List Report Properties

You can modify an object's properties from its property sheet. To open a list report property sheet, double-click its Browser entry in the List Reports folder or in the List of List Reports. By default, the property sheet of a list report always opens on the Content tab.

The General tab contains the following properties:

Property

Description

Name

Specifies the name of the list report.

Code

Specifies the code of the list report.

Comment

Descriptive comment for the object.

Object type

Specifies the type of the object the list report will be based on. You must select an object type to have any content in your list report.

Model or Package

Specifies the model or package from which the objects will be drawn. Package selection is unavailable for global objects such as users.

Include shortcuts

Specifies whether the list report includes shortcuts.

Include sub-packages

Specifies whether the list report includes sub-packages. This option is unavailable for global objects such as users.

The following tabs are also available:
  • Column Filter - Lets you choose the object properties to be used as column titles in the list report and the order in which they will be displayed.

  • Row Filter - Lists the filters that restrict the rows included in the list report. Select a property in the left-hand pane to add it to the list in the right-hand pane, select an operator, and then enter an expression to filter by (see Defining a Filter Expression). You can specify to sort the list on the values of a property by selecting the S[ort] checkbox.

  • Content - Displays the current values for the list report. Properties selected in the Column Filter tab are displayed as column headings and property values in rows must satisfy filter expressions defined in the Row Filter tab. You can open the property sheet of any object included in the list report by clicking the Properties tool.

    Note that data displayed on this tab does not dynamically change when you perform a change to your model that may affect your list report. To update the data, you must click the Refresh List Report tool.

    Use the generation tools to generate a list report result set as an RTF, HTML, XML, or XLS/CSV file (see Generating a List Report).

  • Result Sets - lists the result sets stored for the list report (see Creating Result Sets). Click the Properties tool to open a result set for generation.