This dialog contains five tabs as listed below. Specify the settings in each tab to suit your requirements.
OK
Applies the settings and closes this dialog.
Cancel
Cancels the settings and closes this dialog.
Help
Displays this help document.
This tab shows some general information of the data field. See the tab.
Name
Specifies the display name of the data field.
Position
Displays the position mode of the data field. If the data field is directly contained in the report body, a tabular cell, or a text box, its position mode can be modified.
Format
Specifies the data format of the data field.
X
Specifies the X coordinate of the data field.
Y
Specifies the Y coordinate of the data field.
Width
Specifies the width of the data field.
Height
Specifies the height of the data field.
Top Padding
Specifies the space between the text of the field and its top borders.
Bottom Padding
Specifies the space between the text of the field and its bottom borders.
Left Padding
Specifies the space between the text of the field and its left borders.
Right Padding
Specifies the space between the text of the field and its right borders.
Background
Specifies the background color of the data field.
To change the color, click the color indicator to baccess the Select Color dialog and then specify a new color, or input a color string in the format #RRGGBB. If you want to make the background transparent, input Transparent in the text box.
Foreground
Specifies the foreground color of the data field.
To change the color, click the color indicator to access the Select Color dialog, and then specify a new color, or input a color string in the format #RRGGBB.
This tab shows the font-related information of the data field. See the tab.
Font
Specifies the font face of the text.
Size
Specifies the font size of the text.
Horizontal Alignment
Specifies the horizontal alignment mode of the text in the data field.
Vertical Alignment
Specifies the vertical alignment mode of the text in the data field.
Bold
Specifies whether to make the text bold or not.
Underline
Specifies whether the text will be underlined or not.
Strikethrough
Specifies whether or not to attach a strikeout line to the text.
Italic
Specifies whether to make the text italic or not.
Autofit
Specifies whether or not to automatically adjust the width of the data field.
Word Wrap
Specifies whether or not to wrap the text to the data field width.
Ignore HTML Tag
If this option is set to false (unchecked), JReport Web will parse HTML tag elements in the field value while the report set is to be saved as an HTML file; or the field value will appear in the HTML file the same as that in JReport Web (HTML tag elements in the field value, if any, will not be parsed).
This tab shows information about borders of the data field. See the tab.
Color
Specifies the border color.
Width
Specifies the border width.
Top Line
Specifies the style of the top border line.
Bottom Line
Specifies the style of the bottom border line.
Left Line
Specifies the style of the left border line.
Right Line
Specifies the style of the right border line.
Shadow
Specifies whether the borders will have a shadow effect or not.
Shadow Color
Specifies the color of the border shadow.
You can use this tab to view and configure some miscellaneous settings. See the tab.
TOC Anchor
Specifies whether or not to add the node that represents the data field to the TOC tree that is displayed in the TOC Browser.
Suppress When No Records
If true (checked) and no records are returned by the report, the data field will not be displayed.
Suppress If Null
If true (checked) and the field value is null, the data field will not be displayed.
Export to XLS
If true (checked), the data field will be exported when you save the report result as an XLS file (make sure to check Excel 2000 in the Export dialog).
Export to CSV
If true (checked), the data field will be exported when you save the report result as a TXT file with Standard Data Format selected.
Scope
Available only for data field in table or crosstab. It is a representation of the standard HTML attribute scope. This attribute specifies the set of data cells for which the current header cell provides header information.
You can use this tab to modify the display type of the data field as one of the following: Text, Barcode, Image, Text Field, Text Area, Checkbox, Radio Button, Image Button, Button, Submit, Reset, and Hidden. What you need to do is select the display type from the Display Type drop-down list, and then set the corresponding options.
Note: For the display types Text, there is no option available. For a field displayed as rank, you can't change its display type.
Specifies to display the data field as barcode. See the tab.
Symbology
Specifies the barcode type.
Scale Mode
Specifie the unit for the values of the quiet zone, narrow width, supplement, height, and ratio.
Quiet Zone
Specifies the space around the barcode.
Narrow Width
Specifies the barcode bar width.
Supplement
Specifies the supplement of the barcode.
Height
Specifies the height of the barcode bars.
Message
Specifies the default value of the barcode.
Ratio
Specifies the width ratio of the thick bar to the thin bar.
Orientation
Specifies the rotation angle in degrees.
Use Default Message
Specifies whether or not to use the Message value as the barcode value when you view the report result.
