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A Tool Palette and Toolbar Reference

This appendix provides descriptions of the buttons and tools in the Reports Builder main toolbar and tool palettes.

A.1 Main Toolbar

The main toolbar is located at the top of the Reports Builder window, directly beneath the menu bar, as shown in Figure A-1:

The name and purpose of each button is as follows:

Icon Description
New button
New button. Displays the New Report dialog box.
Open button
Open button. Displays the Open dialog box.
Save button
Save button. Saves the report. If you have not saved the report before, the Save As dialog box displays.
Print button
Print button. Prints the paper report.
Mail button
Mail button. Displays the Mail dialog box.
Connect button
Connect button. Displays the Connect dialog box.
Cut button
Cut button. Deletes the currently selected item and temporarily places it in the clipboard. Use Paste to paste the selected item.
Copy button
Copy button. Temporarily places a copy of the selected item in the clipboard. Click the Paste button to paste the selected item.
Paste button
Paste button. Pastes the item in the clipboard in current location of the cursor.
Undo button
Undo button. Undoes the last action performed.
Redo button
Redo button. Performs the last action again.
Run Web Layout button
Run Web Layout button. Runs the current report to your Web browser.
Run Paper Layout button
Run Paper Layout button. Runs the current report to the Paper Design view in Reports Builder.
Help button
Help button. Displays the Oracle Reports online Help.

A.2 Data Model View Tool Palette

The Data Model view tool palette is a vertical group of tools located on the left-hand side of the Data Model view, as shown in Figure A-2.

Figure A-2 Data Model view tool palette

Description of Figure A-2  follows
Description of "Figure A-2 Data Model view tool palette"

The name and purpose of each tool is as follows:

Icon Description
Select tool
Select tool. Deselects any selected tool to "turn off" the current tool, and allow you to select any object in the Data Model view.
Magnify tool
Magnify tool. Zooms in the view on the clicked object. Hold down the SHIFT key when you click the Magnify tool to zoom out.
Summary Column tool
Summary Column tool. Creates a summary column in the query.
Data Link tool
Data Link tool. Creates a master-detail relationship between queries when you drag a line to define the relationship between the key columns in the two queries.
Formula Column tool
Formula Column tool. Creates a formula column in the query.
Cross Product tool
Cross Product tool. Creates a matrix (cross-product) group.
Placeholder Column tool
Placeholder Column tool. Creates a placeholder column which you can modify later.
SQL Query tool
SQL Query tool. Displays the SQL Query Statement dialog box where you can enter a SQL query SELECT statement or use Query Builder to create a query.
Ref Cursor Query tool
Ref Cursor Query tool. Displays the PL/SQL Editor where you can type a REF CURSOR query.
XML Query tool
XML Query tool. Displays the Define XML Query dialog box, where you can specify the XML data definition and data source.
JDBC Query tool
JDBC Query tool. Displays the JDBC Query dialog box, where you can define the SQL or stored procedure to define the data for the query.
Text Query tool
Text Query tool. Displays the Text Query dialog box, where you can specify a text data definition and data source.
OLAP Query tool
OLAP Query tool. Displays the OLAP Query dialog box, where you can specify an Oracle OLAP data definition and data source.
Express Server Query tool
Express Server Query tool. Displays the Express Server Query dialog box, where you can specify an Oracle Express data definition and data source.

A.3 Paper Layout View Tool Palette

The Paper Layout view tool palette is a vertical group of tools located on the left-hand side of the Paper Layout view, as shown in Figure A-3.

Figure A-3 Paper Layout view tool palette

Description of Figure A-3  follows
Description of "Figure A-3 Paper Layout view tool palette"

The name and purpose of each tool is as follows:

Icon Description
Select tool
Select tool. Deselects any selected tool to "turn off" the current tool, and allow you to select any object in the Paper Layout view.
Magnify tool
Magnify tool. Zooms in the view on the clicked object. Hold down the SHIFT key when you click the Magnify tool to zoom out.
Frame Select tool
Frame Select tool. Selects all objects within the selected frame or repeating frame, depending upon their explicit anchors (first click the tool, then the frame).
Reshape tool
Reshape tool. Enables you to reshape the selected objects.
Text tool
Text tool. Creates a boilerplate text object.
Rotate tool
Rotate tool. Enables you to rotate the direction of the selected boilerplate text and graphic objects.
Line tool
Line tool. Draws a line boilerplate object.
Rectangle tool
Rectangle tool. Draws a rectangle boilerplate object.
Arc tool
Arc tool. Draws an arc boilerplate image.
Rounded Rectangle tool
Rounded Rectangle tool. Draws a rounded rectangle boilerplate object.
Polyline tool
Polyline tool. Draws an open multilined boilerplate object. Use your mouse to create the multiple lines.
Polygon tool
Polygon tool. Draws a multisided boilerplate object. The object must be closed, unlike a polyline object.
Freehand tool
Freehand tool. Draws a line where you drag your mouse.
Freehand tool
Ellipse tool. Draws an ellipse boilerplate object.
Frame tool
Frame tool. Draws a frame.
Repeating Frame tool
Repeating Frame tool. Draws a repeating frame.
Graph tool
Graph tool. Displays the Graph Wizard so that you can to define a graph that will be inserted into your layout.
Field tool
Field tool. Creates a field object.
Anchor tool
Anchor tool. Creates an anchor between two objects in your layout.
File Link tool
File Link tool. Creates a link file object that you can use to link an external file to your report.
Report Block tool
Report Block tool. Displays the Report Block wizard so that you can add a new report block to your layout.