Banded header panel

The properties of a banded header panel in a page report are:

Property Name Description
General
Class Type Indicates the class type of the object. This property is read only.
Data Inherit Indicates whether the dataset for this object is inherited from another object. This property is read only.
Dataset Indicates the dataset used by the object. This property is read only.
Instance Name Shows the instance name of the object. This property is read only.
Geometry
Height Specifies the height of the object, in inches or centimeters. Enter a numeric value to change the height.

Data type: Float
Width Specifies the width of the object, in inches or centimeters. Enter a numeric value to change the width.

Data type: Float
Color
Background Specifies the background color and fill effect of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000), choose/create a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or select Custom from the drop-down list to specify the color and fill effect.

Data type: String

CSS
Class Specifies a CSS class to be applied to the object which is a valid class in the CSS file.

Data type: String
Style The property can be used in two ways.
  • Specifies a style to be applied to the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list which is available when a Style Group has been selected at the report tab level and when there are styles in the Style Group that can be applied to the object, or type in the style name.
  • Specifies a CSS selector to be applied to the object. Enter a valid class name from the CSS file.

Data type: String
Others
Cross Page Specifies whether the panel can be split across a page break. This property is applied only when the report has page layout enabled. The default is false which means that the panel is split only if it exceeds the page height.

Data type: Boolean
Export to CSV Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to CSV.

Data type: Boolean
Export to Page Report Result Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Page Report Result.

Data type: Boolean
Export to Excel Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Excel.

Data type: Boolean
Fill Whole Page Specifies whether to make the panel extended to the bottom of the page, so that the next panel starts on a new page.

Data type: Boolean
Invisible Specifies whether to show the object in the design area and in the report results. All formulas and calculations will still be performed if the property is set to true.

Data type: Boolean
Label Specifies the popup text displayed when the mouse pointer hovers over the left edge of the panel.

Data type: String
Merge to Next Panel Specifies whether to merge the panel into the next panel in the exported Excel file.

Data type: Boolean
On New Page Specifies whether the panel starts on a new page. This property is applied only when the report has page layout enabled. The default is false which means the panel starts on a new page only if the previous page is filled.

Data type: Boolean
Record Location Specifies the calculation point for the properties which use formulas. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
  • Default - The values of the properties are calculated in the default location where they are located.
  • Page Header - The values of the properties are calculated in the page header.
  • Page Footer - The values of the properties are calculated in the page footer.

Data type: Enumeration
Show Bottom Line Specifies whether to include a horizontal line at the bottom of the panel. Applies to panels in table components only. The default is false, which means that no horizontal line appears at the bottom of the panel.

Data type: Boolean
Suppress Specifies whether to show the object in the design area and in the report results. All formulas and calculations will be skipped if the property is set to true.

Data type: Boolean

Note: When both the Invisible and Suppress properties of an object are set to true, Suppress has the higher priority.
Suppress Blank Panel Specifies whether a panel with no data is included in the report results. The default is false which means an empty panel is shown.

Data type: Boolean
Suppress When No Records Specifies whether to display the object in the report results when no record is returned to its parent data container.

Data type: Boolean
Underlay Specifies whether the panel will be layered beneath the next panel in the banded object. A panel layered beneath a subsequent panel can be used to contain a background picture or watermark. Banded page header, page footer, or group footer panels cannot be layered. The default is false which means that the panel is not layered beneath the next panel.

Data type: Boolean
Border
Border Color Specifies the color of the border of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xCCAA00), choose/create a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or select Custom from the drop-down list to specify the color.

Data type: String
Border Thickness Specifies the width of the border in inches or centimeters. Enter a numeric value to change the border thickness.

Data type: Float
Bottom Line Specifies the line style of the bottom border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration
Left Line Specifies the line style of the left border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration
Right Line Specifies the line style of the right border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration
Top Line Specifies the line style of the top border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration
Accessibility
External CSS Class Selector Specifies a class selector to be applied to the object when exported as HTML. Enter a valid class name from the CSS file.

Data type: String
External ID It is mapped to the HTML attribute id. This attribute specifies a name to the object, which must be unique in the report.

Data type: String
Language It is mapped to the HTML attribute lang. This attribute specifies the base language of the object's attribute values and text content.

Data type: String