Field Element (RDL)

Describes each field in the dataset.

Syntax

<Fields >
    ...
        <Field Name="...">
             <DataField> <!-- or <Value> -->...</DataField <!--or /Value -->
        </Field>
    ...
</Fields>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	None
Default value	None
Cardinality	1-n: Required element that occurs once or more than once.

Element Attributes

Attribute	Type	Description
Name	String	Name of the field within the report. Required.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent element	Fields
Child elements	DataField, Value

Remarks

The field name is the name of the field as it is referred to within the report. The data field is the name of the field that is returned from the query. Field names have to be unique within the containing Fields collection. Data fields do not have to be unique, and multiple fields can use the same data field name.

The Field element must have one and only one child element: either DataField or Value.

See Also

Reference

Report Definition XML Elements

Help and Information

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