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Components Supported in Web Reports

Report provides a full set of components for you to present and control the report data and presentation in a wide variety of ways. This topic describes the components that you can add in web reports.

In Report, you can bind tables, crosstabs, charts, banded objects, KPIs, and geographical maps with a data source. Those components are also data components.

Web reports support the following report components:

• Label
  A label is an object that contains a string. It is typically a brief description to identify a field or other value nearby.
• Image
  An image is a digital representation of a picture. You can use the following image types in web reports: GIF, JPG, and PNG.
• DBField
  DBFields, or database fields, are fields directly from columns in the database or other data sources such as XML or Java objects.
• Formula
  Report calculates formulas from DBFields, summaries, parameters, and other formulas, so formulas can present information which is not available directly from database fields.
• Summary
  A summary is a special kind of formula. A summary generates a count, average, sum, standard deviation, or other transformation of a set of data values. A summary applies to a group of data or to the entire business view.
• Parameter
  A parameter in Report is a variable whose value is determined at runtime. Runtime parameters help you dynamically control your report data such as filtering data.
• Special Field
  Report defines special fields for you to easily obtain system information and report-related data and add it to your report. You can use the following special fields in your reports in Web Report Studio: Modified Date, Modified Time, Print Date, Print Time, Fetch Date, Fetch Time, Record Number, Total Records, Group Number, Total Group Number, User Name, Report Path on Server, Report Path on Disk, Catalog Path on Server, Catalog Path on Disk, Query Filter, Filter, On-screen Filter, and Go To Filter.

  For more information, see Special Fields in the Report Designer Guide.

• Web Control
  Web controls are report components similar to the controls you see on web pages. You can use the following four web controls in web reports: parameter control, parameter form control, filter control, and navigation control.
• Multimedia Object
  Multimedia objects include RealMedia and Windows Media objects, which you also call OLE Objects.
• Line Object
  You can add horizontal and vertical lines to banded objects in Web Report Studio.
• Page Break
  A page break creates a page mark to separate components in the report body and place the components that follow the page break in a new page in the report output that supports page layout such as PDF and RTF.
• Tabular
  A tabular is a component designed to lay out other components. A web report can contain at most one tabular.
• Geographic Map
  A geographic map is a data component that is integrated with Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, or OpenCycleMap, which enables analyzing data geographically. Geo Analysis extends traditional data analysis on static maps, where zooming and panning are common, to more dynamic methods of interacting with geographic data. Drill down the hierarchy from country to state to county. Navigate through and analyze the data using a familiar map interface.
• KPI
  KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) help manage business performance. A KPI in Report is a data container that displays KPI value together with a chart to help illustrate the value. You can add the following objects in a KPI:
  • Aggregations and formulas as the KPI values.
  • Labels to describe the values and as the KPI title or description.
  • Images to decorate the KPI or used as logo.
  • A KPI chart to assist the KPI values, for example, to show the trend of total sales over time. You can include at most one KPI chart in a KPI. A KPI chart does not have the legend and axes compared to normal Report charts. You can only insert it in a KPI and use the same business view as the KPI. You can use the following 2D chart types in KPI charts: Bar, Bench, Line, Area, Pie, and Bullet.

  A KPI is bound with a business view so the KPI value and KPI chart in it are both based on the business view. You can freely position and resize the objects in a KPI by dragging them inside the KPI.

• Table
  A table gives you great control over how to present data, including placing, grouping, and sorting fields.
• Crosstab
  A crosstab summarizes data and presents the summaries in a compact row and column format.
• Banded Object
  A banded object is a type of component that presents grouped data and detail data. A banded object is composed of several banded panels in which you can easily organize data fields and other components with absolute layout for precise design.
• 2D Chart
  A chart organizes and graphically presents data in a way that makes it easy for you to see comparisons, trends, and patterns in data. It represents the report data in a visually straightforward form. A chart is based on the chart platform. On the platform, the chart paper, the legend, and labels make up the chart. You can create a chart that contains only simple DBFields or summaries, or a complicated chart that contains DBFields, groups, summaries, and even formulas. Normally, Report displays DBFields, summaries, and formulas in a chart using chart data markers, and uses groups to produce category names and data series names. You can also use DBFields as category names.

  The following table lists the chart types Web Report Studio supports.

  Bar
  	Clustered Bar 2-D	Clustered Bar displays and compares data values across categories.
  	Stacked Bar 2-D	Stacked Bar displays and compares the contribution of each data value to a total across categories.
  	100% Stacked Bar 2-D	100% Stacked Bar displays and compares the percentage that each data value contributes to a total across categories.
  Bench
  	Clustered Bench 2-D	Clustered Bench displays and compares data values across categories.
  	Stacked Bench 2-D	Stacked Bench displays and compares the contribution of each data value to a total across categories.
  	100% Stacked Bench 2-D	100% Stacked Bench displays and compares the percentage that each data value contributes to a total across categories.
  Line
  	Line 2-D	Line displays trend over categories.
  	Stacked Line 2-D	Stacked Line displays the trend of the contribution of each data value over categories.
  	100% Stacked Line 2-D	100% Stacked Line displays the trend of the percentage each data value contributes over categories.
  Area
  	Area 2-D	Area displays the trend of the values over time or categories.
  	Stacked Area 2-D	Stacked Area displays the trend of the contribution of each data value over categories.
  	100% Stacked Area 2-D	100% Stacked Area displays the trend of the percentage each data value contributes over categories.
  Pie
  	Clustered Pie	Pie displays the contribution of each data value to a total over time or categories.
  	Clustered Donut	Donut displays the contribution of each data value to the Category total. The size of each piece is proportional to the sum of the items. Each Series value creates a new instance of the chart.
  Organization (Org)
  	Org 2-D	It displays the structure of an organization and the relationships and relative ranks of its parts, or the similar structures.
  Indicator
  	Indicator 2-D	It displays each data value with a colored indicator.
  Gauge
  	Gauge Solid 2-D	It displays each data value with an arc.
  	Gauge Dial 2-D	It usually displays the performance of each member in a group, using three colors, green, yellow, and red (by default) to represent three levels: normal, alert, and error. This type displays each data value by a dial.
  	Gauge Activity 2-D	It displays each data value with a circle (and pointer).
  	Gauge Bar 2-D	It displays each data value with a bar.
  	Gauge Bubble 2-D	It displays each data value with a colored bubble.
  Bubble
  	Bubble 2-D	It compares sets of three values. It is similar to a scatter chart with the third value displayed as the size of the bubble marker.
  Bullet
  	Bullet 2-D	It replaces the meters and gauges that are often used on dashboards. Its linear design not only gives it a small footprint, but also supports more efficient reading than radial meters.
  Heat Map
  	Heat Map	It displays values by colors and sizes in a matrix.
  Combo
  	Combo	Combination of bar and line charts.
  	Combo	Combination of area and line charts.

  For more information, see How Data Is Represented in a Chart and Chart Elements in the Report Designer Guide.

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