A boilerplate object is any text, lines, or graphics that appear in a report every time it is run.
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, 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
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:
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.
You can also link an image object to a URL where the image is located.
Note: These procedure are for paper-based reports only. File Link objects are not implemented in JSP-based Web reports.
About Parameter Form boilerplate
Creating a boilerplate object for text
Creating a boilerplate object for text that displays every other page
Creating a boilerplate text object for HTML tags
Referencing a field in boilerplate text
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