Report Design Section Properties

The following table describes properties for report design sections. For information about additional properties available for report designs, see Report Design Properties.

Property

Description

Table

Specifies the data source for a section.

DataField

Section groups only.

Specifies the field to be used as the data source.

ControlNumber

Specifies a number that you can use to activate a programmable section. For more information, see Report Sections.

This property is available only for programmable sections.

Top, Bottom

Specify the top and bottom margins.

Height

Specifies the height.

ArrangeMethod

Specifies the layout for the controls in a report section.

Columns

Specifies the number of columns.

ColumnSpace

Specifies the space between columns.

NoOfHeadingLines

Specifies the number of lines used to display column headings. If you set the property to 0, column headings are not displayed.

For reports that include several fields, increase the number of lines to ensure that all fields are displayed.

ColumnHeadingsStrategy

Specifies the layout of column headings.

If you set the property to WordWrap, a heading wraps when it is longer than the longest field in the column.

Headings can wrap to a maximum of eight lines. Headings that are longer than eight lines are truncated.

NoteNote
Heading length varies for different languages.

LabelTopMargin, LabelBottomMargin

Specify the margins above and below column headings.

LineAbove, LineBelow, LineLeft, LineRight

Specify the type of line for a section border.

If a report has many lines and boxes, consider using the shape control inside a section.

Thickness

Specifies the thickness of a section border.

GrandHeader

Specifies whether the HeaderText property value is displayed.

The GrandHeader property is available only when a report has multiple data sources that are not nested.

HeaderText

Specifies the text that displays above the first record in a section when the GrandHeader property is set to Yes.

This property is available only when a report has multiple data sources that are not nested.

GrandTotal

Specifies whether the FooterText property value is displayed.

The GrandTotal property is available only when a report has multiple data sources that are not nested.

FooterText

Specifies the text that displays after the last record in a section when the GrandTotal property is set to Yes.

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