Web Report Studio Window Elements

The options available on the Web Report Studio window are determined by the feature profile that is selected as the default profile in the Profile > Customize Profile > Web Report Studio > Features tab and the property settings in the Profile > Customize Profile > Web Report Studio > Properties tab (profile has the higher priority). For additional information, see Customizing Web Report Studio Profile.

The window elements of Web Report Studio vary with its two modes: View Mode and Edit Mode. The following table introduces the full UI elements based on Edit Mode. The shortcut menu contents vary with the objects you right-click and the table only lists some typical items.

Menu/Toolbar	Button	Tool Name	Description
File		New Report	Creates a new web report based on an existing business view.
		Open	Opens a web report.
		Save	Saves the changes of the current web report.
		Save As	Saves a copy of the web report or the report template in the current web report to server resources.
		Export	Exports the report result to disk or version in various formats.
		Page Setup	Configures the report page settings.
		Print	Displays the Print dialog for printing the web report result.
		Exit	Closes the current web report and exits Web Report Studio.
Edit		Undo	Undoes the last operation.
		Redo	Reverses the operation of Undo.
		Delete	Deletes the selected object.
		Wizard	Opens the report wizard for you to edit the selected table, crosstab or chart.
		Filter	Filters the report records according to the filter criteria you specify.
		On-screen Filter Values	The option is available when Enable Setting Default On-screen Filter Values For Web Report is selected in the Profile > Customize Server Preferences > Advanced tab. Save as Default Saves the current on-screen filter values as the user defined default values for the report and for the user. This menu item is disabled when the current on-screen filter values are the same as the default values. Restore to Default Restores to the default on-screen filter values. This menu item is disabled when current on-screen filter values are the same as the default values. Clear Default Clears user defined default on-screen filter values. This menu item is disabled when there are no user defined default values.
		To Chart	Converts a crosstab into a chart.
		To Crosstab	Converts a chart into a crosstab.
		Rotate Crosstab	Rotates a crosstab to exchange the axes on the crosstab in order to create a different view of the crosstab.
		Report Body Properties	Defines properties of the report body.
		Bind Data	Specifies to bind a data source to the web report.
		Use Wizard	Specifies whether to work with web reports in the standard wizard way.
		Unhide Components	Shows the hidden components you specify.
		Style	Applies a style to the selected components or the whole report.
View menu		Inspector	Shows or hides the Inspector panel, which lists all the objects in the report in a tree structure with their properties. You can select any object in the tree to edit its properties.
		Editing Marks	Shows or hides editing marks (dashed outlines for objects and report body). If the option is unselected, the editing mark will not be shown when a report object receives focus, and report objects cannot be moved or resized.
		Refresh	Runs the web report using previously provided parameters. The Refresh operation fetches the data again.
Format		Font	Specifies the font format of the selected text. Available only when a label or field is selected.
		Merge	Merges the selected tabular cells into one.
		Split	Splits the selected tabular cell into the specified number of rows and columns.
Language			Allows you to specify the language in which to display the report. Available only when Enable NLS is checked in the Profile > Customize Server Preferences > Advanced tab.
Help		User's Guide	Opens the Web Report Studio User's Guide.
		JReport Home Page	Connects to JReport Home Page.
		Technical Support	Accesses Jinfonet Technical Support.
		About Web Report Studio	Shows product information about Web Report Studio.
Standard Toolbar		New Report	Creates a new web report based on an existing business view.
		Open	Opens a web report.
		Save	Saves the changes of the current web report.
		Save As	Saves a copy of the web report or the report template in the current web report to server resources.
		Export	Exports the report result to disk or version in various formats.
		Print	Displays the Print dialog for printing the web report result.
		Page Setup	Configures the report page settings.
		Refresh	Runs the web report using previously provided parameters. The Refresh operation fetches the data again.
		Undo	Undoes the last operation.
		Redo	Reverses the operation of Undo.
		Filter	Filters the report records according to the filter criteria you specify.
