Custom Text Designer

A Custom Text Designer controls enable you to insert presentation elements above, below, or between other elements of your report or report template.

Custom Text Designer Window

Drag and drop the Custom Text Designer control from the Folder Tree in the left hand pane of any report or report template page layout into any cell on the right side. Once added, the grid cell displays the following icons:

• - Configures the grid element. Added controls must be configured to save the element.
• - Resizes the grid element.
• - Deletes the grid element.

Add or change the following in the header of the Custom Text Designer window.

• Name - The name of the element.
• Description - The description of the element.
• Show Name on Report - If checked, the name of the element displays on the report.

Custom Text Designer Controls

The Custom Text Designer page layout is similar to the report or report template page layout. It enables you to add and configure one or more of the following controls to a single "grouped" design element.

• Text Box - Specifies the text, alignment and format of a text box. Both the Text Box and Text Area controls support the following embedded tags.

  <rt> = report name
  <rd> = report date
  <org> = organization filter
  <gr> = machine group filter
  <id> = machine filter

• Text Area - Specifies the text, alignment and format of a text area.
• Horizontal Line - Specifies the format and color of a horizontal line separating other rows of the grid.
• Spacer - Specifies the size of vertical white space separating other rows on the grid.