7 Controlling Page Layout and User Interface

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The Region Definition page is divided into the following sections: Identification, User Interface, Source, Conditions, Cache, Header and Footer, Authorization, Customization, Configuration, and Comments.

You can access these sections by scrolling down the page, or by clicking a navigation button at the top of the page. When you select a button at the top of the page, the selected section appears and all other sections are temporarily hidden. To view all sections of the page, click Show All.

Controlling Region Positioning

When you create a region, you must specify its position (or Display Point) on the page. You can choose either a default position (such as Page Template Body) or a user-defined position in the template (such as Page Template Region Position 1.)

In addition to Display Point, you can specify the column in which the region will be placed. When you place regions in multiple columns, Oracle Application Express automatically renders the necessary HTML to produce a multiple column layout.

Enabling Region Caching

To enable region caching:

1. Navigate to the appropriate Page Definition. See "Accessing a Page Definition".

2. Under Regions, click the region name.

   The Region Definition appears.

3. Scroll down to Cache and specify the following:

   1. Caching - Select Cached to cache the region independent of the user. Select Cached by User to cache the region specific to a given user.

   2. Timeout Cache After - Identify how long the cached region remains valid.

   3. Cache Condition Type - Select a condition type from the list. If the condition returns false, the region is rendered dynamically and is not be cached. If the condition returns true, the region is cached.

   4. Expression 1 and Expression 2 - Enter values based on the specific condition type selected.

4. Click Apply Changes.

Name

Name identifies the name of the template. Use the Translatable check box to indicate that the template contains text strings that require translation. Theme indicates the theme to which the template is a member.

Template Class identifies a specific use for the template. When you switch to a new theme, all templates in one theme are mapped to corresponding templates in another theme. Application Builder accomplishes this template mapping through the assignment of a template class.

Subscription

Use Subscription to apply an existing template to the current application. When you select an existing template, you become a subscriber to that template.

To load a new copy of a master template, click Refresh.

Template Type

Select one of the following template styles:

• Child Breadcrumb Entries displays all breadcrumb entries that are children of the current page parent breadcrumb (that is, peers of the current breadcrumb).

• Current Breadcrumb displays all breadcrumb entries in sequence with a common parent.

• Parent Breadcrumb Entries displays all breadcrumb entries for the current pages parent breadcrumb (that is, one level up from the current breadcrumb entry).

• Parent to Leaf (breadcrumb style) displays the current page breadcrumb entry, its parent to the left, and so on, until the root node is reached.

Definition

Table 7-6 describes available breadcrumb Entry attributes.

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Link Attributes

Use Breadcrumb Link Attributes to specify hypertext link attributes for a breadcrumb entry.

Comments

Use this attribute to record comments about this component.

Substitution Strings

Lists substitution string usage for this template. Substitution strings are used within subtemplates to reference component values.

Name

Template Name identifies the name of the template. Use the Translatable check box to indicate if the template contains text strings that require translation. Theme indicates the theme to which the template is a member.

Template Class identifies a specific use for the template. When you switch to a new theme, all templates in one theme are mapped to corresponding templates in another theme. Application Builder accomplishes this template mapping through the assignment of a template class.

Subscription

Use Subscription to apply an existing template to the current application. When you select an existing template, you become a subscriber to that template.

To load a new copy of a master template, click Refresh Template.

Definition

Use Template to define the button template that displays. You have the option of including standard application substitutions. For example, &ITEM_NAME. values can be substituted at rendering time. Button templates support the following substitution strings:

• #LABEL# is replaced with a button label.

• #LINK# is replaced with a URL. The URL then calls a #doSubmit# or a redirect JavaScript that submits the page (that is, setting the request value), or simply redirects it to the supplied URL.

Comments

Use this attribute to record comments about this component.

Substitution Strings

Lists substitution string usage for this template. Substitution strings are used within subtemplates to reference component values.

Name

Name identifies the name of the template. Theme indicates the theme to which the template is a member.

Template Class identifies a specific use for the template. When you switch to a new theme, all templates in one theme are mapped to corresponding templates in another theme. Application Builder accomplishes this template mapping through the assignment of a template class.

Template Subscription

Use Template Subscription to apply an existing template to the current application. When you select an existing template, you become a subscriber to that template.

To load a new copy of a master template, click Refresh.

Comments

Use this attribute to record comments about this component.

Monthly Calendar, Weekly Calendar, and Daily Calendar

Use the Monthly Calendar, Weekly Calendar, and Daily Calendar attributes to control the appearance and placement of specific calendars.

