In this step by step tutorial for beginner, you’ll learn about the commonly used components for designing reports and how to create a simple Sales Invoice format.
💎Understanding Report Object Toolbar
There are 3 main toolbars: Standard Components Toolbar, Data Components Toolbar, and Advanced Components Toolbar.
💎Understanding Report Structure
✨Header appears at the top of every page.
✨Group Header appears at the beginning of each data group.
🌟Detail Data section is used to display all item details.
✨ Subreport inside the details section.
SubReportNormal when Merge Same Item Code is unticked
SubReportMerge when Merge Same Item Code is Ticked
✨The Group Footer functions as the grouping footer and appears only on the last page.
✨The Page Footer is displayed on every page of the report.
💎Topic 3 : Print Position and Print Count
✨ Print Position determines where the Group footer will be printed on the page.
✨ Print Count specifies how many number of item records inputs should be printed.
💎Creating an Invoice Report
Step 1 : Setup Page Size
Step 2 : Add Picture
Step 3 : Add Customer Email Address
Step 4 : Add Notes
Step 5 : Add Sum of Quantity
Step 6 : Center Object Horizontally in Band
Step 7 : Select Multiple Objects
Step 8 : Save and Preview the Report
💎Alignment Toolbar
Align Left moves all objects to the left edge of the first object
Align Middle lines them up by their horizontal centers
Align Right moves them to the right edge
Align Top places objects at the top edge of the first object
Align Center lines them up by their vertical centers
Align Bottom places them at the bottom edge
Center Horizontally in Band place object in middle section
Center Vertically in Band place the object for top-to-bottom alignment.
Shrink/Grow Width adjusts the width of the selected objects to match the first selected object
Shrink/Grow Height adjusts the height of the selected objects to match the first selected object.
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00:00-00:15 Introduction
00:16-02:31 Topic 1 : Understand Report Object Toolbar
02:32-03:37 Topic 2 : Understand Report Structure Band
03:38-03:45 Topic 3 : Print Position and Print Count
03:46-04:07 Topic 3 : Print Position
04:07-04:26 Topic 3 : Print Count
04:27-04:52 Topic 4 : Creating an Invoice Report
04:53-05:11 Topic 4 Step 1 : Setup Page Size
05:12-05:37 Topic 4 Step 2 : Add Picture
05:38-06:07 Topic 4 Step 3 : Add Customer Email Address
06:08-06:26 Topic 4 Step 4 : Add Notes
06:27-07:25 Topic 4 Step 5 : Add Sum of Quantity
07:26-08:19 Topic 5 :Alignment Toolbar
08:20-08:35 Topic 4 Step 6 : Center Object Horizontally in Band
08:36-08:55 Topic 4 Step 7 : Select Multiple Object
08:56-09:12 Topic 4 Step 8 : Save and Preview the Report
