Data Placement Preparation

Once you have a report layout, you can modify the placement of the data on the report page. Using the bands in the Report Designer, you can control where data is printed on the page. Your report layout can have several bands.

A report can also have multiple group bands or bands for a column header and footer. You can add these bands using the procedures in Defining the Report Page and Data Grouping in Layouts. You can use the table below to determine which bands you want to use.

Use this band	To print	Use this command
Title	Once per report	Choose Title/Summary from the Report menu.
Page header	Once per page	Available by default.
Column header	Once per column	Choose Page Setup from the File menu and set Column Number greater than 1.
Group header	Once per group	Choose Data Grouping from the Report menu.
Detail band	Once per record	Available by default.
Group footer	Once per group	Choose Data Grouping from the Report menu.
Column footer	Once per column	Choose Page Setup from the File menu and set Column Number greater than 1.
Page footer	Once per page	Available by default.
Summary	Once per report	Choose Title/Summary from the Report menu.

You can place any of the report controls in any of the bands. You can also add user-defined functions that are processed when the report is run.

See Also

Using Expressions and Functions in Field Controls | Data Grouping in Layouts | Adding Reports and Labels | Defining the Report Page | Integrating Queries and Reports | Data Grouping in Layouts | Adding a Single Group Report