Configure Bands

Bands are horizontal sections in a report. For information about the different types of bands, see Bands.

Add a Band

To add a band, select the report and expand Actions in the Properties panel. Click the tool for the type of band you want to add. For information about the different types of bands, see Bands.

Tools to add bands to a report		Insert Report Header Band
		Insert Page Header Band
		Insert Report Footer Band
		Insert Page Footer Band

The screen capture below shows the order that bands appear in a report.

Order of bands in a report

Select a Band

Use any of the following methods to select a band:

Select the band in the Properties panel .
Select the band in Report Explorer .
Click the band in the Band Bar.

Location to click to select the Top Margin band

Collapse and Expand Bands in Report Designer

You can collapse bands in Report Designer so they take up less space.

Top Margin and Bottom Margin bands collapsed in Report Designer

To collapse a band, select the band and then click the band in the Band Bar. Click again to expand the band.

An easy way to collapse a band is to click the band in the Band Bar twice. The first click selects the band and the second click collapses it.

Location to click to collapse the Top Margin band

Delete a Band

Use either of the following methods to delete a band:

Select the band and press Delete on your keyboard
Select the band and click Delete in the Report Explorer.

Deleting a band deletes the controls in the band.

Properties of Bands

Name

To rename a band, configure the band's Design | Name setting in the Properties panel. The name can contain letters, numbers, and the underscore character. It cannot contain spaces or special characters. The name appears in Report Designer on the Band Bar, Properties panel, and Report Explorer.

Size

Use either of the following methods to resize a band:

Select the band and configure the Layout | Size | Height setting in the Properties panel.
Make sure the band is expanded and drag the bottom edge of the band in the Band Bar up or down.

Resize the Detail band in the Band Bar

You cannot change the width of a band. The width is determined by the report's Page Settings | Paper Kind setting.

Page Break

To configure a page break before or after a band, with optional exceptions for the first and last page, select the band and configure the Actions | Page Break setting in the Properties panel.

The Page Break setting works for Detail, Report Header, and Report Footer bands only.

Pages to Include the Page Header and Footer

By default, the Page Header and Page Footer bands show on every page. You can prevent these bands from showing on the same page as the Report Header, Report Footer, or both.

To configure which pages the Page Header or Page Footer shows on, select the band and configure the Behavior | Print On setting in the Properties panel.

Location of Report Footer

The Report Footer band shows immediately after the previous band on the page. You can force the Report Footer to appear at the bottom of the page, regardless of where on the page the previous band ends.

To force the Report Footer to show at the bottom of the page, select the band and configure the Actions | Print at Bottom setting in the Properties panel.

Appearance Settings

You can configure appearance settings for a band. These act as defaults for all the controls in the band. For information, see Inherit Settings from the Band or Report.

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