Modifying Existing Reports

Use the Design View Tab to enter Edit mode.

From here you can change the display properties, grouping, and appearance; as well as, saving the modified .rpx file. Within the Design View tab the Page Setup button will display the Report Setup dialog:

Report Properties Dialog Controls Description

Item	Description
Paper Size	Sets the paper size of the report. Default inherits the selected printer page size.
Margins	Set the page margins.
Orientation	Portrait or Landscape.
Paper Handling	Tray options returned by the selected printer.
Document Name	Future.
Summary	Future.

Report Sections

The Report Designer permits the grouping of controls by section. Sections can include Header, Detail, Footer. WireCAD also provides additional grouped data sections. These can be added automatically using the New Report Wizard, or by right clicking in the designer and choosing Insert>Group or Insert>Report Header/Footer. The designer must have at least one section named Detail.

Section	Appears	Typically Contains
Report header	Once per report	The report title and summary information for the whole report.
Page header	Once per page	Labels that describe detail fields, and/or page numbers.
Group header	Once per group	Fields that identify the current group, and possibly aggregate values for the group (e.g. total, percentage of the grand total).
Detail	Once per record	Fields containing data from the Source record set.
Group footer	Once per group	Aggregate values for the group.
Page footer	Once per page	Page number, page count, date printed, report name.
Report footer	Once per report	Summary information for the whole report.