Reports with vertical layout
KB Artcile # 2647
Conventional reports are using tabular layout where columns are positioned from left to right and rows are positioned from top to bottom. This layout works for many cases, however in some scenarios, an alternative "vertical" layout provides a more practical approach to presenting data. This is especially true in cases when there are too many columns or when column captions must carry longer text.Arnica WebReport allows seamless switching between conventional horizontal and vertical layouts. This article discusses how this may be implemented.
First, a report should be created with no consideration as to its layout. Report may be deigned and previewed using the default horizontal layout: Then, from report properties page, change layout from horizontal to vertical: Preview report and note how columns are now positioned vertically and each row is logically positioned as a column: From design point of view, developers should be aware that because of presentation differences, reports with vertical layout have different implementation of report features in some areas:
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