Overview
Reports Forms are formatted text documents presenting values from your solution variables. They can be saved to disk as text or PDF files, or displayed directly within a display.
ReportForm Configuration
You create the text, formatting, and values by using the integrated ReportForms Editor. To create or edit a report:
- Go to Reports / Forms.
- Select a Form name or select the insert row (first row) to create a new Form.
- Enter or select information in the Form’s row, as needed.
You can edit the contents of the ReportForm in the Reports Forms Editor.
Visualizing Reports in Runtime
To visualize the reports created from a ReportForm at runtime is straightforward.
When using Windows WPF clients, you can use the following visualization controls.
When using Web HTML5, or portable displays, you can use the following visualization control:
Properties Reference
ReportForms Configuration table
Property | Description |
|---|---|
ID | Identifies the unique identifier assigned. |
VersionID | Specifies the version number. |
Name | Indicates the name assigned for identification. |
Padding | Determines space around content: 'Compact' for no extra characters, 'PadRight' for extra space to the right, 'PadLeft' for extra space to the left. |
SaveFormat | Sets the file format for saving the document: 'Text', 'HTML', 'Unicode', 'ASCII' or 'PDF'. |
SaveFileName | Specifies the full path and filename for saving the document. |
SaveTrigger | Sets an object property to trigger the save action. |
Append | Specifies the file to which the document will be appended. |
Header | Selects another document to serve as the header. |
Footer | Selects another document to serve as the footer. |
Length | Configures the size of the document. |
EditSecurity | Checks which user groups have edit permissions for the document. |
Legacy | Indicates if the document is a legacy version (read-only). |
Level | Determines the access level required for interaction. |
Category | Organizes the document into a management category. |
LockState | Shows the current lock status of the document for editing or changes. |
LockOwner | Identifies the user who has locked the document for exclusive editing. |
DateCreated | Records the date and time of the document's creation. |
DateModified | Records the date and time the document was last modified. |
Description | Provides a summary or explanation of the document's content. |
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