See these guidelines when designing and formatting reports in HxGN EAM Advanced Reporting Server:
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Set the Size and Overflow property of the List on the detail page to 100% of the page size. Set the Size and Overflow property of the each column of the list so that they equal 100%.
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The page padding values should be as per the template.
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There should be an image on the header.
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The image on the header should be based on the report module.
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Always use a two-column table with proper width to place logo image, report title, and sub-titles.
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Always use a three-column table with proper width to place report parameter fields.
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All output parameters should be placed in the correct order.
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The order of general parameters should be as follows: Version, Date (should show current date and time value), and Use.
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All description table cells should have spacing and breaking property enabled.
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Each field alignment should be set to 'LEFT', 'TOP'.
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The report footer should be aligned properly.
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There should be no hard coded vales in the footer.
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Refer to the following table for information about the font name, style, and size to be used for the different parts of the report. Font should be set at the cell label or list column, not in the object label.
Report Sections
Font Name and Style
Size
Report Title, subtitle, ‘Confidential’ text field
Arial Unicode MS, Bold
14
Parameters field labels
Arial Unicode MS, Bold
9
Parameter field values
Arial Unicode MS
9
Fields in page footer
Arial Unicode MS
8
Page title
Arial Unicode MS
10
Field label, column headers, and fields
Arial Unicode MS
9
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For a list report, the list header should be placed in a box.
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The group header section background color should be as per the template.
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The List Column Title should be aligned to 'LEFT/RIGHT', 'BOTTOM'.
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If a table is used in a detail report, the columns should have right/left padding of 3 pts for separation.
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The "Spacing and Breaking" property should be enabled for all list columns/table cells.