To learn more about a specific attribute, click the attribute label. When Help is available, the item label changes to red when you pass your cursor over it and the cursor changes to an arrow and question mark. See "About Field-Level Help".

Name

Template Name identifies the name of the template. Use the Translatable check box to indicate that the template contains text strings that require translation. Theme indicates the theme to which the template is a member.

Template Class identifies a specific use for the template. When you switch to a new theme, all templates in one theme are mapped to corresponding templates in another theme. Application Builder accomplishes this template mapping through the assignment of a template class.

Subscription

Use Template Subscription to apply an existing template to the current application. When you select an existing template, you become a subscriber to that template.

To load a new copy of a master template, click Refresh Template.

Definition

In Before Label, enter HTML to display before the item label. Before Label supports the substitution strings #CURRENT_FORM_ELEMENT#; #CURRENT_FORM_ID#, and #CURRENT_ITEM_NAME#. For example:

<label for="#CURRENT_ITEM_NAME#">
<a href="javascript:popupFieldHelp('#CURRENT_ITEM_ID#',
  '&APP_SESSION.','&CLOSE.')" > 

In After Label, enter HTML to display after the item label. Since the label will automatically display before the HTML in this region, any open HTML tags in the Before Label region should be closed here. For example:

</a></label>

Error Display

In On Error Before Label, enter HTML to precede the item label when an application displays an inline validation error message for the item. For example:

<font class="fieldtitleleft">#ERROR_MESSAGE#

In On Error After Label, enter HTML to be appended to the item label when an application displays an inline validation error message for the item. This attribute supports the substitution strings #CURRENT_FORM_ELEMENT#, #CURRENT_FORM_ID#, and #CURRENT_ITEM_NAME#. The following example would append a space and a closing bracket to the displayed item label with the error.

&nbsp;]</font>

Comments

Use this attribute to record comments about this object.

Substitution Strings

Lists substitution string usage for this template. Substitution strings are used within subtemplates to reference component values.

Name

Name identifies the name of the template. Use the Translatable check box to indicate that the template contains text strings that require translation. Theme indicates the theme to which the template is a member.

Template Class identifies a specific use for the template. When you switch to a new theme, all templates in one theme are mapped to corresponding templates in another theme. Application Builder accomplishes this template mapping through the assignment of a template class.

Subscription

Use Subscription to apply an existing template to the current application. When you select an existing template, you become a subscriber to that template.

To load a new copy of a master template, click Refresh Template.

Before List Entry

Enter HTML that displays before any list elements. You can use this attribute to open an HTML table or HTML table row.

Template Definition

Defines current and noncurrent list templates. Supported substitution strings include #LINK#, #TEXT#, #IMAGE_PREFIX#, #IMAGE#, #IMAGE_ATTR#, and #A01# to #A10#.

• List Template Current. Enter HTML or text to be substituted for the selected (or current) list template.

• List Template Current with Sub List Items. Enter HTML or text to be substituted for the selected (or current) list template when an item has sublist items. If not specified, the current list item template will be used.

• List Template Noncurrent. Enter HTML or text to be substituted for the unselected (or noncurrent) list template.

• List Template Noncurrent with Sub List Items. Enter HTML or text to be substituted for the unselected (or noncurrent) list template used when an item has sublist items. If not specified, the current list item template will be used.

• Between List Elements. Enter HTML that displays between list elements. This attribute will be ignored if no HTML is specified.

Before Sub List Entry

Enter HTML that displays before any sublist elements.

Sub List Entry

Defines current and noncurrent list templates. Supported substitution strings include #LINK#, #TEXT#, #IMAGE_PREFIX#, #IMAGE#, #IMAGE_ATTR#, and #A01# to #A10#.

• Sub List Template Current. Enter HTML or text to be substituted for the selected (or current) list template.

• Sub List Template Current with Sub List Items. Enter HTML or text to be substituted for the selected (or current) list template when an item has sublist items. If not specified, the current list item template will be used.

• Sub List Template Noncurrent. Enter HTML or text to be substituted for the unselected (or noncurrent) list template.

• Sub List Template Noncurrent with Sub List Items. Enter HTML or text to be substituted for the unselected (or noncurrent) list template used when an item has sublist items. If not specified, the current list item template will be used.

• Between Sub List Items. Enter HTML that displays between list elements. This attribute will be ignored if no HTML is specified.

After Sub List Entry

Enter HTML that displays after displaying sublist elements.

After List Entry

Enter HTML that displays after displaying all list elements. You can use this attribute to close an HTML table opened in the Before List Elements attribute.

Comments

Use this attribute to record comments about this object.

