Shape map

The properties of a shape map 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
X Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. This property is ignored if the Position property is set to static. Enter a numeric value to change the position in inches or centimeters.

Data type: Float
Y Specifies the vertical coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. This property is ignored if the Position property is set to static. Enter a numeric value to change the position in inches or centimeters.

Data type: Float
Color
Background Specifies the background color 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.

Data type: String

Others
Detail Target Frame Specifies the target window or frame in which to display the detailed information. This property is enabled only when Go To Detail is set to true. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
  • <Server Setting>
    Loads the detailed information according to setting of the Pop Up New Window for Links option in the Page Report Studio tab of the Profile dialog in JReport Server.
  • New Window
    Loads the detailed information into a new window. The window is not named.
  • Whole Window
    Loads the detailed information into the full browser window.
  • Same Frame
    Loads the detailed information into the same frame as the object.
  • Parent Frame
    Loads the detailed information into the parent frame of the frame in which the object is.
  • Other Frame
    Loads the detailed information into some other specified frame. If selected, you can also directly input the name of the frame you have defined in the text box. If the frame name does not exist, the detailed information will be loaded into a new window.

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

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

Go to Detail Specifies whether to show the detailed information when you click the object in Page Report Studio. This property is available only when the object is in the group header/footer panel of a banded object. For details about its usage, refer to Obtaining detailed information from a banded object.

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

Position Specifies the position of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
  • static - The object is positioned at the location in which it is inserted. If selected, the X, Y and other position-related properties will be hidden or disabled. The position of the object is affected by preceding objects in the same container.
  • relative - The object is positioned at an offset to the position at which it is inserted. The offset is determined by the X and Y property values.
  • absolute - The object will be located at the position specified by dragging and dropping or by setting its X and Y property values. The position of the object is not affected by preceding objects in the same container.

Data type: Enumeration

Note: This property only affects objects with a parent container that is the report body, a table cell, a tabular cell, or a text box.
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 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
Excel
Column Index Specifies the X coordinate of the object relative to its parent container when exported to Excel or CSV, measured in cells. The Columned property at the report tab level must be set to true for this property to take effect.

Data type: Integer
Row Index Specifies the Y coordinate of the object relative to its parent container when exported to Excel or CSV, measured in cells. The Columned property at the report tab level must be set to true for this property to take effect.

Data type: Integer
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 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

Map
Alternate Content Type Specifies the tip type of the areas that have data. The tip is displayed when you hover the mouse pointer over the area in HTML result or in Page Report Studio. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
  • name - If selected, names of the areas will be used as the area tips.
  • value - If selected, the summary values on the areas will be used as the area tips. If there is more than one value on an area, the summary values will be separated by comma.
  • customized - If selected, you can specify the tip for each area via the Alternate Text property of the area.

Data type: Enumeration

Column Name Displays the mapping name of the field used as the image source. This property is read only.
Image Source Specifies the source of the map image.

Data type: String
Name Specifies the name of the map.

Data type: String
TOC
Anchor Display Value Specifies a string or formula to display for the TOC entry for this object in the TOC Browser. By default it is the value of the specified object. The TOC Anchor property must be set to true for this property to take effect.

Data type: String

TOC Anchor Specifies whether to include the object in the TOC Browser for the report.

Data type: Boolean

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
External Style It is mapped to the HTML attribute style. This attribute specifies style information for the object.

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

A shape map has some child objects, the properties of which will be shown in the following topics: