# Report Template Designer Manual

The &kudesigner; allows to interactivelly create and modify report templates, place report sections and section items onto a report.

&kudesigner; is a WYSIWYG application. Report page size defines the report dimensions on the screen. At the present moment, the scale is set to 100&percnt; automatically and can not be changed.

## Every report template may contain following report sections:

- Report Header

- Page Header

- Detail Header

- Detail

- Detail Footer

- Page Footer

- Report Footer

## Report sections may contain following report items:

- Label

- Field

- Calculated Field

- Special Field

- Line

Report sections and items can be placed onto the report template by using menus or toolbars.

Every element, such as report template, report section or an item has it's own properties. Those properties define geometrical, textual and any other parameters. Every time the element placed, a set of default properties applied. For an example, when Label is placed, it's Text property value is set to Text.

To change properties, use Report Item Options dialog. That dialog can be called by &RMB; click on an item or with a Edit Properties button in the Edit Toolbar. See screenshot below (properties for a Field item):

To delete an item, &MMB; click on it or use Delete button in the Edit Toolbar.

New Report dialog

## The &kudesigner; menu reference

&Ctrl; N File New

  Bring the New Report dialog to create a new report template.

  As seen on the screenshot, report page size, orientation and margins must be set before the report created.

  New Report dialog
&Ctrl; O File Open

  Open the previously saved report template.

File Open Recent

  Open the report template from list of recently opened templates.

&Ctrl; S File Save

  Save the current report template into a text file in &XML; format.

File Save As

  Save the current report template into a file and give it another name.

&Ctrl; W File Close

  Close the current report template.

&Ctrl; P File Print

  Print the current report template as text in XML format.

&Ctrl; Q File Quit

  Quit the program.

Edit Clear Selection

  Cancel any edit action, so no properties will be edited or items deleted.

Edit Edit Properties

  Edit properties of the selected item.

Edit Delete

  Delete the selected item.

Sections Report Header

  Place the Report Header section onto the report template.

Sections Page Header

  Place the Page Header section onto the report template.

Sections Detail Header

  Place the Detail Header section onto the report template.

  Before placing the section, the Add Detail Header dialog will be shown to specify the detail level. Detail header will be added to the detail section of given level.

  Add Detail Header dialog
Sections Detail

  Place the Detail section onto the report template.

  Before placing the section, the Add Detail dialog will be shown to specify the detail level.

  Add Detail dialog
Sections Detail Footer

  Place the Detail Footer section onto the report template.

  Before placing the section, the Add Detail Footer dialog will be shown to specify the detail level. Detail footer will be added to the detail section of given level.

  Add Detail Footer dialog
Sections Page Footer

  Place the Page Footer section onto the report template.

Sections Report Footer

  Place the Report Footer section onto the report template.

Items Clear Selection

  Clear item selection, so no report item will be added to the section.

Items Label

  Place the Label element onto the section.

Items Field

  Place the Field element onto the section.

Items Calculated Field

  Place the Calculated Field element onto the section.

Items Special Field

  Place the Special Field element onto the section.

Items Line

  Place the Line element onto the section.