Grouping and Sorting Properties Dialog Box - General Tab (Visual Studio Report Designer)
Use the General tab of the Grouping and Sorting Properties dialog box to define general options for the group. The options displayed on this dialog box vary depending by type of data region and group. The following table describes the other tabs in the Grouping and Sorting Properties dialog box.
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
Grouping and Sorting Properties - Data Output Tab (Visual Studio Report Designer) |
Describes the Data Output tab of the Grouping and Sorting Properties dialog box. |
Grouping and Sorting Properties - Filters Tab (Visual Studio Report Designer) |
Describes the Filters tab of the Grouping and Sorting Properties dialog box. |
Grouping and Sorting Properties - Sorting Tab (Visual Studio Report Designer) |
Describes the Sorting tab of the Grouping and Sorting Properties dialog box. |
Grouping and Sorting Properties - Visibility Tab (Visual Studio Report Designer) |
Describes the Visibility tab of the Grouping and Sorting Properties dialog box. |
Options
- Name
Type a name for the group. The name must be unique within the report.
- Group on
Type the expressions on which to group the data.
- Document map label
Type or select a label or an expression that evaluates to a label. Click the expression (fx) button to edit the expression. The value of the label appears on the document map. Applies only to table, matrix, and list data regions.
- Label
Type or select a label or an expression that evaluates to a label. Click the expression (fx) button to edit the expression. The value of the label appears as a label on the chart. Applies only to chart data regions.
- Parent group
Type or select a parent group or an expression that evaluates to a parent group. Click the expression (fx) button to edit the expression. Parent groups are used for recursive hierarchies. For more information, see Grouping Data in a Report (Visual Studio Report Designer).
- Page break at start
Choose this option to place a page break at the beginning of each instance of this group.
- Page break at end
Choose this option to place a page break at the end of each instance of this group.
- Include group header
Choose this option to include a group header with the group. Applies only to table data regions.
- Repeat group header
Choose this option to repeat the group header on each page on which the table appears. Applies only to table data regions.
- Include group footer
Choose this option to include a group footer with the group. Applies only to table data regions.
- Repeat group footer
Choose this option to repeat the group footer on each page on which the table appears. Applies only to table data regions.
See Also
Concepts
Sorting Data in a Report (Visual Studio Report Designer)
Grouping Data in a Report (Visual Studio Report Designer)
Using Expressions in a Report (Visual Studio Report Designer)
Adding Interactivity, Visibility, and Navigation to a Report (Visual Studio Report Designer)
Defining Page Size and Page Breaks in a Report (Visual Studio Report Designer)
ReportViewer Controls (Visual Studio)
ReportViewer Web Server and Windows Forms Controls