Positioning Report Objects

Positioning report objects involves placing objects in the desired positions as you design the report in Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting Web Studio. For example, you can position a text box on the top left of the report, and position a grid in the center of the report. How you position objects affects the online report and the printed page.

It is important to position report objects because the objects can change size depending on the amount of data they contain.

You can set the position of a report object relative to other report objects. For example, if report objects above a specific report object increase or decrease in size, the specific report object moves as necessary to maintain the same distance between it and the other report objects. If you do not position a report object, the report object is printed at its current location regardless of whether other report objects increase or decrease in size.

Overlapping objects enables you to organize the objects when laying out a report. When you overlap objects, you can send a report object to the back (behind another object) or bring it to the front (ahead of another object).

When working with multiple overlapped objects, you can print the report regardless of your object layout. For example, if a portion of a text box overlaps a chart, or if layers of charts are placed on top of one another, you can still print the report. Keep in mind, however, that the overlapping objects may not print as displayed in Financial Reporting Web Studio, and you may need to rearrange the objects as you design your report.

To position a report object, do one of the following:

• Click the report object and drag it to the desired position.

• Select the report object, then in the object’s Properties, under Position, select the object’s horizontal and vertical position in the report.