About boilerplate objects Layout Objects

1-28 Oracle Reports Users Guide to Building Reports See also Section 1.9.2, About Parameter Form fields Section 4.9.1.1, Creating a field object Section 4.9.2.5, Referencing a field in boilerplate text

1.8.5 About boilerplate objects

A boilerplate object is any text, lines, or graphics that appear in a report every time it is run. Oracle Reports Builder creates one boilerplate object for each label selected in the Report Wizard it is named B_columnname. For example, if a column is named ENAME, a boilerplate object containing ENAME is generated for the column. For some report types, Oracle Reports Builder also generates lines under the labels. You can also create a boilerplate objects manually in the Paper Design view, Paper Layout view, or Paper Parameter Form view using any of the following tools in the tool palette: ■ Arc tool ■ Ellipse tool ■ File Link ■ Freehand tool ■ Line tool ■ Polygon tool ■ Polyline tool ■ Rectangle tool ■ Rounded Rectangle tool ■ Text tool Boilerplate from files If you have text, graphics, or HTML in a file that you would like to display as boilerplate in your report, you can link to the file, as described in the following procedures: ■ Section 4.9.2.6, Linking a boilerplate text object to a file ■ Section 4.9.8.1.2, Linking an image object to a file ■ Section 4.9.2.7, Linking an HTML text object to a file Linking to a file means that the contents of the file are pulled into the boilerplate object each time the report is run. In this way, you can ensure that your output includes the most recent changes to the file. Note: If you create a field object in a template, the field is renamed when the template is applied to a report. For example, if you create a field named F_1, the field is renamed to F_1_SEC2 when the template is applied to a report. Thus, if you reference F_1 in boilerplate F_1, these references will need to be updated. Basic Concepts 1-29 You can also link a boilerplate image object to a URL where the image is located. See Section 4.9.8.1.3, Linking an image object to a URL . See also Section 1.9.3, About Parameter Form boilerplate Section 4.9.2.1, Creating a boilerplate object for text Section 4.9.2.2, Creating a boilerplate object for text that displays every other page Section 4.9.2.5, Referencing a field in boilerplate text Section 4.9.11.8, Rotating a boilerplate object

1.9 Parameter Form Objects