Report Studio

Report Studio Report Layout

A layout is a set of pages that defines the appearance and formatting of a report.

When you design the layout of a report, you:

present the data in a meaningful way by using lists, crosstabs, charts, and maps
add formatting, such as borders, color, images, and page numbers
specify how the data flows from one page to the next

Pages

Pages are containers for the layout objects that you use to build a report. A page is made up of the following mandatory and optional components:

page header (optional)
page body (mandatory)
page footer (optional)

When you run a report, the amount of data queried often exceeds one page. As a result, a page will repeat until all the data is shown. You have control over how data flows from one page to the next. For example, here are alternative representations of a report that contains a chart and a lengthy list.

(1) The chart appears on its own page. The list begins on the next page and fills subsequent pages until all rows appear.

(2) The chart and the first few rows of the list appear on the first page. The rest of the data in the list appears on the subsequent pages.

Objects

You add layout objects to a page when you create a report. Below are objects that you will use often when building reports in Report Studio:

list
Add a list to show data in rows and columns.
crosstab
Add a crosstab to show data in a grid, with dimensions along the rows and columns, and measures in the cells or intersection points.
chart
Add a chart to show data in a graphical format.
map
Add a map to plot data geographically.
repeater
Add a repeater to show each instance of a certain column or data item in a separate frame.
text
Add a text item to show textual information.
block
Add a block to hold text or other information. Blocks are often used to lay out horizontal bands of information.
table
Add a table to arrange or align layout objects in a left to right, top to bottom fashion.

For information about other layout objects you can add to a report, see Insert Other Objects.