Working with Report Bands

You can specify where, when, and how data and information display in reports and labels, by adding items that control their appearance and that perform user-defined operations to report bands.

In This Section

• Report Bands
  Describes and compares different types of report bands.

• How to: Add Bands to Reports
  Explains how to add report bands to a report layout.

• How to: Change Report Band Height
  Describes how to change report band height in a report layout.

• How to: Change Detail Band Order
  Describes how to use the Report Builder to change the order of multiple detail bands in a report layout.

• How to: Specify Target Aliases for Detail Bands
  Describes how to vary the order of records processed in a report run by specifying target aliases for one or more detail bands.

• How to: Specify Expressions to Evaluate When Processing Bands
  Explains how to create expressions that fire before and after the Report Engine processes a band during a report run.

• How to: Add Comments to Report Bands
  Describes how to add comments to indicate your design goals and other notes relevant to your use of a specific band in the report layout.

• How to: Add User Data to Report Bands
  Describes how to add user-defined data to the attributes stored in a report layout relevant to a specific band.

• How to: Configure Output for Report Bands
  Explains how to adjust report bands to account for lengthy or missing data, and how to configure optional bands.

• How to: Delete Bands from Reports
  Explains how to remove optional bands from a report layout.

Related Sections

• Report Layout and Design
  Describes aspects of setting up and organizing page layouts for reports and labels.

• Working with Data in Reports
  Describes how to provide and manage data for reports and labels.

• Working with Report Data Groups
  Discusses the use of data groups in reports and labels.

• How to: Define Columns in Reports
  Describes how to define columns for a report or label page.