ComponentGrid

The component grid allows you to define and design your report content (typically in the Grid Editor view).

The ComponentGrid allows you to define and design your report content (typically in the Grid Editor view). Use the component grid to link and layout the data that you want to put into your report. The ComponentGrid component is available in the Reporting folder of the report palette.

Figure 1. ComponentGrid property sheet view


The component grid has most of the standard Workbench views, such as Property Sheet view (shown above), wire sheet, category sheet, slot sheet, and link sheet. Unique ComponentGrid views include the following:

  • Grid Table

    This view displays your linked data in a typical table format.

  • Grid Label pane

    This view displays your linked data in an tabular view that uses the GridLabelPane widget for displaying the report data.

  • Grid Editor

    This is the view that you use to specify row and column data for your report.