Rational Programming Patterns

Defining Label Lines in a Report

In this tab, you specify and define the constant part - the label lines, which make up the layout of your current Report. A dynamic print preview window displays a simulation of the label lines output.

Before you begin

You defining or modify the label lines, which make up the layout of your Report in the -L Lines tab of the Report editor.

About this task

You create your layout label lines in the -L Lines Definition table.

Procedure

  1. If there is no -L line yet in the -L Lines Definition table, click Add to create a first line. Otherwise, click first on a line already defined to indicate the insertion point of the new label. As a result, a new line is inserted just after the selected line.
  2. A default zero value is assigned to the label line to identify the label on the line. The line is marked as erroneous. You must then define the label. To define the characteristics of the label, you can directly enter the required values in the editable column cells or complete the corresponding fields in the Label Definition section that opens up.
  3. Click the line then to refresh and display the label identifier and the line label numbers.
  4. To delete label lines in your layout, click Remove.
  5. To reorder the lines in the layout, click the Move up and Move down buttons.
    Note: The possible actions with the buttons are also available in the contextual menu of the table.
  6. To display a view of your layout before you start generating, click Preview in the Label Definition section. A preview window gives you a dynamic view of the lines you have created in the -L Lines tab. You can leave the window open and see instantaneous updates.

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