Substitution Strings

Lists substitution string usage for this template. Substitution strings are used within subtemplates to reference component values.

Name

Name identifies the name of the template. Theme indicates the theme to which the template is a member.

Template Class identifies a specific use for the template. When you switch to a new theme, all templates in one theme are mapped to corresponding templates in another theme. Application Builder accomplishes this template mapping through the assignment of a template class. Use the Translatable check box to indicate that the template contains text strings that require translation.

Subscription

Use Subscription to apply an existing template to the current application. When you select an existing template, you become a subscriber to that template.

To load a new copy of a master template, select Refresh Template.

Definition

Each template consists of a header, a body, a footer, and subtemplates. Use substitution strings to include dynamic content. All template substitution strings must be in uppercase letters and begin and end with a number sign (#). See item Help for information about supported substitution strings.

Header is the first section of the page template. Enter HTML that defines the <Head> section of the HTML document. Regions that display or processes and computations that execute AFTER HEADER will display or execute immediately after this section in the template that is rendered. For example:

<html>
 <head>
   <title>#TITLE#</title>
   #HEAD#
 </head>

Body is the second section in the page template and is rendered after the header section but before the footer section. Enter HTML that defines the <Body> section of the HTML document. At a minimum, you must include the #BOX_BODY# substitution string. It is recommended that you also include the #FORM_OPEN# and #FORM_CLOSE# substitution strings. For example:

<body #ONLOAD#>
      #FORM_OPEN#
      #BOX_BODY#
      #FORM_CLOSE#
   </body>

Footer is the third section in the page template that displays after the body.

Display Points

Breadcrumb Display Point applies to generated components that use breadcrumbs. It defines where the breadcrumbs are placed on the page. Sidebar Display Point applies to generated components that use Sidebars. It defines where sidebars are placed on the page.

Subtemplate

Use Subtemplate to specify how a component should display. Available subtemplates include:

• Success Message. Expands the #SUCCESS_MESSAGE# substitution string. You can define a success message either programmatically or as an attribute of a process. If a success message exists and if the page template includes the #SUCCESS_MESSAGE# substitution string, then this subtemplate is used to render the message.

• Navigation Bar. Controls the display of navigation bar entries. Enter HTML or text to be substituted when the #NAVIGATION_BAR# substitution string is referenced in the template header, body, or footer. Use the #BAR_BODY# substitution string to identify where each navigation bar icon should display.

• Navigation Bar Entry. Enter HTML or text to be substituted into the navigation bar #BAR_BODY# substitution string for each navigation bar entry. Use the following substitution strings to create the navigation bar entry subtemplate.

• Notification. Enter HTML or text to be substituted when the #NOTIFICATION_MESSAGE# substitution string is referenced in the template header, body, or footer. Use the substitution string #MESSAGE# to indicate where the body of the message will appear in the Notification Message.

Standard Tab Attributes

You must populate this attribute if your application includes standard tabs. Standard tabs can be placed in the header, body, or footer sections of the page template using the #TAB_CELLS# substitution string. The page template Header/Body/Footer defines the HTML table and rows. This subtemplate defines how these tabs display by defining the specific cell. Available attributes include:

• Current Tab. Enter HTML or text to be substituted for the currently selected standard tab. Whether or not a tab is current is determined by standard tab attributes. For example:

  <td>#TAB_LABEL#</td>
  

• Non Current Standard Tab. Enter HTML or text that will be substituted for the unselected standard tabs. Use the #TAB_TEXT# substitution string to position a tab's label and link within the template. For example:

  <td><a href="#TAB_LINK#">#TAB_LABEL#</a></td>
  

Parent Tab Attributes

You must populate this attribute if your application includes two levels of tabs. Enter HTML or text that will be substituted for the selected parent tabs. Parent tabs can be placed in the header, body, or footer section of the page template using the #PARENT_TAB_CELLS# substitution string. Parent tabs only display in conjunction with standard tabs. Available attributes include:

• Current Parent Tab. Enter HTML or text that will be substituted for the selected parent tabs. Whether or not a tab is current is determined by the page that displays and the standard tab set that the page uses. Use the #TAB_TEXT# substitution string to position a tab's label and link within the template. For example:

  <td><a href="#TAB_LINK#">#TAB_LABEL#</a></td>
  

• Non Current Parent Tab. Enter HTML or text that will be substituted for the unselected parent tabs. Use the #TAB_TEXT# substitution string to position a tab's label and link within the template. For example:

  <td><a href="#TAB_LINK#">#TAB_LABEL#</a></td>
  

Image Based Tab Attributes

Use this subtemplate for tabs that are entirely based on images. Available attributes include:

• Current Image Tab. Enter HTML to be used to indicate that an image-based tab is currently selected. Include the #TAB_TEXT# substitution string to show the displayed name of the tab.

