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==Report Explorer==
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The Report Explorer panel displays the available reports grouped by category.  Click on a report description/name to open it in the design panel.
  
 
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==Buttons==

Revision as of 11:24, 13 November 2019

Coming soon in Lianja v5.0

Overview

Reports Workspace


Report Explorer

The Report Explorer panel displays the available reports grouped by category. Click on a report description/name to open it in the design panel.

Buttons

Reports Workspace


Button Description
New Create a new report.
Save Save the current report.
Copy Copy the current report to a new report.
Preview Display the current report in the print preview viewer with the option to print.
Close Close the current report.
Rename Rename the current report.
Delete Delete the current report.
Undo Undo changes made to the current report.
Refresh Save and refresh the current report.
Export Export the current report to one of the following formats:
  • HTML
  • PDF
  • CSV
  • XML
  • Excel
  • Word
Apply Apply changes to the current report.

Run/Design

Reports Workspace


Click the Run button to switch to runtime view and the Design button to return to the development view.

Report Builder


Report

Setting Description
Name Name of the report. This is set when the report is created and the setting is readonly. To change the name of the report, use the Rename button.
Category An optional category for the report. The categories are used to group reports in the Reports Explorer. If no category is specified, the report is listed under General.
Description An optional description for the report. If specified, the Description is used in the Reports Explorer, otherwise the Name is used.
Roles The roles controlling who can run the report. Roles are created in the Users workspace. Roles are specified in a comma-separated list. The -rolename syntax can be used to exclude users who have that role; * allows all roles and is the default. If a user's role excludes them from running the report, it does not appear in the Reports Explorer.
Creator Name of the user who created the report. This is set when the report is created and the setting is readonly.
Date Modified Last modification date and time for the report. This is updated automatically and the setting is readonly.

Data Source

The Data Source settings allow the ODBC or native Lianja data source to be configured.

Setting Required Description
Connection No The ODBC DSN for the data source. The pulldown lists available 32-bit ODBC DSNs.
Database Yes, unless Custom SQL is specified and references the database name, e.g. select * from southwind!shippers. The database for the data source. The pulldown lists available Lianja databases.
Table Yes, unless Custom SQL is specified The table for the data source. The pulldown lists tables from the specified Database.
Fields Yes, unless Custom SQL is specified The fields to be included from the Table. Click the [...] button to display the 'Choose fields' dialog. The default is * indicating all fields from the Table.
Filter No The filter condition to be applied to the records from the Table. Click the [...] button to display the 'Custom Query Builder'.
Include Memos No Whether to include variable length text memo fields. If true, the text of the memo field contents is displayed. If false (default), 'MEMO' is displayed when the memo field has contents and 'Memo' when it is empty.
Include Images No Whether to include image object fields. If true, the image is displayed. If false (default), the field name is displayed.
Custom SQL No, unless Table is not specified The SQL select query for the data source.

Once the Database and Table or Custom SQL have been specified, additional report configuration tabs are shown and the live report is displayed.

Page Layout

The Page Layout settings determine the layout when the report is printed.

Setting Default Description
Paper Size Letter Select the paper size to be used when printing the report. If Custom is selected, the dimensions can be specified in the Custom Paper Size.
Custom Paper Size The paper dimensions if Custom is selected as the Paper Size.
Rows per page 40 The number of rows to display per page when printing the report.
Row Height 0 (autosize) The row height in pixels when printing the report.
Show Grid Lines True Whether grid lines should be shown when printing the report.
Show Page Numbers True Whether page numbers (nPage of nPages) should be shown in the page footer when printing the report.
Show Date/Time True Whether the date and time should be shown in the page footer when printing the report.
Page Top Margin 50 The height in pixels of the page top margin when printing the report.
Page Bottom Margin 0 The height in pixels of the page bottom margin when printing the report.
Print scaling factor (%) 80 The percentage to scale the report by when printing in the web.
Max Records 1000 The maximum number of records to be processed.

Grouping

The Grouping settings determine the optional grouping and sort order columns for the report. These include options to allow the end user to select from a specified list of columns.

Setting Default Description
Group By The grouping column for the records in the report. A Sub-totals: footer will be displayed for each group. Individual columns can be flagged to be sub-totalled in the Detail report configuration tab.
Group By List A | separated list of columns that the user can select from to set the grouping for the records in the report.
Sort By The sort order column for the records in the report.
Sort By List A | separated list of columns that the user can select from to set the sort order for the records in the report.

Here the employees report has been altered to specify the Group By List as:

reportsto|lastname

and the Sort By List as:

lastname|firstname

The user can select from the lists to change the grouping and sort order columns active in the report.

Report Builder Grouping


Header

The Header settings allow the header and main and sub headings to be configured.

