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The Images Sub-report |
  
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The Images Sub-report |
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Topic Level: Advanced Report Design
Each property has one default image. The other images are displayed by a sub-report.
The data source of each report or sub-report is called its 'Data Pipeline'. In a properties template, the data pipeline for the main report is the properties query. The data pipeline of the images sub-report is an images query linked to properties These queries have been defined on the Data tab. On the Design tab > Report menu, you can see the data pipeline selected for the report or sub-report you have open.
When a print template has an images sub-report, you will see its tab at the bottom of the Design View. Clicking this tab will open the sub-report.
To change the layout of columns and rows in the images sub-report:
The images sub-report is set up to display the images in a table. What you see on the sub-report is a single cell of a table.
| • | Open the sub-report tab. |
| • | Select File> Page Setup > Layout tab. |
Here you can edit:
| • | The number and width of the columns; |
| • | The precise starting position of each column; |
| • | The spacing between rows; |
| • | How the columns should be filled/traversed ( i.e. from top-to-bottom first or from left-to-right first). For the images sub-report left-to-right is usually best. |
If you want your images to be bigger or smaller, you need a table cell of an appropriate height and width to accommodate it. First adjust the layout, then change the image size.
After making changes, right-click the image component and make sure that the following attributes are selected:
- Autodisplay
- Center
- Maintain Aspect Ratio
- Stretch
- Visible
Note: If you have the Report Tree open, you will have easy access to all of the sub-report's components. If you make a change to a value on the Report Tree, press the paragraph return key on your keyboard to enter it.
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