Report Controls

Controls can be added to a report to navigate within it, as well as to display information from its data source.

To add a control to the report, click the control in the list, then click and drag over the area you want to place it in.

The controls available for reports are listed below.

Pointer	If you have selected another control, you can click this to deselect that option, and use your normal cursor again.
Label	Contains a text string to be displayed.
Check Box	A customizable checkbox which can be used to control the report based on whether or not it is checked.
Rich Text	A text box which uses rich text formatting.
Picture Box	Displays an image file.
Panel	A panel is used to organize controls. Drag and drop the control into the panel to add it.
Table	Displays data in a table format. This can be configured to pull data from parameters. This item can display multiple lines of data.
Line	A line shape.
Shape	A custom shape object. Once it has been added to the report, you can use the Shape property to change which shape it is.
Bar Code	Displays a custom bar code.
Zip Code	Displays a numerical value.
Chart	Displays a custom chart.
Gauge	Displays a gauge with a value. A minimum and maximum can be configured in the Properties grid.
Sparkline	Displays a sparkline chart.
Pivot Grid	Displays a custom pivot table.
Sub-Report	Inserts another report into this report.
Table of Contents	Display a table of contents for the report sections.
Page Info	Displays specified information about the current page.
Page Break	Break to the next page.
Cross-band Line	A line which can be drawn over multiple bands.
Cross-band Box	A box which can be drawn over multiple bands.