In the report properties, you can provide some meta information on the report template. This information is only shown in the Report Properties dialog; you cannot use it in the report template. The other basic report properties can be changed at any time during template development.
Author | This information is stored in the template file only. In the template layout it is displayed as a read-only information. | |||
Report Type | The report type you selected when creating the template. It is displayed in the Properties dialog as a read-only information and is invisible in the template layout. | |||
Description |
Contains a description of the template. The description is stored in the template file only. | |||
Last modified date | This date is automatically created and cannot be modified. | |||
Application |
Contains information about the application name (for example, OpenLab ChemStation or OpenLab CDS) and report editor version (for example, RTE 5.0.0) used while creating or updating the template.
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Page Size/Page Height/Page Width: Here, you can select a predefined page size, or set a custom page height and page width.
Margins: Here, you can adjust the page margins of your template. The area shown in the Editing Pane already considers the margins configured here. When you generate the report RTE will automatically add these margins.
You can choose between Inch or Centimeter. The default setting is Inch. If you change the selection, the values given in the Report Layout are automatically converted.
Here, you set the paper orientation to Portrait or Landscape.
Specify the background color for the Header section of the report.
Specify the background color for the Footer section of the report.