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CHAPTER 11 Using Nested Reports
DataWindow Designer User’s Guide 325
Working with nested reports
When you use nested reports either in composite reports or in other base
reports, several enhancements and options are available. An easy way to see
what you can do is to select the nested report and look at the Properties view
for it.
Many of the options in the Properties view are described in Chapter 5,
“Enhancing DataWindow Objects.” For example, using borders on nested
reports is like using borders on any control.
This section describes activities that apply only to nested reports or that have
special meaning for nested reports. It covers:
• "Adjusting nested report width and height" next
• “Changing a nested report from one report to another” on page 326
• “Modifying the definition of a nested report” on page 326
• “Adding another nested report to a composite report” on page 327
• “Supplying retrieval arguments to relate a nested report to its base report”
on page 327
• “Specifying criteria to relate a nested report to its base report” on page
329
• “Using options for nested reports” on page 330
Adjusting nested report width and height
When you preview a report with nested reports, the width of the nested report
may be unacceptable. This can happen, for example, if you change the design
of the nested report or if you use newspaper columns in a nested report. The
width of the nested report is not adjusted to fit its contents at runtime; if the
report is too narrow, some columns may be truncated. For example, if the size
of the nested report is set to 6 inches wide in the parent report, columns in the
nested report that exceed that width are not displayed in the parent report.
❖ To adjust report width:
1 In the Design view, position the pointer near a vertical edge of the nested
report and press the left mouse button.
2 Drag the edge to widen the nested report.