Parameter Form Control Properties

Property Name	Description
General
Display Name	Specifies the display name of the object. Data type: String
Instance Name	Shows the instance name of the object. This property is read only.
Geometry
Height	Specifies the height of the object, in inches. Type a numeric value to change the height. Data type: Float
Width	Specifies the width of the object, in inches. Type a numeric value to change the width. Data type: Float
X	Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the upper-left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. This property is unavailable if the Position property is set to static. Type a numeric value to change the position in inches. Data type: Float
Y	Specifies the vertical coordinate of the upper-left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. This property is unavailable if the Position property is set to static. Type a numeric value to change the position in inches. Data type: Float
Color
Background	Specifies the background color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to define a color in the Color Picker 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 of the border of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to define a color in the Color Picker 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 of the border in inches. Type a numeric value to change the thickness. Data type: Float
Bottom Line	Specifies the line style of the bottom border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Left Line	Specifies the line style of the left border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Right Line	Specifies the line style of the right border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Top Line	Specifies the line style of the top border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Title
Background	Specifies the background color of the title bar. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to define a color in the Color Picker dialog box. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. Data type: String
Bold	Specifies whether to make the text bold in the title bar. Data type: Boolean
Font Face	Specifies the font of the text in the title bar. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Font Size	Specifies the font size of the text in the title bar. Type an integer value to change the size. Data type: Integer
Foreground	Specifies the foreground color of the title bar. Choose a color from the drop-down list, type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000), or select Custom from the drop-down list to specify the color. Data type: String
Horizontal Alignment	Specifies the horizontal justification of the text in the title bar. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Italic	Specifies whether to make the text italic in the title bar. Data type: Boolean
Show Title	Specifies whether to show the title bar. It is meaningful to set all the other properties in the Title category when this property is set to true. Data type: Boolean
Text	Specifies the text displayed in the title bar. Type a string to change the text. Data type: String
Underline	Specifies whether to underline the text in the title bar. Data type: Boolean
Others
Export to CSV	Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to CSV. Data type: Boolean
Export to Excel	Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Excel. Data type: Boolean
Export to HTML	Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to HTML. Data type: Boolean
Export to PDF	Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to PDF. Data type: Boolean
Export to PostScript	Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to PostScript. Data type: Boolean
Export to Report Result	Specifies whether to include the object in Web Report Studio or when the report is opened in Web Report Result. Data type: Boolean
Export to RTF	Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to RTF. Data type: Boolean
Export to Text	Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Text. Data type: Boolean
Export to XML	Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to XML. Data type: Boolean
Invisible	Specifies whether to show or hide the object. All formulas and calculations will still be performed if the property is set to true. You can also use a formula to control whether to show the object. Data type: Boolean
Position	Specifies the position of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list. static - The object is positioned at the location in which it is inserted. If selected, the X, Y and other position-related properties will be hidden or disabled. The position of the object is affected by preceding objects in the same container. absolute - The object will be located at the position specified by dragging and dropping or by setting its X and Y property values. The position of the object is not affected by preceding objects in the same container. Data type: Enumeration

Property Name

Description

General

Display Name

Specifies the display name of the object.

Data type: String

Instance Name

Shows the instance name of the object. This property is read only.

Geometry

Height

Specifies the height of the object, in inches. Type a numeric value to change the height.

Data type: Float

Width

Specifies the width of the object, in inches. Type a numeric value to change the width.

Data type: Float

X

Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the upper-left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. This property is unavailable if the Position property is set to static. Type a numeric value to change the position in inches.

Data type: Float

Y

Specifies the vertical coordinate of the upper-left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. This property is unavailable if the Position property is set to static. Type a numeric value to change the position in inches.

Data type: Float

Color

Background

Specifies the background color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to define a color in the Color Picker 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 of the border of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to define a color in the Color Picker 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 of the border in inches. Type a numeric value to change the thickness.

Data type: Float

Bottom Line

Specifies the line style of the bottom border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Left Line

Specifies the line style of the left border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Right Line

Specifies the line style of the right border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Top Line

Specifies the line style of the top border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Title

Background

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

Data type: String

Bold

Specifies whether to make the text bold in the title bar.

Data type: Boolean

Font Face

Specifies the font of the text in the title bar. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Font Size

Specifies the font size of the text in the title bar. Type an integer value to change the size.

Data type: Integer

Foreground

Specifies the foreground color of the title bar. Choose a color from the drop-down list, type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000), or select Custom from the drop-down list to specify the color.

Data type: String

Horizontal Alignment

Specifies the horizontal justification of the text in the title bar. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Italic

Specifies whether to make the text italic in the title bar.

Data type: Boolean

Show Title

Specifies whether to show the title bar. It is meaningful to set all the other properties in the Title category when this property is set to true.

Data type: Boolean

Text

Specifies the text displayed in the title bar. Type a string to change the text.

Data type: String

Underline

Specifies whether to underline the text in the title bar.

Data type: Boolean

Others

Export to CSV

Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to CSV.

Data type: Boolean

Export to Excel

Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Excel.

Data type: Boolean

Export to HTML

Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to HTML.

Data type: Boolean

Export to PDF

Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to PDF.

Data type: Boolean

Export to PostScript

Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to PostScript.

Data type: Boolean

Export to Report Result

Specifies whether to include the object in Web Report Studio or when the report is opened in Web Report Result.

Data type: Boolean

Export to RTF

Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to RTF.

Data type: Boolean

Export to Text

Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Text.

Data type: Boolean

Export to XML

Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to XML.

Data type: Boolean

Invisible

Specifies whether to show or hide the object. All formulas and calculations will still be performed if the property is set to true. You can also use a formula to control whether to show the object.

Data type: Boolean

Position

Specifies the position of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

static - The object is positioned at the location in which it is inserted. If selected, the X, Y and other position-related properties will be hidden or disabled. The position of the object is affected by preceding objects in the same container.
absolute - The object will be located at the position specified by dragging and dropping or by setting its X and Y property values. The position of the object is not affected by preceding objects in the same container.

Data type: Enumeration