Special Fields
OpenROAD Reporter provides two special fields:
Date & Time
Displays the current date, time, or both
Page Number
Displays the page number
Create a Date & Time Field
You can create a field that displays the date and time.
To create a Date & Time field
1. Click Insert, Special Fields, Date & Time.
2. Click in the work area and drag the cursor to draw a field (rectangular area). When you release the mouse button, the DateField Properties dialog appears.
The date and time are formatted using a template.
3. Click OK to accept the current template, or for a list of common date and time templates, click the file folder icon.
The Example Date Templates dialog appears.
4. Use the slider to browse the list of templates, and then select the desired template.
5. Click Select.
The selected date and time field appear in the report document.
Insert a Page Number Field
You can create a field that displays the page number using the Page Number Properties dialog.
To create a Page Number field
1. Click Insert, Special Fields, Page Number.
2. Click in the work area and drag the cursor to draw a field (rectangular area). When you release the mouse button, the Page Number Properties dialog appears.
The Page Number Properties dialog lets you specify page number layout. The page number is formatted using a template.
3. Click the Template file folder icon for a list of common page number templates.
The Example Page # Templates dialog appears.
4. Select the desired template and click Select.
The selected page number field appears in the main report window.
Last modified date: 06/25/2024