QAD 2017 Enterprise Edition > User Guides > Reporting Framework > Exploring the Report Designer Workspace > Report Designer Work Areas > Toolbox
  
Toolbox
The Report Designer toolbox has three tabs: Reports, Data, and Controls.
Reports Tab
The Reports tab displays the report definition you are designing as well as all subordinate subreports embedded in the current report.

Reports Tab
Right-clicking on the current report definition in this window brings up a shortcut menu that gives you access to a number of report design functions.
Data Tab
The Data tab contains three groups of data: fields, parameters, and report settings. Except for the Pointer button, which is used to deselect any currently selected object, each button under these groups creates a field on the report and initializes its properties.

Data Tab
The Fields group contains all the available fields that are bound to the source record set.
The Parameters group contains all the available search condition parameters under the Filter tab in Report Viewer.
The Report Settings group contains all the available setting variables under the Settings tab in Report Viewer.
Controls Tab
The Controls tab displays all the common controls and components that you can add to your reports.

Controls Tab

Controls
 
Control
Name
Description
Pointer
Deselects any field on the report and releases the mouse focus.
Label
Creates a field for a label. Use the Properties window to specify the appearance, border, design, and layout of the label.
Calculated Field
Creates a calculated field. When you click this button, the code editor dialog box appears so you can enter the VBScript expression whose value you want to display.
Common Calculated Field
Creates a field with a commonly used expression. When you click this button, a menu appears and you can select expressions that render the date or time when the report was created or printed, the page number, page count, “page n of m,” or the report name.
Unbound Picture
Creates a field that displays a static picture, such as a logo. When you click this button, a dialog box appears to prompt you for a picture file to insert in the report. A copy is made of the picture you select and placed in the same directory as the report file. You must distribute this file with the application unless you embed the report file in the application. When you embed a report file in your application, any unbound picture files are embedded, too.
Line
Creates a line. Lines are often used as separators.
Rectangle
Creates a rectangle. Rectangles are often used to highlight groups of fields or to create tables and grids.
Page Break
Creates a field that inserts a page break.
Chart
Creates a field that displays a chart. Unlike most bound fields, Chart fields display multiple values. To select the data you want to display, set the Chart field’s DataX and DataY properties. To format the values along the X and Y axis, set the FormatX and FormatY properties. You can use the ChartType property to specify the type of the chart: bar, column, pie, scatter, line, or area.
Linear Bar Code
Creates a field that displays a linear bar code that is rendered from your designated data. To specify a bar code standard, in the Properties box, select the standard you want to use from the Bar Code’s Type list. This field supports 34 types of 1D bar codes and exposes extensive sets of parameters to fully control the bar code settings.
2D Bar Code
Creates a field that displays a 2D bar code that is rendered from your designated data. To specify a bar code standard, in the Properties box, select the standard you want to use from the Bar Code’s Type list. Available types include DataMatrix, PDF417, and QRCode. The Properties box includes extensive sets of parameters to fully control the bar code settings. Note that there are three Bar Code properties sections, each containing properties specific for one type of bar code.
Bar Code
(Superceded by the Linear Bar Code and 2D Bar Code, but supported for backwards compatibility.) Creates a field that displays a barcode that is rendered from your designated data. To specify a barcode standard, select the standard you want to use from the Barcode property list in the Properties box. You can choose from the following barcode standards: Code39, Code 93, Code128, Code2of5, Codeabar, PostNet, Ean13, Ean8, UpcA.