View Tab

In this section:

You use the View tab to change the way that you view your data or fields. The View tab is shown in the following image.

View tab


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Object Inspector Group

You can change the way that you view your data or fields. When an command is used on the Object Inspector group, that same option is respected on the Object Inspector shortcut menu. The Object Inspector group is shown in the following image.

The command types are:

Dimension View

Enables you to view the hierarchical structure of the data. Options include: No Extended Information, Alias, Title, and Description. The default is Description.

List View

Enables you to view fields in a list. You can select one or more field categories to view, including: Name, Alias, Title, Description, Format, and Type. Name and Description are selected by default.

Tree View

Enables you to view fields by type. Options include: No Extended Information, Alias, Title, and Description. The default selection is Description.

Show Qualified Fields

Enables you to display any list of field names as qualified field names, which includes data sources and table names

Field Details Section

Enables you to display the field details section in the Object Inspector.


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General Group

Allows you to display boundaries, test data, tooltips, invisible fields, and the ruler. The General group is shown in the following image.

General group

Boundaries

Enables you to show or hide the boundaries for report objects, such as headings and footings.

Test Data

Enables you to display test data in design mode.

Show Field Tooltips

Enables you to display tooltips.

Show Invisible Fields

Enables you to display hidden fields.

Show Ruler

Enables you to display the standard ruler at the top of the Report canvas.


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Field Length Group

Allows you to edit the amount of data displayed by a field. The Field Length group is shown in the following image.

Limit Field Lengths

Enables you to limit the length of data displayed by a field.

Field Limit Length

Enables you to set the maximum length of a field in your report. This option is only available when Limit Field Lengths is selected.


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Repetitions Group

Allows you to edit the amount of data displayed by a field. The Repetitions group is shown in the following image.

Repetitions group

Repetitions

Enables you to specify the number of test data instances that appear for a field. The default value is 2. You can select either 1, 2, or 3.


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Zoom Group

Allows you to edit the amount of data displayed by a field. The Zoom group is shown in the following image.

Zoom group

Zoom

Enables you to Specify the size (magnification/scale) of the Report canvas. For example, 100%, 75%, 50%, or 25%. The default value is 100%.


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SQL Group

Allows you to view the SQL code your report generates. The SQL group is shown in the following image.

View Generated SQL

Allows you to view the SQL code generated by your report in a separate viewer. This command in only available if you are creating a report using a RDBMS data source.


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Virtual Screen Size Group

The Virtual Screen size group lets you set how much space the report will occupy when displayed in an HTML page. The Virtual Screen size group is shown in the following image.

Width

Sets the width your report will occupy when displayed in an HTML page.

Height

Sets the height your report will occupy when displayed in an HTML page.


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