Reports - Report Properties

The Report Properties command allows reports to be further customized isuch as differing page sizes, custom page names and protection are available from this command.

A preview of the current page size and orientation is shown at the right.

From the Reports menu choose Report Properties, or in the Reports Toolkit select .

Report Properties

ReportName - Indicates Report name - default name is Report, limited to 32 characters.

Description - Indicates Report Description.

Report Locked - Indicates True or False Status

Locking a Report locks all pages within a report, so no changes can be made to existing pages.
New Pages may still be inserted into locked report, as well as copies of existing and previously saved pages.

Report Protected - Indicates True or False Status

Report Protection offers the an additional level of security for reports. Once a report is protected, no page additions may be made at all without entering a report password.
Password protection is required, password is prompted for each time report is protected/unprotected or whenever a page command is selected.
Password is not stored, user must recall password to change locking status.
Locking and protecting a report offers the highest level of security as no modifications may be made at all.

FontName - This sets the Font for all text on all pages of the report, including text, schedules, and Viewport/Imageport labels. If an individual page's font needs to be different, it can be modified on that page via the appropriate command (Text, Edit Text, Create/Edit Viewport, Create/Edit Imageport).

Number of Pages - Specifies number of pages in Report. The number of pages may be only be viewed in this dialog not incremented or decreased.

Lock/Protection Combinations

Settings	Action
Lock Report and Protect	Locks all pages (no master page) Can unlock using password Highest level of security prevents any changes to report Used for totally canned reports
Lock Selected Pages and Protect	Locked pages can only be changed using a master page End user cannot select a new master page Unlocked pages may be modified normally Suggested Use: Preformatted reports that can only be customized using a Master Page (e.g. modify banner, title blocks, etc.)
Lock Report, No Protection - Or Lock Selected Pages, No Protection	Locks all pages (no master page) Pages can be unlocked without using password Low security, use for in-house reports to prevent inadvertent changes

Page Properties

Number - Indicates the current page number. Users may navigate through the Report pages using this cell or the Previous Page/next Page icons at the top of the dialog.

PageName - Indicates the current page name. Any name, up to 24 characters in length may be specified.

Master Page - Indicates True or False Status. Pages may be changed to Master Pages via this cell, however, only one Master Page may exist per Report.

Page Locked - Indicates True or False Status. When a Report is Locked (see above) all pages are displayed as True. Individual pages may also be Locked via this cell.

Page Size

PaperSize - Specify the desired paper size from a common media list or specify a custom paper size - the default paper size is Letter (8.5 x 11 inches).

When changing page size, entities already placed on the page will not be affected. They may need to be resized or moved to fit properly on the revised page size.
To change all pages in the report to a consistent page size, select 'Apply Changes To All Unlocked Pages'. This is the default option.
To change individual pages, deselect 'Apply Changes To All Unlocked Pages'. Navigate to the desired page and make the appropriate changes.

Units - Inches or Millimeters, depending on selected PaperSize. For Custom Paper Sizes, the user may specify which unit is applicable.

Width, Height - Specify values for custom paper sizes, otherwise grayed out per selected PaperSize.

Orientation - Portrait or Landscape may be selected.

Margins- Top, Bottom, Left and Right may be specified independently - default margins are 0.5" for all (12.5 mm)

Working Area - Indicates the useable area for user input (in inches or mm).