Report Header


Setting Default Description
Main Heading {reportname} report for user {username} The main heading. For the default main heading, the {} macros are expanded to display the reportname and current username.
Sub-Heading A sub-heading.
Header Height The height of the header (for image display) in pixels.
Header Image The name of an image file to be displayed as the background to the header.
Clicking on the [...] displays a file chooser.
Left Header Image The name of an image file to be displayed on the left-hand side of the header.
Clicking on the [...] displays a file chooser.
Right Header Image The name of an image file to be displayed on the right-hand side of the header.
Clicking on the [...] displays a file chooser.
Header Background Color #333333 The background color of the Main Heading.
Clicking on the [...] displays a color chooser.
Header Foreground Color White The foreground color of the Main Heading.
Clicking on the [...] displays a color chooser.
Sub-Header Background Color darkgray The background color of the Sub-Heading.
Clicking on the [...] displays a color chooser.
Sub-Header Foreground Color White The foreground color of the Sub-Heading.
Clicking on the [...] displays a color chooser.
Custom Header The name of a Lianja/VFP program or procedure to output HTML5 for the display of a custom header. e.g.
? "<div style='background:lightgray;height:1px;width:100%;'></div>"
? "<br>"
? "<center>-- Custom Header --</center>"
? "<br>"

Clicking on the [...] displays a popup custom code editor and automatically generates a filename.

Print Header On All Pages False Whether the header should be printed on all pages (True | False).

Note that when files are selected via the [...] buttons, they are added to the report's directory. For example, if the report is 'customers', its directory is customers in the reports sub-directory of the Lianja library directory. If file names are entered manually, the files should be located in the report's directory.

Windows

C:\lianja\library\reports\<reportname>

Linux

/opt/lianja/library/reports/<reportname>

macOS

/usr/local/lianja/library/reports/<reportname>

Detail

The Detail settings allow the display of individual columns to be configured.

Setting Default Description
Column Select the column to be configured from the pulldown.
Column Expression The expression to be displayed in the column.
Heading The heading for the column.
Alignment The alignment for the column (Left | Center | Right).
Display Mask The display mask for the column.
Data Mapping The data mapping for the column.
Dynamic BackColor MIME base64 encoded string containing a color value.
Dynamic ForeColor MIME base64 encoded string containing a color value.
Sub-total False Whether the column should be sub-totalled.
Hyperlink False Whether the column contents should be displayed as a hyperlink.
Column Width Column width in pixels.

Delegates

The Delegates settings define the event delegates for the report.

Clicking on the [...] displays a popup custom code editor and automatically generates a filename.

Setting Description
Before Generate Called before report is generated. This is a Lianja/VFP script (server-side for web/mobile Apps).
After Generate Called after report is generated. This is a Lianja/VFP script (server-side for web/mobile Apps).
Before Group Called before a group is processed. This is a Lianja/VFP script (server-side for web/mobile Apps).
After Generate Called after a group is processed. This is a Lianja/VFP script (server-side for web/mobile Apps).
Before Open Called before table is opened or sql is executed. This is a Lianja/VFP script (server-side for web/mobile Apps).
After Open Called after table is opened or sql is executed. This is a Lianja/VFP script (server-side for web/mobile Apps).
Cell Renderer Called to render cells in the report. This is a Lianja/VFP script (server-side for web/mobile Apps).
It is passed the name of the column as the first argument and the column value as the second.
It should output HTML using the ? or echo commands.
Row Clicked Called when a row is clicked. This is a JavaScript script.
Row Double Clicked Called when a row is double-clicked. This is a JavaScript script.
Hyperlink Called when a hyperlink is clicked. This is a JavaScript script.
Data Changed Called after each data row changes during processing. This is a Lianja/VFP script (server-side for web/mobile Apps).

Note that when files are created via the [...] buttons, they are added to the report's directory. See Header for further details on the report's directory location.

Sub Reports

The Sub Reports settings determine the display of up to 5 Sub Reports.

Setting Default Description
Sub Report # (1-5) Select an existing report from the pulldown.
Custom Renderer The name of a Lianja/VFP program or procedure to output HTML5 for the display of a custom generated sub-report. e.g.
? "<div style='background:lightgray;height:1px;width:100%;'></div>"
? "<center>--- Custom Rendered html --</center>"

Clicking on the [...] displays a popup custom code editor and automatically generates a filename.
When writing your own custom sub-reports you can access _plineno and _pageno if you need to check that there's enough space for you. If not you can execute the eject command which will print the footer (if one exists) on the current page, eject a page and print the header (if one is specified).
Hint: you can embed charts and other interesting content by generating an iframe with the src attribute containing a google charts url.

Filter The filter condition to be applied to the records, e.g. when the orders report is run as a sub report of the customers report, only records with a customerid matching the current value of the customer column in the customers report are included:
customerid='{customer}'
Run Select when the sub report should be run based on events in the main report:
  • After each row
  • Before each group
  • After each group
  • Before report
  • After report
Indent 0 The indent in pixels for the display of the sub report when the report is previewed or printed.

Footer

The Footer settings determine the display of the page footer when the report is printed/previewed.

Setting Default Description
Footer Height 25 The page footer height in pixels.
Footer Image The name of an image file to be displayed as the background to the footer.
Clicking on the [...] displays a file chooser.
Custom Footer The name of a Lianja/VFP program or procedure to output HTML5 for the display of a custom footer. e.g.
? "<div style='background:lightgray;height:1px;width:100%;'></div>"
? "<center>--- Custom Footer --</center>"

Clicking on the [...] displays a popup custom code editor and automatically generates a filename.

Footer Background Color White The background color of the footer.
Clicking on the [...] displays a color chooser.
Footer Print Offset 0 The height of the page footer margin offset in pixels (for scaling) when printing.

Note that when files are selected via the [...] buttons, they are added to the report's directory. See Header for further details on the report's directory location.