Create a Form Report
The following example describes how a report with “Form” as the presentation type might be used. The procedure steps are intended only to show you how to begin creating the report. For instructions to add fields to a report document, see
Create Tabular Reports.
The Form report presentation can contain static fields and data fields. It cannot have header or footer sections.
To create a Form report
1. Set the desired properties in the Document and Generation Options control sections of the Document Properties dialog. For more information, see
Set Report Document Properties (see
Set Report Document Properties).
2. In the Page Configuration edit control, click Form Layout.
3. Select a format.
4. Click OK.
OpenROAD Reporter displays Page 1/1 of the Form report document.
5. Add the fields you want on Page 1 of the report document by selecting the appropriate tools from the field palette.
6. Click in the work area and drag the cursor to draw a field (rectangular area).
Continue adding (and grouping) fields until you have included all the information you want your report to contain.
Click Next Page in the file toolbar to create additional pages.
7. Click Save on the file toolbar to save your work.
