The JADE Report Writer Designer application enables you to define the layout and content of your reports. It provides you with a graphical approach to designing your reports, enabling you to place text, database fields, and graphics in the appropriate places on the report and then providing the option to set properties for those items.
Report designs must be based upon a previously created reporting view. For details about creating a reporting view, see "Configuring the JADE Report Writer", in Chapter 3.
The JADE Report Writer Designer application incorporates the following features.
Full graphical interface for designing reports
Creation and use of templates
Profiles to provide different views of the same report
System preferences to tailor the report design formats
User preferences for toolbar, layout, and appearance options
Report options and formats for text, currency, numbers, date, and time
Scripting facility for calculating and setting field values
Report organization through group levels
Report totals at group and report levels
Sorting capability
Header, footer, and page numbering at group and report levels
Print preview
Select multiple items by:
Clicking and dragging a rectangle so that all fields, lines, and boxes within the rectangle are selected
Right-clicking in a report section and selecting the Select All command from the popup menu to select all fields, lines, and boxes in the section
Selecting the Edit menu Select All command to select all fields, lines, and boxes in the report