Reports and Queries: Specific features

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Reports and Queries: Specific features

Overview

Specific features

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Reports and Queries: Specific features

Overview

This help page presents the specific features of "Reports & Queries" (which means the user version of report editor):

Data source of report.
Functions for modifying records.
Vertical panes.
Custom skin templates of reports.
Modifications of reports found in a component.

Remark: The

icon (found in the online help) indicates the differences between the user version of report editor and the standard report editor.

Specific features

Data source of report

The user version of report editor cannot be used to create:

reports on a HFSQL view. However, you have the ability to customize the reports based on a HyperFileSQL view created in the standard report editor (color, fonts, size, ...).
reports on a Table control. However, you have the ability to customize the reports on a Table control created in the standard report editor (color, fonts, size, linked column, ...).
Versions 17 and later
reports on an Organizer or Scheduler control. However, you have the ability to customize the reports on an Organizer or Scheduler control created in the standard report editor (color, fonts, size, linked column, ...).
New in version 17
reports on an Organizer or Scheduler control. However, you have the ability to customize the reports on an Organizer or Scheduler control created in the standard report editor (color, fonts, size, linked column, ...).
reports on an Organizer or Scheduler control. However, you have the ability to customize the reports on an Organizer or Scheduler control created in the standard report editor (color, fonts, size, linked column, ...).
reports on a programmed data source.

Remark: The data files and the items that can be used in a report based on a data file are defined in the data model editor of WINDEV. See Distributing Reports & Queries for more details.

See Data sources of report for more details.

Functions for modifying records

The functions for modifying the records (HAdd, HModify, HDelete, ...) cannot be called in the user version of the report editor.

Dockable panes

In the user version of report editor, the docked panes allow you to access:

the main features of the user version of report editor.
the accessible elements (reports, queries, ...) of your project.

For more details on anchorable dampers, see Dockable panes.

Custom skin templates of reports

The user version of the report editor does not allow you to create your own skin templates of reports.

See Creating a skin template of report for more details.

Modifying the reports found in an external component

"Reports & Queries" does not allow the end user to modify a report found in an external component.

See External component for more details.

Modifying the reports found in an external library

"Reports and Queries" does not allow the end user to modify a report found in an external library.

See Library for more details.