Report is a written record of the facts, work, work procedures, findings and analysis on a specific theme. It is a document characterized by information or other content reflective of inquiry or investigation, which is tailored to the context of a given situation and audience.
Creating a report in MX-Developer is as easy as it gets. Using pre-prepared controls and pre-defined adapters, a developer can simply click its way to a sophisticated, easily scanned and elegant report. The content of data can be dynamically changed during the view. Master - detail report relations are also supported. Using the controls available it is possible to spice up the report with different images, charts and other graphical objects.
Runtime Design
Creating reports is not all that can be done with reports in MX-Frame. Creating reports with MX-Developer is only the first step in the MX-Frame reporting system. Reports can also be designed in runtime. Runtime design tool offers all customization and designing options available in design time. This provides the possibility for the end user to completely customize and personalize a default report template.
Personalization
The most important thing a reporting service needs is an efficient deploying mechanism that provides access to a report for individual user or group of users. This is done with personalization management in MX-Client. It is possible to define which user can avail which report.
Report Features
Different functionalities are accessible when a report is displayed in MX-Client. It is possible to export a report, define page setup, print a report, navigate through a report and search for desired strings in a report. Some options are also available which can change the appearance of a report. It is possible to set page colour and to specify watermark. Export of the report can be made in several different formats such as PDF, HTML, TEXT, EXCEL, RTF, etc. Reports can also be e-mailed in any of these formats.
In This Section
Chapter describes steps to create new report component.
Explains basic elements, controls and procedures needed for creating a report.