The steps to create a Section report are split into following activities:

• Select the report layout    
• Connect to a data source
• Add controls to the report
• View the report
• Save the report

Design Time

 

Run Time

Select the report type

1. On the ActiveReports Server Report Portal, click New Report  to create a new report.    
2. From the Create report pop-up window, select Section Report and click OK.

Connect to a data source

1. On the detail section band, click the Data Source icon.
   
2. In the Report Data Source dialog, on the XML tab, click the ellipses button next to File URL.
3. Navigate to [User Documents folder]\GrapeCity Samples\ActiveReports 12\Data, select the Factbook.xml file, and click the Open button.
4. In the Recordset Pattern field, enter the following query:
   //countries/country
5. Click OK to close the Report Data Source dialog.

Add controls to the report

1. From the Report Explorer, drag the following data fields onto the Details section of the report, and set the following properties in the Properties window:

   Field Name	Property Name
   Currency	Location: 0, 0.4 in Size: 1, 0.2in
   VsUSD2004	Location: 5, 0.4 in Size: 2, 0.2in
   VsUSD2003	Location: 5, 0.76 in Size: 2, 0.2in
   VsUSD2002	Location: 5, 1.12 in Size: 2, 0.2in
   VsUSD2001	Location: 5, 1.48 in Size: 2, 0.2in
   @name	Location: 3.25, 0 in Size: 2, 0.24in Font Size: 14pt

2. From the toolbox, drag TextBox controls onto the Details section and set the following properties to create static labels.

   TextBox1

   Property Name	Property Value
   Location	0, 0.4in
   Size	1, 0.2in
   Font	Bold: True
   Text	Currency:

   TextBox2

   Property Name	Property Value
   Location	4, 0.4 in
   Size	1, 0.2in
   Text	2004:

   TextBox3

   Property Name	Property Value
   Location	4, 0.76 in
   Size	1, 0.2in
   Text	2003:

   TextBox4

   Property Name	Property Value
   Location	4, 1.12 in
   Size	1, 0.2in
   Text	2002:

   TextBox5

   Property Name	Property Value
   Location	4, 1.48 in
   Size	1, 0.2in
   Value	2001:

View the report

Click the Preview tab to view the report at run time.

Save the report

1. From the File menu, click Save.
2. In the Save As dialog that opens, enter the Report name and click Save.
   You can also select the category where you want your report to appear, add a description, and add a comment for the revision history.