevice
fgl_report_configureMultipageOutput
fgl_report_configureOORTFDevice
fgl_report_configurePageSize
fgl_report_configurePDFDevice
fgl_report_configurePDFFontEmbedding
fgl_report_configureRTFDevice
fgl_report_configureSVGDevice
fgl_report_configureSVGPreview
fgl_report_configureXLSDevice
fgl_report_configureXLSXDevice
fgl_report_createProcessLevelDataFile
fgl_report_findResourcePath
fgl_report_runReportFromProcessLevelDataFile
fgl_report_runFromXML
fgl_report_selectDevice
fgl_report_selectLogicalPageMapping
fgl_report_selectPreview
fgl_report_setAutoformatType
fgl_report_setCallbackLocalization
fgl_report_setDistributedRequestingUserName
fgl_report_setImageShrinkImagesToPageContent
fgl_report_setImageUsePageNamesAsFileNames
fgl_report_setOutputFileName
fgl_report_setPageMargins
fgl_report_setPaperMargins
fgl_report_setPageSwappingThreshold
fgl_report_setPDFJPEGImageEncoding
fgl_report_setPDFImageResolution
fgl_report_setPrinterChromaticity
fgl_report_setPrinterCopies
fgl_report_setPrinterDestinationUrl
fgl_report_setPrinterFidelity
fgl_report_setPrinterJobImpressions
fgl_report_setPrinterJobMediaSheets
fgl_report_setPrinterJobName
fgl_report_setPrinterJobPriority
fgl_report_setPrinterJobSheets
fgl_report_setPrinterMediaName
fgl_report_setPrinterMediaSizeName
fgl_report_setPrinterMediaTray
fgl_report_setPrinterName
fgl_report_setPrinterNumberUp
fgl_report_setPrinterOrientationRequested
fgl_report_setPrinterPageRanges
fgl_report_setPrinterPrintQuality
fgl_report_setPrinterRequestingUserName
fgl_report_setPrinterResolution
fgl_report_setPrinterSheetCollate
fgl_report_setPrinterSides
fgl_report_setPrinterWriteToFile
fgl_report_setProcessLevelDataFile
fgl_report_setRTFMemoryThreshold
fgl_report_setSharePortWithGDC
fgl_report_setSVGCompression
fgl_report_setSVGCopies
fgl_report_setSVGOrientationRequested
fgl_report_setSVGPageRange
fgl_report_setSVGPaperSource
fgl_report_setSVGPrinterName
fgl_report_setSVGSheetCollate
fgl_report_setXLSMergeCells
fgl_report_setXLSXMergeCells
fgl_report_stopGraphicalCompatibilityMode
Functions to set Report Metadata for Compatibility Reports
Functions to introspect reports at runtime (librdd)
rdd_getEveryRowFields
rdd_loadRddAndGetReportInfos
rdd_debugReportInfos
Types used in librdd
Pivot table library
Types defined in the pivot library
Pivot library API
pivot_debugPivotTables
pivot_getLastErrorString
pivot_load4rpAndGetPivotTables
Bar Codes
Bar Code type listing
Bar Code type details
ean-13
ean-8
ean-supplemental-2
ean-supplemental-5
upc-a
upc-e
upc-supplemental-2
upc-supplemental-5
code-128
code-2-5-industrial
code-2-5-inverted
code-2-5-IATA
code-2-5-interleaved
code-2-5-matrix
code-2-5-datalogic
code-BCD-matrix
code-11-matrix
code-39
code-39-extended
code-32
code-93
code-93-extended
codabar-18
codabar-2
pdf-417
data-matrix
qr-code
RTL Classes Overview
Dimension Resolver
Unit Names
Paper Format Abbreviations
Customize Report Writer: preferences
RTL Class Reference
The Boolean Class
The Color Class
Member Objects
Methods
Usage
Member Objects
Class Methods
Object Methods
The Date Class
Date Class Methods
Date Class Usage
Formatting Symbols for Dates
The Enum Classes
The Alignment Class
The TextAlignment Class
The BaselineType Class
The LayoutDirection Class
The Y-SizeAdjustment Class
The PageNoFormat Class
The TrimText Class
The X-SizeAdjustment Class
Floating Behavior Class
Section Class
XYChartDrawAs Class
MapChartDrawAs Class
CategoryChartDrawAs Class
CodeType Class
BorderStyles Classes
The FGLNumericVariable Class
FGLNumericVariable Member Objects
FGLNumericVariable Class Methods
FGLNumericVariable Class Usage
The FGLStringVariable Class
FGLStringVariable Member Objects
FGLStringVariable Class Methods
FGLStringVariable Class Usage
The Numeric Class
Numeric Class Methods
Numeric Class Usage
Numeric Class Examples
The Runtime Class
Runtime Class Methods
Runtime Class Usage
The String Class
String Class Methods