	/	Open/Close Responsive Mode	Specifies whether report components are responsive to the browser window. Available in View Mode only.
		Delete	Deletes the selected object.
		Show Objects	Specifies which objects to show in the report.
		Language	Specifies the language in which to display the report if it is an NLS report. Available only when Enable NLS is checked in the Profile > Customize Server Preferences > Advanced tab.
		Exit	Closes the current web report and exits Web Report Studio.
Quick Format Toolbar		Font	Specifies the font format of the selected text. Available only when a label or field is selected.
		Background Color	Changes the background color of the selected text. Available only when a label or field is selected.
		Align	Makes the selected text left, center or right aligned. Available only when a label or field is selected.
		Merge	Merges the selected tabular cells into one.
		Split	Splits the selected tabular cell vertically or horizontally.
Context Toolbar for Table		Show/Hide Detail	Hides or shows the detail columns you specify.
		Add/Remove Group	Specifies whether to add or remove the selected field as a group.
		Show/Hide Summary	Specifies whether to show or hide the selected summary field.
		Hide	Hides the selected column.
		Aggregate On	Creates a new summary directly based on the field bound with the table detail column.
Context Toolbar for Crosstab		Rotate Crosstab	Rotates a crosstab to exchange the axes on the crosstab in order to create a different view of the crosstab.
Context Toolbar for Chart		Swap Chart Groups	Specifies whether to switch data between the category and series axes, or between the category and value axes if there is no field on the series axes.
		Chart Type	Lists all available chart types for you to change the type of the chart.
		Chart Options	Lists more options for you to specify the layout of the chart.
More Commands	/	Data Mode	Specifies the data mode of the report.
	/		Lists the two modes of Web Report Studio to allow you to switch from one mode to another. Unavailable if Show Link of View/Edit Mode is unchecked in the Web Report Studio profile.
Panel		Parameters	Lists all the parameters used by the current report. It is available when the current report uses parameters.
		Resources	Lists all the available resources. When a data component is selected, the Sort and Search buttons on the title bar of the panel will be enabled. For the usage about the two buttons, click here.
		Components	Lists all the available components that can be inserted into reports.
		Filter	Specifies the criteria to filter the data field. You can also remove or change existing filters.
		"Go To" Filter	After you perform the go-to-by-value or go-down actions, the panel is displayed showing the filter created by the actions. You can also click in a table, crosstab, or chart to show this panel for the component.
		Inspector	Lists all the objects in the report in a tree structure with their properties.
Visualization Toolbar		Wizard	Re-enters the wizard of the current data component.
		Convert or drag to add table	Converts the current data component to a table, or drag a table into the report.
		Convert or drag to add crosstab	Converts the current data component to a crosstab, or drag a crosstab into the report.
		Chart Types	Converts the current data component to a specific chart type, or drag the chart type into the report.
		More	Shows more icons that the visualization toolbar cannot present.
Shortcut Menu		Show	Shows the selected fields.
		Apply Style	Applies a style to the selected component.
		Delete	Deletes the selected object.
		Autofit	Adjusts the width of table and crosstab fields according to the contents.
		Hide	Hides the selected object.
		Filter	Provides submenu items for filtering the data in the selected component or remove existing filters.
		Sort	Provides submenu items for sorting records on the selected field in ascending/descending order, or remove the sort.
		Edit Detail Table	Edits the detail table to define the detail fields of the summary.
		Go to Detail	Goes to the detailed information of the selected summary.
		Link/Edit Link	Links the selected object to a report, URL, e-mail or Blob data type field.
		Conditional Formatting	Adds some conditional formatting to the currently selected field.
		Go Down	Goes from a group which is non-bottom level in a predefined hierarchy to the one-level-lower group while applying the current selected value as a filter condition. See Go-down for details.
		Go Up	Goes from a group which is non-top level in a predefined hierarchy to the one-level-higher group. See Go-up for details.
		Go To	Goes to any group to show its record information.
		Go to By Value	Goes to any group with the current group value as a filter to show its record information.
		Select	Make the corresponding object selected.

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