Predefined field

You can use several data fields on all reports, without having to define them as input fields. In the Development Tools and LN Studio these are referred to as Specials.

These properties are available:

Special

Specify the type of predefined field to be printed.

This table shows the available types:


Predefined field type	Description
Company Description	The description of the company in which the report is printed, as defined in the Companies (ttaad1100m000) session.
Company Number	The number of the company in which the report is printed.
Date	The current date on which the report is printed.
Time	The current time on which the report is printed.
Number of Records	The current number of records printed to the report.
Page	The current page number.
Page Count	The total number of pages. This option is only supported when printing to PDF.
Report Description	The description of the report.

Left

Specify the position of the field from the left side of the layout.

This property is only available if the report uses exact positioning.

Top

Specify the position of the field from the top of the layout.

This property is only available if the report uses exact positioning.

Width

Specify the reserved width for the field, in columns.

If the report uses exact positioning, this property is specified as a length instead.

Height

Specify the reserved height of the field, in lines.

If the report uses exact positioning, this property is specified as a length instead.

Data Length

Specify the maximum length of the field content.

You can modify this property only for Company Description and Report Description.

Alignment

Specify the horizontal alignment of the text within its reserved space.

If the report uses exact positioning, you can also specify vertical alignment.

Formatting

You can format the field as bold, italic, and underlined.

Color

Specify the text color of the field.

Background

Specify the background color of the field. This fills the entire reserved space.

Font

Specify the font face of the field. See the Fonts (ttaad3560m000) session. If not specified, the font specified on the report is used. This value is displayed below the font property.

Font Size

Specify the font size of the field, in points. If not specified, the font size specified on the report is used. If that value is specified, it is displayed below the property. If no value is specified on the report, the PDF converter automatically resizes the text to fit the field. A calculation of that size is displayed below the property.

Border

Specify which sides of the field should have a border and specify the border thickness, style, and color.