The list of references in the report shows the symbolic references to the data (indicated in braces '{Ex}' in the text of the report) and allows to configure the format of the data, the expression to be computed and a possible free description.




The fields displayed in the list for each reference are:

 

Reference

Reference name.

 

Format

Optional. Specifies the format of data representation, defined by one of the following formats:

 

·        VBA‑compatible syntax

An expression defined according to the encoding specifications of the custom format (See Appendix A)

 

 

·        n.m

Number of whole digits (n) and decimals (m). The two digits are separated by a dot (".") Regardless of the decimal separator used.
Note: n must be different than 0. To omit the whole digits, use the custom format encoding syntax.
Applicable only for numerical values.

 

 

·        n

Number of characters to display. Applicable only for text fields.

 

 

If the format is omitted, the data is represented in the default format.

Expression

Required. Specifies the expression whose value is to be displayed. It can contain the name of an Item, a numeric-logical expression between constants and / or Item, a Local Variable or a predefined code (see "special fields").

 

Description

Free text that describes the reference.

 

 

 

Note: Report Editor does not verify the formal correctness of the entered expressions. If an error occurs in the expression, the field will be filled in with the text # ERROR # being displayed

 

 

Special fields

 

As an alternative to expressions, items and local variables, the fields can contain some predefined keywords, which are appropriately interpreted. The keywords available are::

 

DATE

Report generation date

TIME

Report generation time

REPORT

Rport name

 

Also for special fields it is possible to specify a formatting string as previously described.