Editing the <format> block

Edit the XML definition file in a text editor (or an XML editor).

Add the title in the <header> block:

<header>
  <constant>Payroll Report</constant>
  <new_line/>
</header>

Add the required data in the <body> block:

<body>
  <constant> : </constant>
  <string field='emp_firstname' pad_right='20' />
  <constant> ; </constant>
  <string field='emp_lastname' pad_right='20' />
  <constant> ; </constant>
  <string field='emp_name' pad_right='20' />
  <constant> ; </constant>
  <string field='dept_name' pad_right='20' />
  <constant> ; </constant>
  <string field='wrkd_work_date' format='yyyy-MM-dd' />
  <constant> ; </constant>
  <string field='wrkd_minutes' format='00000.00' />
  <constant> ; </constant>
  <string field='wrkd_rate' format='00000.00' />
  <constant> ; </constant>
  <string field='earn_code' format='000' />
  <new_line/>
</body>

The characters inside the <constant> tag are the delimiters. The <string> fields are padded 20 spaces to the right. For date and numeric fields, you must specify the format string. See Formatting reference.

Add the <footer> block:

<footer>
  <constant>End Payroll Report</constant>
  <new_line/>
</footer>

Save the file.