Using Datasets

This property is only available if the report extension contains a dataset definition.

For more information about the types of extensibility in Infor LN, see the Infor LN Extensions Development Guide.

Select a report layout to specify the Dataset properties.. The layout’s properties are displayed in the Properties panel.

Dataset

You can use this property to link the report layout to a dataset. The layout is not printed as part of the normal flow, but only if the dataset is printed. This is controlled through the Datasets to Print property.

If a layout is linked to a dataset, it can only contain data fields that are specified by the dataset.

This property is read-only if the report layout contains data fields.

Dataset Part

This property specifies at which time this dataset layout should be printed. Select one of these values:

• Header

  This layout is printed once at the start of the dataset, and at the start of a new page.

• Detail

  This layout is printed for each record in the dataset.

• Footer

  This layout is printed once after all records in the dataset have been printed.

This property is only available if a dataset is selected.

Datasets to Print

Specify the datasets that should be printed whenever this layout is printed. A dataset is printed only if it has any data.

This property is only available if the report extension contains a dataset definition, and the layout is not a dataset layout.