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Imported SQL Column Properties

This topic describes the properties of a Column object in an imported SQL object.

Property Name Description
General
Array Specifies whether the column is an array type.

Data type: Boolean
Column Index Specifies the column index in the result set.

Data type: Integer
Column Name Specifies the name of the column in the raw data source.

Data type: String
Currency Specifies whether to control the SQL type of the formulas and summaries which reference the column if the column is of the BigDecimal type.
  • true - Select to apply the BigDecimal type to the formulas and summaries and set their SQL Type to 3.
  • false - Select to apply the normal data type to the formulas and summaries.

Data type: Boolean
Description Specifies the description of the object.

Data type: String

Display Width Specifies the display width of the object, which takes effect when you insert the object into reports. Type a numeric value to change the width. If you do not set the display width, Designer applies a default width to it automatically.

Data type: Float

Note icon After you set the Display Width of an object and use the object while creating a data component with wizard, Designer may adjust its width according to the paper size.
Name Specifies the mapped name of the object in the catalog.

Data type: String

Nullable Specifies the nullability for the values of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
  • true - Select to indicate the object supports null values.
  • false - Select to indicate the values of the object cannot be null.
  • unknown - Select to indicate whether the values of the object can be null or not is unknown.

Data type: Enumeration
Precision Specifies the precision for the values of the object. The default precision comes from data source metadata and defines the object's largest number of digits. The larger the precision is, the more memory it might take; however, the more accurate values you can get.

Data type: Integer
Scale Specifies the number of digits to the right of the decimal point for the values of the object.

Data type: Integer
SQL Type Specifies the SQL type of the object defined in Java. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Integer
Text Format
Auto Fit Specifies whether to automatically adjust the width and height of the object according to its content.

Data type: Boolean
Auto Scale in Number Designer displays this property when the object is Number data type. You can use it to specify whether to automatically scale values of the object that fall into the two ranges:
  • When 1000 <= value < 10^15, Designer applies the following quantity unit symbols of the International System of Units to scale the values: K (10^3), M (10^6), G (10^9), and T (10^12).
  • When 0 < value < 0.001 or value >= 10^15, Designer uses scientific notation to scale the values.

The option "auto" means that the property setting follows that of the parent data component when you use the object in a report.

Data type: Boolean
Bold Specifies whether to apply bold style to the text in the object.

Data type: Boolean
Font Face Specifies the font face of the text in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration
Font Size Specifies the font size of the text in the object. Type an integer value to change the size.

Data type: Integer
Format Specifies the format in which you want to display values of the object in the report result. Choose an option from the drop-down list or type the format by yourself.

Data type: String

Note icon If the object is BigDecimal data type, to avoid precision loss, you should specify a prefix JRD when setting the format.
Horizontal Alignment Specifies the horizontal justification of the text in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration
Italic Specifies whether to italicize the text in the object.

Data type: Boolean
Strikethrough Specifies whether to draw a line through the text in the object.

Data type: Boolean
Underline Specifies whether to add a horizontal line under the text in the object.

Data type: Boolean
Vertical Alignment Specifies the vertical justification of the text in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration
Word Wrap Specifies whether to wrap the text according to the width of the object.

Data type: Boolean
Padding
Bottom Padding Specifies the space between the content in the object and the bottom border of the object. Type a numeric value to change the padding.

Data type: Float
Left Padding Specifies the space between the content in the object and the left border of the object. Type a numeric value to change the padding.

Data type: Float
Right Padding Specifies the space between the content in the object and the right border of the object. Type a numeric value to change the padding.

Data type: Float
Top Padding Specifies the space between the content in the object and the top border of the object. Type a numeric value to change the padding.

Data type: Float
Geometry
Height Specifies the height of the object, which takes effect when you insert the object into reports. If you do not set the height, Designer assigns a proper height to the object automatically.

Data type: Float

Width Specifies the width of the object, which takes effect when you insert the object into reports. If you do not set the width, Designer assigns a proper width to the object automatically.

Data type: Float

Color
Background Specifies the background color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color in the Pick a Color dialog box. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String
Foreground Specifies the foreground color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color in the Pick a Color dialog box. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String
Border
Border Color Specifies the color for the border of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color in the Pick a Color dialog box. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String
Border Thickness Specifies the width for the border of the object. Type a numeric value to change the thickness.

Data type: Float
Bottom Line Specifies the line style for the bottom border of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration
Left Line Specifies the line style for the left border of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration
Right Line Specifies the line style for the right border of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration
Shadow Specifies whether to add a drop shadow effect to the border.

Data type: Boolean
Shadow Color Specifies the color of the border shadow. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color in the Pick a Color dialog box. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String
Top Line Specifies the line style for the top border of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration
Pattern
Pattern Color Specifies the color in which to draw a pattern to fill the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color in the Pick a Color dialog box. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String
Pattern Style Specifies the style of the pattern. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
  • none - Select if you do not want to apply a pattern to the object.
  • 50% - Select to fill the object using 50%-transparency of the specified pattern color.
  • horizontal - Select to fill the object with horizontal lines using the specified pattern color.
  • vertical - Select to fill the object with vertical lines using the specified pattern color.
  • grid- Select to fill the object with grids using the specified pattern color.
  • diagonal- Select to fill the object with diagonal lines using the specified pattern color.

Data type: String
Others
Data Mapping File Specifies the data mapping file you want to apply to the object for NLS use.

For example, if the data mapping file name is "Category_de_DE.properties", set the value as "Category" (without the language and locale part).

Data type: String

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