Displays a submenu with operations that allow you to create most new report components, including trim, columns, aggregates, headings, and blank lines. To create break headers, footers, and other report sections, use the Layout operation instead of Create. For instructions, see Layout and Create Operations (see page Layout and Create Operations—Create New Report Components).

Deletes the report component at the cursor position. To delete break headers, footers, and other report sections, use the Layout operation instead of Delete. For instructions, see Layout and Delete Operations (see page Layout and Delete Operations—Delete Report Components).

If the cursor is on trim, edit the trim.

If the cursor is on a column or aggregate, displays a submenu with operations that allow you to change the column's data display format or other column options, including the sort order and runtime selection criteria. If the column being edited is a sort column, this submenu also includes the BreakOptions operation, which allows you to specify how RBF handles breaks in column values.

For instructions, see Edit Operation—Edit Report Components (see page Edit Operation—Edit Report Components).

Moves the current component through operations presented on submenus. For instructions, see Move Operation (see page Move Operation—Move Report Components).

Creates and deletes break headers, footers, and other report sections. For instructions, see Layout and Create Operations (see page Layout and Create Operations—Create New Report Components) and Layout and Delete Operations (see page Layout and Delete Operations—Delete Report Components).

Establishes sort order, sort direction, and runtime selection criteria. For instructions, see Column Options (see page Column Options).

Establishes a variety of report options, including page length, inclusion of form feeds, display of null values, and underlining capabilities. For more information, see Report Options Frame (see page Report Options Frame).

Allows you to use horizontal and vertical straight edge alignment guides for aligning report components. For instructions, see Report Components in the Report Layout Frame (see page Report Components in the Report Layout Frame).

Allows you to obtain the name of a column for a field in the Detail section of the Report Layout frame. For more information, see Obtain the Name of a Column (see page Obtain the Name of a Column).

Reverses the effects of the last editing operation. For instructions, see Undo Operation (see page Undo Operation—Undo Edits).

Saves the edited report specification into the database with the report name of your choosing. For instructions, see Save Operation (see page Save Operation—Save a Report Specification).

Perform standard operations.