The content of the
"Outline" View represents the content of the report
in a tree view. The root node is the report itself, while the first-level nodes
represent the report's sections. Within each section, the report's fields and
objects are listed. Any item you select in the tree view will be selected in
the report and the
"Properties" View will be updated with that sections
information.
You can modify report fields and objects
by selecting them in the
"Outline" View. Selecting an object in the
"Outline" View will have the same results as
selecting the object from within the Layout Page. When you right-click the
selected item, you see a menu that contains the actions that you can carry out
on the item. For example, if you right-click a text object, the menu will
contain the options for actions such as edit, copy, paste, and Conditional
Formulas.
Note:
You cannot add
additional fields or report objects when you use the
"Outline" View, but you can delete them.
You can select multiple
fields for formatting by using Shift-click or Ctrl-click.
The
"Outline" view displays different sections when you
view different pages of the
Crystal Reports designer.
Layout page
The
"Outline" view for the layout page of a report has
the following expandable items:
Group Footer
The Group Header (and Group Footer)
items appear only when there is a group on the report. There can be multiple
group headers and footers.
Formulas page
The
"Outline" view for the formulas page contains the
same items as the layout page, with the following additions:
Data page
The
"Outline" view for the data page contains the
following items:
The database connection and the
tables that are used for the report.
The list of fields that link the
tables.