Add or modify static information

Dynamic information changes through a report, such as values from a database (which comprise the main report data) or service information (such as current user name or page numbers).

Static information is text or images that aren't obtained from a data source or do not depend on service information, and therefore don't change through the report. Static information can be printed in specific places (e.g. in a Report Header), or can be repeated on each page (e.g. in a Page Header) or can be repeated for every entry generated from the report data source (a data-bound label, which is placed onto the Detail band).

Static information can be either edited in-place, or loaded from an external file.

Change static information

Text elements (e.g. labels and rich text boxes) allow in-place editing of their content. Simply double-click an element and activate the editor.

Load static information from an external file

To load static information into a report from an external file, drop an appropriate control from the Control Toolbox (e.g. label, rich text box or picture box). After it is properly positioned, edit its content using the Smart Tag.

For instance, the following instructions describe how to add a rich text element (a formatted block of text with embedded images) into your report.

1. Drop the rich text control from the Toolbox onto the Detail band.



2. To load content from an external RTF or TXT file, select the created control and click on its Smart Tag. In the actions list, click on the Load File... link.

   Then, in the displayed dialog, locate the required file and click Open.