Fields are placeholders for parameters, columns, and such values as the page number, current date, and so on. If a parameter or column does not have an associated field, its values will not appear in the report output. A field is owned by the object surrounding it, which is the first enclosing object (either a frame or repeating frame).
When you default the layout for a report, Reports Builder generates one field for each column, and places each field inside of a repeating frame. You can also create a field manually in the Paper Design view, Paper Layout view, or Paper Parameter Form view.
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.
Referencing a field in boilerplate text
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