Table Properties (General Tab, Report Designer)

Use the General tab of the Table Properties dialog box to define general options for the table.

The following table describes the other tabs in the Table Properties dialog box.

Topic Description

Table Properties (Visibility Tab, Report Designer)

Describes the Visibility tab of the Table Properties dialog box.

Table Properties (Navigation Tab, Report Designer)

Describes the Navigation tab of the Table Properties dialog box.

Table Properties (Sorting Tab, Report Designer)

Describes the Sorting tab of the Table Properties dialog box.

Table Properties (Groups Tab, Report Designer)

Describes the Groups tab of the Table Properties dialog box.

Table Properties (Filters Tab, Report Designer)

Describes the Filters tab of the Table Properties dialog box.

Table Properties (Data Output Tab, Report Designer)

Describes the Data Output tab of the Table Properties dialog box.

Options

  • Name
    Type a name for the table. The name must be unique within the report.
  • Tooltip
    Type a ToolTip or an expression that evaluates to a ToolTip. Click the expression (fx) button to edit the expression. The value of Tooltip will appear when the user pauses the pointer over the text box in an HTML report. Other rendering extensions can use this value in different ways.
  • Dataset name
    Type or select the dataset to use for the table.
  • Page breaks
    Select options to indicate how page breaks are applied.
  • Insert a page break before this table
    Choose this option to place a page break at the beginning of each instance of the table.
  • Insert a page break after this table
    Choose this option to place a page break at the end of each instance of the table.
  • Fit table on one page if possible
    Choose this option to indicate that the entire table is to be kept together on one page, if possible.
  • Header/footer
    Select options to show table header and footer rows on each page.
  • Repeat header rows on each page
    Choose this option to display table header rows on each page on which the table appears.
  • Repeat footer rows on each page
    Choose this option to display table footer rows on each page on which the table appears.
  • Header should remain visible while scrolling
    Choose this option to use a fixed header with the table. When you choose this option, the table header remains visible on the screen while the user scrolls down the page.

See Also

Reference

Report Designer F1 Help
Table Properties (Data Output Tab, Report Designer)
Table Properties (Filters Tab, Report Designer)
Table Properties (Groups Tab, Report Designer)
Table Properties (Navigation Tab, Report Designer)
Table Properties (Sorting Tab, Report Designer)
Table Properties (Visibility Tab, Report Designer)

Other Resources

Working with Table Data Regions
Using Expressions in Reporting Services

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance