From the -CE Lines tab of the Report
editor, you can call Data elements, describe the Data element call,
create Data Structure calls, create and define new Data element calls.
About this task
In the left area of the
-CE tab, you
have a
-CE Lines definition section in which you
find the -CE lines of the Report presented in a tree-structure list.
If there is no call lines yet in the list, you must call a Structure
first, then you will be able to call Data Elements and give their
characteristics.
- To insert a Structure in the CE lines list, proceed as
follows:
- If there are no call lines (the list is empty), you
click directly on the Add Structure... button.
- To create a new Structure in after an existing call
line, set your cursor on a the line first to indicate the position
of the future Structure, then click the Add Structure... button. A new Structure call line is created,
it is identified by:
- In a structure, you call Data Elements. To create Data
Elements call:
- Set your cursor on a Structure, click on the Add Data Element... button.
- In the dialog box that opens up, you find the list of
Data Elements imported in the Designs Explorer under the Data element entity. Select one of them and
press OK. Or, if you need to call an instance
which does not exist yet in your project, just click on the New Data Element button. In the creation wizard which
opens up, enter the name and label and click OK. The new Data Element is then displayed in the selection list. If
you select it and click OK, it will be called
in the -CE Lines, under the selected structure it belongs to.
The Data Element is identified in the -CE lines by an
icon
, followed in the same line by its name, its output format and the
column number on the layout. Double-clicking on the Data Element call
line switches to its editor where you can read or modify the Data
Element characteristics such as its format. You define or modify the
column number in the Data Element call section
that opens in the right area of the window when the Data Element call
is created.
- You can also create call lines for new Data Elements which
are not declared in the Dictionary:
- Set your cursor on a Structure and click on the Add undefined Data.... A new call line
is created under the selected structure,
identified by a default zero value as column
number.
- Enter the Data Element properties that identify the
Data Element in the Undefined Data Element Definition section, in the right area of the window. The section opens when
the Data Element call is inserted in the -CE lines.
- Other possible actions on the -CE lines:
- You can delete instance calls, you just need to select
one of them and click the Remove button. When you delete a Data Element, its dependent source is deleted
too. A structure cannot be deleted globally. It must be done Data
Element by Data Element.
- You can copy one or more call lines and paste them anywhere
in the list. These choices are available via the contextual menu (right-click
the selection). Only Elements with the same level of indentation can
be copied and pasted.
- You can change the sequence order of Data Elements within
a Structure or the order of Structures in the -CE lines via the Up and Down buttons. A Structure
is moved with all the Data Elements it contains, same thing for a
Data Element, it is moved with its source.