To display the properties of the elements, mark the element in the "Objects" tool window.
Also see chapter Common Object Properties.
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Name | Name of the element (stored in the "LL.CurrentContainerItem" variable). | Name |
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Sort order (only tables, gantt and charts) | Multi-level sort orders can be defined in a dialog (if supported by the application), e.g. sort the data by country first and then by city. Single-level sort orders can be selected from the drop down list. | Formula | Formula wizard Dialog List | |||
Preview animation | Type of animation in the preview: Stretch, Blinds, Checkerboard, Appear, Wipe, Zoom, Plus, Focus, Wheel, Random Bars, Dissolve In, Peek in, Spiral, Grow, Strips, Wind Wheel, Wipe, Zigzag | Type | List | |||
| Background Color | To be able to display the area without content, the background color must be defined here. | Color | Dialog | ||
| Data Area Only | Some onjects support that the animation is only applied to the data area. | True False Formula | Yes No Formula wizard | ||
| Duration | Duration of animation in seconds | Number | Formula wizard | ||
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| 0 1 2 3 Formula | User Interaction At Page Start With previous object After previous object Formula wizard | ||
| Delay | The animation can be delayed by the defined time in seconds. | Number | Formula wizard | ||
Distance After | Distance to the following element (omitted if the element ends at the page end). | Number Formula | Formula wizard | |||
Distance Before | Distance from the previous element (not required if the element starts at the beginning of the page. | Number Formula | Formula wizard | |||
Output height (only charts) | Height of the object (including frame). |
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Pagebreak before | If the condition returns "True", a page break will be triggered before printing the object. If you have multiple multi-column objects, a page break is triggered automatically after an object if the column counts for the objects are different (e.g. 2-column table followed by a 3-column table) and if there would be insufficient room for the following object. | True False Formula | Break No break Formula wizard | |||
| Reset Page Counter | Defines the behavior of the page counter after a page break. | 0 1 2 | No Reset Page Counter Reset Page Counter and TotalPages$() | ||
Spacing (only charts, gantt and crosstabs) | Distance of the object (including frame) from the report container's print area. | Number | Left, Top, Right, Bottom | |||
Column count | Number of columns in the object. If you have multiple multi-column objects, a page break is triggered automatically after an object if the column counts for the objects are different (e.g. 2-column table followed by a 3-column table) and if there would be insufficient room for the following object. Note: The "LL.CurrentTableColumn" field returns the index of the current column. | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Formula | Container default 1-column 2-column 3-column 4-column 5-column Formula wizard | |||
| Distance | Spacing of the columns in the object. | Number Formula |
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| Column break condition (only tables) | A column break will be triggered if the result of the condition is "True". | True False Formula | Yes No Formula wizard | ||
| Column break before | A column break will be performed before the object is output. | True False Formula | Yes No Formula wizard | ||