A standard Sage report will normally be grouped in the following way:
This means that if you added, for example, another page header that Report Designer would automatically name it Page header 3.
Note:
Choose Report Header and Footer to add sections to the start and end of the report.
Choose Page Header and Footer to add sections at the start and end of each page within the report.
Choose Group Header and Footer to add a section which allows information to be broken down and totalled by a specific range.
Select the section that you want to amend, go into Properties, and then modify the settings as required. The following options are available. Note that not all options are available with all sections and depend on the section type.
| Filter | Filters can be applied to sections as well as the whole report. More information on filters can be found here. |
| Print on first copy only | If you will be printing multiple copies, choose 'true' if the section should only be printed on the first copy. |
| Suppress printing | If the printing is suppressed, any information added to the section will show on the report design screen but not on the print/preview etc. |
| Page Break After | Inserts a page break after the section has printed. This option is commonly used on group footers, so that the next group commences printing on a new page. For example, a report that groups transactions by customer might have a page break on the SLCustomerAccounts.CustomerAccountNumber Footer section, ensuring that the next customers details begin on a new page. |
| Page break only when filter met | As above, but linked to a filter. |
| Align to bottom | This option aligns the contents of the footer to the bottom of the page. This option leaves the space required for the footer at the bottom of each page, but only prints the footer at the end of the group. |
| Allow overlap | Allow sections to overlap |
| Visible | Displays the section in Report Designer. If this is set to false, the section is not visible in Report Designer. Note: It is possible to have a section that is not visible within Report Designer, but is still set to print. |
| Height | This field indicates the height of the section. You can increase or decrease the height by by overtyping the value. Note: Height can appear in inches or centimetres. To check or change the height measurement, open the Tools menu then choose Options. |
To remove a section from the document, select the required section then click the X button on the right hand side of the section bar, then when prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes.
Note: When you remove a section:
• The relevant group is removed from the document.
• The corresponding header and footer is removed from the document.
• All variables held within the header and footer sections are removed from the document.
You have now deleted the section. Sections can also be moved using the up and down spin buttons on the right hand side of the bar when selecting a grouping.
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