In the Layout Body area of a template, you can define Default and Override attributes under the following Object Navigator nodes:
Frames, which contains the following:
a Section Frame node, which defines attributes for the parent frame surrounding the currently selected section.
a Headings Frame node, which defines attributes for the parent frame surrounding the column headings.
a Fields Frame node, which defines attributes for the parent frame surrounding the fields.
a Summaries Frame node, which defines attributes for the parent frame surrounding the summaries (totals).
Field Labels/Headings, which contains the following:
a Character node, which defines attributes for the labels or column headings of character fields.
a Number node, which defines attributes for the labels or column headings of number fields.
a Date node, which defines attributes for the labels or column headings of date fields.
Fields, which contains the following:
a Character node, which defines attributes for character fields.
a Number node, which defines attributes for number fields.
a Date node, which defines attributes for date fields.
Summary Labels, which contains the following:
a Character node, which defines attributes for the labels of summaries on character fields.
a Number node, which defines attributes for the labels of summaries on numeric fields.
a Date node, which defines attributes for the labels of summaries on date fields.
Summaries, which contains the following:
a Character node, which defines attributes for summaries on character fields.
a Number node, which defines attributes for summaries on number fields.
a Date node, which defines attributes for summaries on date fields.
Default attributes
The Default node in the Object Navigator defines the default visual attributes (formatting, fonts, colors, and so on) for all report styles. If you want to define attributes for individual report styles, you do so under the Override node. When you apply a template to a report, all Default attributes are applied to the report, except for attributes that are localized under the Override node.
Override attributes
Under the Override node in the Object Navigator, you can define attributes for individual report styles. Each report style contains one or more sections that map to groups in the report:
Single-section report styles: Tabular, Form, Mailing Label, Form Letter
Multiple section report styles: Group Left, Group Above, Matrix, Matrix with Group
For the report styles that support multiple groups, you can create additional sections as needed. Sections are mapped to groups as follows:
Same number of groups as sections: one-to-one mapping (the first section is mapped to the first group, the second section to the second group, and so on).
More groups than sections: one-to-one mapping until the next-to-last section. Then, all subsequent groups are mapped to the next-to-last section, and the last group is mapped to the last section. If only one section exists, all groups are mapped to it.
More sections than groups: one-to-one mapping until the next-to-last group. Then, the last group is mapped to the last section.
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