Properties

Report bands serve as tools for structuring and formatting the content within a report, typically linked to specific types of data or information, including headers, footers, detailed data, or summary sections. Each band has a unique role in the report, contributing to a well-organized and structured data presentation. These bands play a crucial role in defining the report's layout and structure, simplifying report creation, readability, and data analysis processes.

Figure: Bands

Displays the information of the data source, the view used for the report, filters and language.
Figure: Report tasks

The section explains the different tabs in the appearance tab. Every report element and report have a set of properties that specify the appearance. 

Figure: Appearance 

This table contains the list of fields and their descriptions under the appearance: 

Field	Description
Background Color	Specify a background color for a report element and its controls.
Border Color	Specify a border color for the report element and its controls.
Border Dash Style	Specify the border dash style for the report element and its controls.
Border Width	Specify the border width for the report and its controls.
Borders	Specify the borders (top, left, right or bottom) which should be applied to the report.
Font	Specifies the font option for the report elements. The name of the font, size, unit can be mentioned. It is a rich text editor. Figure: Font
Foreground Color	Specifies the foreground color of the report elements.
Padding	Specifies the spacing between the content and the boundaries of the report element. The indent values can be mentioned.  Figure: Padding
Page Color	Specifies the color of the page of the report.
Text Alignment	Specifies the alignment (top, bottom, left or right) of the text for the report elements.
Watermark	Specifies any watermark text to be added to the reports.  Figure: Watermark

The behavior option allows you to mention a display name for the report.
Check mark the visible option to make the display name visible.
Figure: Behavior

Displays the information of the data source. You can add a tag and new parameters.
Figure: Data

Displays the name of the report. You can also specify a watermark and language for the report.
Figure: Design

You can bookmark the report link for quick access.
Figure: Bookmark

Displays the options available for page such as landscape mode, page width, page height, type of paper, and margins.