Kugar Report Designer allows interactive creation and modification of report templates, and placement of report sections and section items onto a report.
Kugar Report Designer is a WYSIWYG application. Report page size defines the report dimensions on the screen. At the present moment, the scale is set to 100% automatically and cannot be changed.
Every report template may contain the following report sections:
Report Header
Page Header
Detail Header
Detail
Detail Footer
Page Footer
Report Footer
Report sections may contain the following report items:
Label
Field
Calculated Field
Special Field
Line
Report sections and items can be placed onto the report template by using menus or toolbars.
Every element, such as a report template, a report section or an item has its own properties. These properties define geometrical, textual and any other parameters. Every time an element is placed, a set of default properties is applied. For example, when Label is placed, its Text property value is set to “Text”.
To change properties, use the Report Item Options dialog. This dialog can be called by mouse button clicking on an item or with an Edit Properties button in the Edit Toolbar. See screenshot below (properties for a Field item):
To delete an item, Delete button in the Edit Toolbar.
mouse button click on it or use theThe Kugar Report Designer menu reference
Bring up the New Report dialog to create a new report template.
As seen on the screenshot, the report page size, orientation and margins must be set before the report can be created.
Open the previously saved report template.
Display a list of recently opened templates. Select a file to open it.
Save the current report template into a text file in XML format.
Save the current report template into a file and give it another name.
Close the current report template.
Print... the current report template as text in XML format.
Quit the program.
Cancel any edit action, so no properties will be edited or items deleted.
Edit properties of the selected item.
Delete the selected item.
Place the Report Header section onto the report template.
Place the Page Header section onto the report template.
Place the Detail Header section onto the report template.
Before placing the section, the Add Detail Header dialog will be shown to specify the detail level. The Detail header will be added to the detail section of the given level.
Place the Detail section onto the report template.
Before placing the section, the Add Detail dialog will be shown to specify the detail level.
Place the Detail Footer section onto the report template.
Before placing the section, the Add Detail Footer dialog will be shown to specify the detail level. The Detail footer will be added to the detail section of the given level.
Place the Page Footer section onto the report template.
Place the Report Footer section onto the report template.
Clear item selection, so no report item will be added to the section.
Place the Label element onto the section.
Place the Field element onto the section.
Place the Calculated Field element onto the section.
Place the Special Field element onto the section.
Place the Line element onto the section.
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