Defining Label Lines in a Report

In this tab, you specify and define the label lines (constant part of the layout) of the Report. A dynamic print preview window displays a simulation of the label lines output.

Procedure

  1. If the table in the -L Lines Definition tab does not contain any -L line yet, click Add to create a first line. Otherwise, click first on a line to indicate the insertion point of the new label. As a result, a new line is inserted just after the selected line.
  2. A default zero value is assigned to the label line to identify the label on the line. The line is marked as erroneous. You must then define the label. To define the characteristics of the label, you can directly enter the required values in the editable column cells or complete the corresponding fields in the Label Definition section that opens.
  3. Complete the -L Lines.
    You can create, reorder, or remove lines with the table buttons (whose position can be modified with the design editors preferences) or with the contextual menu that you open by right-clicking the table. You can also use the contextual menu to Copy and Paste lines. The Special copy and Special paste choices are also available in the Data Element -D Lines, Report -L Lines, and -G Lines of all the entities.
    • If you select Special copy, a dialog box opens. You must select the columns to be copied and indicate whether you want to copy their content to an external editor or to the same tab of another instance of the same entity. The copied content is then placed in the clipboard.
    • You can select Special paste to paste a content that was copied from an external editor. In this case, you must select the column where the content is to be pasted. You can also select Special paste to paste a content that was copied from another instance with Special copy.
  4. To display a view of your layout before you start generating, click Preview in the Label Definition section. A preview window gives a dynamic view of the -L Lines. The window can remain opened while you work on the -L Lines. It is updated instantaneously.

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