String Class Usage and Examples
$(4dbcomp)
[1]
$(4fdcomp)
[1]
$(blockpoint)
[1]
[2]
$(copy)
[1]
$(delete)
[1]
$(fglcomp)
[1]
$(fglmkmsg)
[1]
$(fglmkstr)
[1]
$(fglrun)
[1]
$(fglwsdl)
[1]
$(generate)
[1]
[2]
$(gstdebug)
[1]
$(gstrun)
[1]
$(move)
[1]
$(percomp)
[1]
$(tcl)
[1]
.code
[1]
4db
[1]
4dbx
[1]
4st
[1]
[2]
action
[1]
autoNext
[1]
autoScale
[1]
bBorder
[1]
BLOCK
[1]
[2]
border
[1]
borderColor
[1]
Business Application diagram
web services
[1]
business graph
[1]
Button
[1]
ButtonEdit
[1]
case
[1]
century
[1]
Code Generation Engine
[1]
code generation template
[1]
code generator
[1]
colName
[1]
color
[1]
colorCondition
[1]
colspan
[1]
comment
[1]
componentType
[1]
Configuration
active
[1]
compiler
[1]
database
[1]
GDC
[1]
internationalization
[1]
local environment
[1]
remote environment
[1]
runtime
[1]
text encoding
[1]
creatables.conf
[1]
[2]
dataType
[1]
default template
[1]
defaultValue
[1]
Display Like
[1]
doubleClick
[1]
drawables
[1]
Edit field with button
[1]
Environment sets
[1]
Environment variables
[1]
expandedColumn
[1]
FGLDIR
[1]
fieldType
[1]
Folder
[1]
fontPitch
[1]
format
[1]
formFields
[1]
fWidth
[1]
GDC
[1]
Generate code
[1]
GREDEBUG
[1]
gridHeight
[1]
gridWidth
[1]
gsform
[1]
GSTSCHEMANAMES
[1]
GSTSETUPDIR
[1]
GSTWCDIR
[1]
hAlign
[1]
hidden
[1]
hPadding
[1]
hRule
[1]
icons
[1]
idColumn
[1]
image
[1]
[2]
Image Box
[1]
IMAGEBOX
[1]
imageCollapsed
[1]
imageColumn
[1]
imageExpanded
[1]
imageLeaf
[1]
images
[1]
include
[1]
internationalization
[1]
invisible
[1]
isNodeColumn
[1]
justify
[1]
Label
[1]
lBorder
[1]
local setup
[1]
localization
[1]
Localized strings
[1]
localizedStr
[1]
merge cells in a report table
[1]
meta-schema
adding to project
[1]
extracting
[1]
name
[1]
noEntry
[1]
notNull
[1]
padding
[1]
Page Number Box
[1]
PageNo Box
[1]
PAGENOBOX
[1]
parentIdColumn
[1]
picture
[1]
pivot table
[1]
POINT
[1]
[2]
posX
[1]
posY
[1]
Project
build rules
[1]
defining build rules
[1]
property
action
[1]
autoNext
[1]
autoScale
[1]
bBorder
[1]
border
[1]
borderColor
[1]
case
[1]
century
[1]
colName
[1]
color
[1]
colorCondition
[1]
colspan
[1]
comment
[1]
componentType
[1]
dataType
[1]
defaultValue
[1]
Display Like
[1]
doubleClick
[1]
expandedColumn
[1]
fieldType
[1]
fontPitch
[1]
format
[1]
fWidth
[1]
gridHeight
[1]
gridWidth
[1]
hAlign
[1]
hidden
[1]
hPadding
[1]
hRule
[1]
idColumn
[1]
image
[1]
imageCollapsed
[1]
imageColumn
[1]
imageExpanded
[1]
imageLeaf
[1]
include
[1]
invisible
[1]
isNodeColumn
[1]
justify
[1]
lBorder
[1]
name
[1]
noEntry
[1]
notNull
[1]
padding
[1]
parentIdColumn
[1]
picture
[1]
posX
[1]
posY
[1]
pWidth
[1]
rBorder
[1]
required
[1]
reverse
[1]
rowHeight
[1]
rule
[1]
ruleColor
[1]
sample
[1]
scroll
[1]
scrollbars
[1]
sizePolicy
[1]
sqlTabName
[1]
stretch
[1]
tabIndex
[1]
tag
[1]
tBorder
[1]
text
[1]
title
[1]
totalRows
[1]
unHidable
[1]
unHidableColumns
[1]
unMovable
[1]
unMovableColumns
[1]
unSizable
[1]
unSizableColumns
[1]
unSortable
[1]
unSortableColumns
[1]
Validate Like
[1]
vAlign
[1]
verify
[1]
vPadding
[1]
vRule
[1]
wantFixedPageSize
[1]
wantNoReturns
[1]
wantTabs
[1]
pWidth
[1]
rBorder
[1]
references
[1]
remote setup
[1]
required
[1]
reverse
[1]
rowHeight
[1]
rule
[1]
ruleColor
[1]
sample
[1]
schema
[1]
scroll
[1]
scrollbars
[1]
settings.agconf
[1]
[2]
sizePolicy
[1]
sqlTabName
[1]
stretch
[1]
Styles
applying
[1]
creating
[1]
Styles style
style property
[1]
tabIndex
[1]
table
[1]
in a report design document
[1]
tag
[1]
tBorder
[1]
tclsh
[1]
[2]
template
[1]
text
[1]
[2]
Text encoding
[1]
TextEdit
[1]
title
[1]
toolbox
business graph
[1]
drawables
[1]
pivot table
[1]
references
[1]
totalRows
[1]
Tree
[1]
unHidable
[1]
unHidableColumns
[1]
unMovable
[1]
unMovableColumns
[1]
unSizable
[1]
unSizableColumns
[1]
unSortable
[1]
unSortableColumns
[1]
Validate Like
[1]
vAlign
[1]
verify
[1]
vPadding
[1]
vRule
[1]
wantFixedPageSize
[1]
wantNoReturns
[1]
wantTabs
[1]
Web component
[1]
[2]
[3]
WORDBOX
[1]
WORDWRAPBOX
[1]