Enable Checking Digits
Specifies whether or not to include check digits in the barcode.
Display HR
Specifies whether or not to display the barcode numbers together with the barcode.
Specifies to display the data field as image. See the tab.
Scaling Mode
Specifies the scaling mode of the image. This option is enabled after you uncheck Original Size (false). The mode can be:
Rotation
Rotates the image at a specified angle in degrees. The following is the meaning of different values:
Notes:
Name
Specifies the name of the image.
Alternate Text
If the image cannot be displayed, this attribute value will be used as the alternate text.
Max Ratio
Specifies the maximum scaling ratio of the image.
Width
Specifies the width of the image, applying if you have set the Scaling Mode as Customize. This option is enabled after you uncheck Original Size.
Height
Specifies the height of the image, applying if you have set the Scaling Mode as Customize. This option is enabled after you uncheck Original Size.
Original Size
Specifies whether or not to show the image in its original size.
Specifies to display the data field as text field. See the tab.
Type
Specifies whether to render the field as a normal text field or to a password box.
Name
Specifies the name of the text field.
Title
Specifies the title of the text field.
Character Width
Specifies the width of the characters in the text field.
Max Length
Specifies the maximum number of the characters that can be input into the text field.
Read Only
Specifies whether or not to make the text field read-only.
Disabled
Specifies whether or not to make the text field disabled.
Note: When a data field is displayed as text field, the value you have specified for the field's font property Vertical Alignment will no longer take effect. This is because the property is not supported in HTML standards.
Specifies to display the data field as text area. See the tab.
Name
Specifies the name of the text area.
Title
Specifies the title of the text area.
Wrap
Specifies whether or not to wrap text to the width of the text area.
Note: When a data field is displayed as text area, the value you have specified for the field's font property Vertical Alignment will no longer take effect. This is because the property is not supported in HTML standards.
Read Only
Specifies whether or not to make the text area read-only.
Disabled
Specifies whether or not to make the text area disabled.
Specifies to display the data field as checkbox. See the tab.
Name
Specifies the name of the checkbox.
Title
Specifies the title of the checkbox.
Disabled
Specifies whether or not to make the checkbox disabled.
Initially Checked
Specifies whether or not to check the checkbox by default.
Specifies to display the data field as radio button. See the tab.
Name
Specifies the name of the radio button.
Title
Specifies the title of the radio button.
Disabled
Specifies whether or not to make the radio button disabled.
Initially Checked
Specifies whether or not to select the radio button by default.
Specifies to display the data field as image button. See the tab.
Scaling Mode
Specifies the scaling mode of the image. This option is enabled after you uncheck Original Size (false). The mode can be:
Name
Specifies the name of the image button.
Alternate text
If the image cannot be displayed, this attribute value will be used as the alternate text.
Title
Specifies the title of the image button.
Max Ratio
Specifies the scaling ratio of the image button.
Width
Specifies the width of the image button, applying if you have set the Scaling Mode as Customize. This option is enabled after you uncheck Original Size.
Height
Specifies the height of the image button, applying if you have set the Scaling Mode as Customize. This option is enabled after you uncheck Original Size.
Original Size
Specifies whether or not to show the image button in its original size.
Disabled
Specifies whether or not to make the image button disabled.
Specifies to display the data field as button. See the tab.
Name
Specifies the name of the button.
Title
Specifies the title of the button.
Value
Specifies the value of the button.
From Database
Specifies to get the value of the button from database.
Disabled
Specifies whether or not to make the button disabled.
Note: When a data field is displayed as button, the value you have specified for the field's font property Vertical Alignment will no longer take effect. This is because the property is not supported in HTML standards.
Specifies to display the data field as submit button. See the tab.
Name
Specifies the name of the submit button.
Title
Specifies the title of the submit button.
Value
Specifies the value of the submit button.
From Database
Specifies to get the value of the submit button from database.
Disabled
Specifies whether or not to make the submit button disabled.
Specifies to display the data field as reset button. See the tab.
Name
Specifies the name of the reset button.
Title
Specifies the title of the reset button.
Value
Specifies the value of the reset button.
From Database
Specifies to get the value of the reset button from database.
Disabled
Specifies whether or not to make the reset button disabled.
Specifies to render the data field as hidden field. See the tab.
Name
Specifies the name of the hidden field.
Value
Specifies the name of the hidden field.
