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Multivalue Container Properties

You can use the Multivalue Container Properties dialog box to edit the properties of a List or Drop-down List, which is a web control. This topic describes the properties in the dialog box.

This topic contains the following sections:

You see these elements on all the tabs:

OK

Select to apply any changes you made here and exit the dialog box.

Cancel

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

Help

Select to view information about the dialog box.

General Tab Properties

Specify the general properties of the multivalue container.

Multivalue Container Properties dialog box - General tab

Name

Specify the display name of the multivalue container, which shows on its shortcut menu.

Show NLS Value

Select to show the translated name for the display name of the object in the Name text box if you have enabled the NLS feature and translated it, and when you have not modified the display name of the object.

Position

Select the position mode of the object when it is directly contained in the report body, a tabular cell, or a text box.

  • Absolute
    Select if you want to use the X and Y property values to decide the object's position.
  • Static
    Select if you want to place the object at the default location in its container. Server will hide or disable the X, Y, and other position-related properties.

X

Specify the X coordinate of the multivalue container.

Y

Specify the Y coordinate of the multivalue container.

Width

Specify the width of the multivalue container.

Height

Specify the height of the multivalue container.

Background

Specify the background color of the multivalue container.

To change the color, select the color indicator to access the Select Color dialog box, and then specify a new color. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value to specify a color, for example, #9933ff. If you want to make the background transparent, type Transparent in the text box.

Foreground

Specify the foreground color of the multivalue container.

To change the color, select the color indicator to access the Select Color dialog box, and then specify a new color. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value to specify a color, for example, #9933ff.

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Font Tab Properties

Specify the font properties of the multivalue container.

Multivalue Container Properties dialog box - Font tab

Font

Select the font face of the text.

Size

Specify the font size of the text.

Bold

Select true to make the text bold.

Italic

Select true to make the text italic.

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Border Tab Properties

Specify the border properties of the multivalue container.

Multivalue Container Properties dialog box - Border tab

Color

Specify the border color.

Width

Specify the border width in inches.

Top Line

Select the style of the top border line.

Bottom Line

Select the style of the bottom border line.

Left Line

Select the style of the left border line.

Right Line

Select the style of the right border line.

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Others Tab Properties

Use this tab to view and configure some miscellaneous settings.

Multivalue Container Properties dialog box - Others tab

TOC Anchor

Select true if you want to add the object to the TOC tree in the TOC Browser.

Suppress When No Records

Select true if you want to hide the object in the report result when no record returns to its parent data component.

Export to XLS

Select true if you want to export the object when you save the report result as an XLS file (make sure to check Data Format in the Export dialog box).

Export to CSV

Select true if you want to export the object when you save the report result as a TXT file with Delimited Format.

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