JReport Studio window elements

The main page of JReport Studio consists of the user information bar, menus, toolbar, left panels and report area. The options for browsing or controlling a web report are as follows:

Menu/Toolbar Button Tool Name Description
File New Report Creates a new web report based on an existing business view.
Open Opens a report.
Save Saves the changes of the current web report.
Save As Saves a copy of the web report or the report template in the current web report to server resources.
Export Exports the report result to disk or version in various formats.
Page Setup Configures the report page settings.
Print Prints the report result to a PDF/HTML file.
Exit Closes the current web report and exits JReport Studio releasing all of the resources.
Edit Undo Undoes the last operation.
Redo Reverses the operation of Undo.
Delete Deletes the selected object.
Wizard Opens the report wizard for you to edit the selected table, crosstab or chart.
Filter Filters the report records according to the filter criteria you specify.
To Chart Converts a crosstab into a chart.
To Crosstab Converts a chart into a crosstab.
Rotate Crosstab Rotates a crosstab to exchange the axes on the crosstab in order to create a different view of the crosstab.
Report Body Properties Defines properties of the report body.
Unhide Components Shows the hidden components you specify.
Style Applies a style to the selected components or the whole report.
View Editing Marks Shows or hides editing marks (dashed outlines for objects and report body). If the option is unselected, the editing mark will not be shown when a report object receives focus, and report objects cannot be moved or resized.
Refresh Runs the report using previously provided parameters. The Refresh operation fetches the data again.
Insert Table Inserts a table into the report.
Crosstab Inserts a crosstab into the report.
Chart Inserts a chart into the report.
Parameter Control Inserts a parameter control into the report.
Parameter Form Control Inserts a parameter form control into the report.
Filter Control Inserts a filter control into the report.
Navigation Control Inserts a navigation control into the report.
Label Inserts a label into the report.
Image Inserts an image into the report.
Multimedia Object Inserts a multimedia object into the report.
  Special Fields Inserts a special field into the report.
Format Font Specifies the font format of the selected text. Available only when a label or field is selected.
  Merge Merges the selected tabular cells into one.
Split Splits the selected tabular cell into the specified number of rows and columns.
Help User's Guide Opens the JReport Studio User's Guide.
JReport Home Page Connects to JReport Home Page.
Technical Support Accesses Jinfonet Technical Support.
    About JReport Web Shows product information about JReport Web.
Standard Toolbar New Report Creates a new report based on an existing business view.
Open Opens a report.
Save Saves the changes of the current web report.
Save As Saves a copy of the web report or the report template in the current web report to server resources.
Export Exports the report result to disk or version in various formats.
Page Setup Configures the report page settings.
Print Prints the current report result to a PDF/HTML file.
Refresh Runs the report using previously provided parameters. The Refresh operation fetches the data again.
Undo Undoes the last operation.
Redo Reverses the operation of Undo.
Filter Filters the report records according to the filter criteria you specify.
Delete Deletes the selected object.
Rotate Crosstab Rotates a crosstab to exchange the axes on the crosstab in order to create a different view of the crosstab.
Swap Chart Groups Specifies whether to switch data between the category and series axes, or between the category and value axes of a chart if there is no field on the series axes.
Quick Format Toolbar Font Specifies the font format of the selected text. Available only when a label or field is selected.
Background Color Changes the background color of the selected text. Available only when a label or field is selected.
Align Makes the selected text left, center or right aligned. Available only when a label or field is selected.
Merge Merges the selected tabular cells into one.
Split Splits the selected tabular cell into the specified number of rows and columns.
Context Toolbar for Table Table Wizard Opens the Table Wizard for you to edit the table.
Show/Hide Detail Hides or shows the detail columns you specify.
Add/Remove Group Specifies whether to add or remove the selected field as a group.
Show/Hide Summary Specifies whether to show or hide the selected summary field.
Hide Hides the selected column.
Aggregate On Creates a new summary directly based on the field bound with the table detail column.
Context Toolbar for Crosstab Crosstab Wizard Opens the Crosstab Wizard for you to edit the crosstab.
  Rotate Crosstab Rotates a crosstab to exchange the axes on the crosstab in order to create a different view of the crosstab.
Context Toolbar for Chart Chart Wizard Opens the Chart Wizard for you to edit the chart.
Swap Chart Groups Specifies whether to switch data between the category and series axes, or between the category and value axes if there is no field on the series axes.
Chart Type Lists all available chart types for you to change the type of the chart.
Chart Options Lists more options for you to specify the layout of the chart.
Panel Parameters Lists all the parameters used by the current report. It is available when the current report uses parameters.
  Resources Lists all the available resources.
Components Lists all the available components that can be inserted into reports.
Filter Specifies the criteria to filter the data field. You can also remove or change existing filters.
"Go To" Filter After you perform the go-to-by-value or go-down actions, the panel is displayed showing the filter created by the actions. You can also click in a table, crosstab, or chart to show this panel for the component.
Shortcut Menu Show Shows the selected fields.
Apply Style Applies a style to the selected component.
Delete Deletes the selected object.
Autofit Adjusts the width of table and crosstab fields according to the contents.
Hide Hides the selected object.
Filter Provides submenu items for filtering the data in the selected component or remove existing filters.
Sort Provides submenu items for sorting records on the selected field in ascending/descending order, or remove the sort.
Edit Detail Table Edits the detail table to define the detail fields of the summary.
Go to Detail Goes to the detailed information of the selected summary.
Link/Edit Link Links the selected object to a report, URL or e-mail.
Conditional Formatting Adds some conditional formatting to the currently selected field.
Go Down Goes from a group which is non-bottom level in a predefined hierarchy to the one-level-lower group while applying the current selected value as a filter condition. See Go-down for details.
Go Up Goes from a group which is non-top level in a predefined hierarchy to the one-level-higher group. See Go-up for details.
Go To Goes to any group to show its record information.
Go to By Value Goes to any group with the current group value as a filter to show its record information.
Properties Defines properties of the selected object.
Select Make the corresponding object selected.

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