Specifications

CHAPTER 11 Using Nested Reports
Users Guide 355
• “Supplying retrieval arguments to relate a nested report to its base report”
on page 357
• “Specifying criteria to relate a nested report to its base report” on page
359
• “Using options for nested reports” on page 360
Adjusting nested report width and height
When you preview a report with nested reports, the width of the nested report
may be unacceptable. This can happen, for example, if you change the design
of the nested report or if you use newspaper columns in a nested report. The
width of the nested report is not adjusted to fit its contents at runtime; if the
report is too narrow, some columns may be truncated. For example, if the size
of the nested report is set to 6 inches wide in the parent report, columns in the
nested report that exceed that width are not displayed in the parent report.
❖ To adjust report width:
1 In the Design view, position the pointer near a vertical edge of the nested
report and press the left mouse button.
2 Drag the edge to widen the nested report.
3 Check the new width in the Preview view.
When you Print preview a report that contains a nested N-Up report with
newspaper columns across the page, you might find that blank pages display
(and print) when the nested report in the detail band fills the page. This is
because any white space at the bottom of the band is printed to a second page.
You can usually solve this problem by dragging up the detail band to eliminate
the white space between the nested report and the band, or even to overlap the
bottom of the representation of the nested report.