User`s guide

Create Custom Components

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Create Custom Components

To create a component:

Open the Report Explorer.

Select one of the component creation choices from the Tools menu:

• To create a custom component, select Create Component.

• To create a custom component from an existing component, select Create

Component from.

• To create a component from an existing version 1 component, select Create

Component from V1.

Tip You can also create a custom component by clicking the Create a new user-

defined reporting component link in the Report Explorer Properties pane on the

right.

The Report Explorer displays as follows:

• The Outline pane on the left displays the structure of components you create.

• The Options pane in the middle lists properties you add to components.

• The Properties pane on the right specifies the behavior of component properties.