A report section contains a group of controls that are processed and printed at the same time as a single unit. ActiveReports defines the following section types:

Report Header

A report can have one report header section that prints at the beginning of the report. This section generally is used to print a report title, a summary table, a chart or any information that needs only to appear once at the report's start.

Report Footer

A report can have one report footer section that prints at the end of the report. This section is used to print a summary of the report, grand totals, or any information that needs to print once at the report's end.

Page Header

A report can have one page header section that prints at the top of each page. Unless the page contains a report header section, the page header will be the first section that prints on the page. The page header section is used to print column headers, page numbers, a page title, or any information that needs to appear at the top of each page in the report.

Bound controls in the PageHeader or PageFooter are not supported. The data in such controls may not be in synch with the data displayed in other sections on the page.

Page Footer

A report can have one page footer section that prints at the bottom of each page. It is used to print page totals, page numbers, or any other information that needs to appear at the bottom of each page.

Group Header/Footer

A report can consist of single or multiple nested groups, with each group having its own header and footer sections. The header section is inserted and printed immediately before the detail section. The footer section is inserted and printed immediately after the detail section.

Detail

A report has one detail section. The detail section is the body of the report and one instance of the section is created for each record in the report.