After you select to create a new report or open an existing report in Reporting Studio, the Report Designer is displayed. In the Report Designer, you select menu commands or use toolbar buttons to add report objects to the report. You can then customize each report object using its property sheet. For example, you can select a grid, and use the Grid Properties property sheet to specify dimensions, select members, and specify heading options. You can also select a report object and right-click to display a shortcut menu.
You can use the following components as you design reports in Report Designer:
Headers
Text Boxes
Grids
Grids consist of the following:
Rows—Rows can contain data, text, or a formula. You can format individual rows in grids.
Columns—Columns can contain data, text, or a formula. You can format individual columns in grids.
Page Axes—The third intersecting reference on a grid report object. A page repeats the data on the row and column over multiple members of additional dimensions. You can define members on a page to show different views of data without rerunning the report.
Charts
Images
Footers