Other Tab, Report Control Properties Dialog Box (Report Builder)

  • Article

Makes it possible for you to add comments, user data, tooltips, and code elements that you can leverage at report run time for report controls in the Report Designer or Label Designer.

  • Edit comment
    Opens the Comment dialog box so that you can add or edit comments for the report control.

    Note

    Comments are stored in the COMMENTS memo field of the report structure table and are not used by the report engine by default. However, the COMMENTS field is available for use by ReportListener subclasses.

  • Edit user data
    Opens the User data dialog box so that you can add or edit user-defined data for the report control.

    Note

    User data is not visible and can not be changed when modifying a report layout in protected mode.

    Note

    User data is stored in the USER memo field of the report structure table and is not used by the report engine by default. However, the USER field is available for use by ReportListener subclasses.

  • Edit tooltip
    Opens a Tooltip dialog box so that you can add or edit tooltip text that will appear in the report layout as you point to the report control with the mouse.
  • Edit settings
    Opens a Run-time extensions dialog box so that you can add or edit arbitrary code resources to the report control.

See Also

Reference

Run-time Extensions Dialog Box (Report Builder)
Report Control Properties Dialog Box (Report Builder)