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List Properties Dialog Box - General Tab (Visual Studio Report Designer)

Use the General tab of the List Properties dialog box to define general options for the list. The following table describes the other tabs in the List Properties dialog box.

Topic Description

List Properties - Data Output Tab (Visual Studio Report Designer)

Describes the Data Output tab of the List Properties dialog box.

List Properties - Filters Tab (Visual Studio Report Designer)

Describes the Filters tab of the List Properties dialog box.

List Properties - Navigation Tab (Visual Studio Report Designer)

Describes the Navigation tab of the List Properties dialog box.

List Properties - Sorting Tab (Visual Studio Report Designer)

Describes the Sorting tab of the List Properties dialog box.

List Properties - Visibility Tab (Visual Studio Report Designer)

Describes the Visibility tab of the List Properties dialog box.

Options

  • Name
    Type a name for the list. The name must be unique within the report.
  • Tooltip
    Type a ToolTip or an expression that evaluates to a ToolTip . Click the expression (fx) button to edit the expression. The value of Tooltip will appear when the user pauses the pointer over the text box in an HTML report.
  • Dataset name
    Type or select the data table or Business object to use for the list.
  • Page breaks
    Select options to indicate how page breaks are applied.
  • Insert a page break before this list
    Choose this option to place a page break at the beginning of each instance of the list.
  • Insert a page break after this list
    Choose this option to place a page break at the end of each instance of the list.
  • Fit this list on one page if possible
    Choose this option to indicate that the entire list is to be kept together on one page, if possible.
  • Edit details group
    Choose this option to edit the grouping information for the list details.

See Also

Concepts

Creating Data Sources for a Report
Defining Page Size and Page Breaks in a Report (Visual Studio Report Designer)
Adding List Data Regions (Visual Studio Report Designer)
ReportViewer Controls (Visual Studio)
ReportViewer Web Server and Windows Forms Controls

Other Resources

Report Designer User Interface Reference (Visual Studio)