Create a grid or table layout report

Question

<p>Hi,</p><p> Anyone knows what&#39;s the simplest way to create a grid or table report using CR4E? my report is very simple, a list of POJO and want to display it in a table.</p><p>I guess you could add outside borders to each field, is there any simple way to do it?</p>

Answer 1

Hi,
The easiest way to create a report under the form of a simple table or grid, is to follow these 5 easy steps in CR4E, once your datasource is ready :
1) Select your fileds
In the Field Explorer, select all the fields you want to show in your report, using the Ctrl key to select them all at once
2) Drag and drop fields on the report
Drag and drop the selected fields all at once from the Field Explorer onto your report, on the Body section.
The dropped fields will automatically be aranged in a row.
3) Position the fields Â
While all your fields are still all selected, make sure they are positionned at the very top of the Body section, so that there will be no space between your data on the final report.
4) Set the Fields Property to make them look like a tableÂ
While all your fields are still all selected, go to the Property panel, and set the Border Properties from None to Single. You will also probably want to set the LeftIdentation Property to a fraction of inch so that the text doesn't start right on the border of your grid.
5) Set the Body section size
Adjust the height of the Body section, so that it is exactly of the size of your fields, to ensure there will be no horizontal space between your grid rows on the final report.
At this point, you can preview your report, and you already have a table.
Of course, from there, you can adjust the fields size (columns width), font size, color of the text, etc ... with the available Properties in the Property panel, and make your table look the way you like.
Cheers.
Thierry Crespo (Business Objects)