Object Layout

Object layout is an important aspect in creating a professional report. Ignition Reporting uses a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) approach.

Headers and Footers

Creating headers and footers is just like creating any other set of objects on your report. There is no explicit header or footer section. The key is sizing and positioning your table around your header or footer. Each new page that the table creates will have that same header and footer. The idea extends to pdf based reports.This is illustrated in tutorial #1

Z Order

Z order defines relative order of objects when they overlap. Simply select the object and click "Bring to front" or "Send to back" in the shapes menu or right click menu.

Object Grouping

Grouping makes a set of object behave as one with respect to: selection, moving, and resizing. To "drill down" to individual objects, superselect the grouped object.

Alignment

Alignment is simple. As you move an object around, the Report Designer will draw in a blue dashed line and snap to position when similar edges align. Below the top edge aligns.

Layers

Layers are logical "layers" that take up the space of the entire screen, but contain a subset of the objects on it. They allow you to work on certain parts of your report independently of the rest.

•	Show displays a layer and allows you to work on it

•	Hide hides a layer and doesn't allow you to work on it

•	Lock displays a layer, but doesn't let you select any objects on it