• Non Current Image Tab. Enter the HTML to be used to indicate that an image tab is not currently selected. Include the #TAB_TEXT# substitution string to show the displayed name of the tab.

Multi Column Region Table Attribute

If the Application Express engine displays regions in multiple columns in the same region position, then Oracle Application Express will render an HTML table. This attribute enables you to control the attributes of the <table> tag.

Error Page Template Control

Use this attribute only when a page template will be designated as an error template. Use the #MESSAGE# substitution string to place the error message and the #BACK_LINK# substitution string to display a link back to the previous page. A template can be designated as an error template by editing the application attributes. For example:

#MESSAGE#

<br>

<a href="#BACK_LINK#">back</a>

Comments

Use this attribute to record comments about this component.

Substitution Strings

Lists substitution string usage for this template. Substitution strings are used within subtemplates to reference component values.

Application

Theme indicates the theme to which the template is a member. Template Class identifies a specific use for the template. When you switch to a new theme, all templates in one theme are mapped to corresponding templates in another theme. Application Builder accomplishes this template mapping through the assignment of a template class. Use the Translatable check box to indicate that the template contains text strings that require translation.

Subscription

Use Subscription to apply an existing template to the current application. When you select an existing template, you become a subscriber to that template.

To load a new copy of a master template, click Refresh Template.

Icon

Use Popup Icon to specify an icon to display to the right of a form field for items of type POPUP. By default, the Application Express engine uses a list.gif image. Use Popup Icon Attr to define image attributes, such as height and width, for the Popup Icon.

Search Field

Use these attributes to specify how a Search field displays. Table 7-8 describes available Search Field attributes.

Buttons

Use these attributes to define the button name and attributes for the Find, Close, Next, and Previous buttons.

Window

Popup lists of values are executed using JavaScript. Use these attribute to control the values of scrollbars=, resizable=, width=, and height=. For information about default values, see item Help.

Pagination

Defines how row count results display.

Result Set

Use these attributes to define text or HTML to display before and after a result set.

Page Attributes

Use these attributes to define popup pages. For more information, see item Help.

Name

Name identifies the name of the template. Theme indicates the theme to which the template is a member.

Template Class identifies a specific use for the template. When you switch to a new theme, all templates in one theme are mapped to corresponding templates in another theme. Application Builder accomplishes this template mapping through the assignment of a template class. Use the Translatable check box to indicate that the template contains text strings that require translation.

Subscription

Use Template Subscription to apply an existing template to the current application. When you select an existing template, you become a subscriber to that template.

To load a new copy of a master template, click Refresh Template.

Definition

Region templates provide the appearance for a portion of a page called a region. Use substitution strings to indicate the existence and placement of a component within the region. #BODY# is the only required substitution string. It identifies where the source of the region should be placed. All other substitution strings are optional. The following are valid substitution strings:

• #TITLE#

• #EXPAND#

• #CHANGE#

• #BODY#

• #FORM_OPEN#

• #FORM_CLOSE#

When you create a button in a region position, the positions you define will appear in a select list. Use the following substitution strings to define positions for the placement of buttons in a region:

• #EDIT#

• #CLOSE#

• #CREATE#

• #EXPAND#

• #HELP#

• #DELETE#

• #COPY#

• #NEXT#

• #PREVIOUS#

Form Table Attributes

Page items display within regions. Items are rendered as HTML form elements in an HTML table. With this template property, you can define attributes that will be placed in the <table> tag. For example:

class="instructiontext"

Comments

Use this attribute to record comments about this component.

Substitution Strings

Lists substitution string usage for this template. Substitution strings are used within subtemplates to reference component values.

Generic Column Templates

A generic column template determines the appearance of a report by defining the look of the column once. This look is then repeated as many times as is necessary, based on the number of columns specified in the report's definition. This type of template is limited to reports that have a standard row and column structure. Additional style can be applied to a report using this type of template through the use of conditions.

The following example demonstrates how to have each column use a specific style:

<td class="tabledata" align="#ALIGN#">#COLUMN_VALUE#</td>

This example assumes your page template includes a CSS containing the class tabledata. This example also demonstrates the use the substitution strings #ALIGN# and #COLUMN_VALUE#. If you actually ran this report, these substitution strings would be replaced with values generated by the results of a SQL query.

If your query uses an expression in the select list, it is a good idea to create an alias for the columns to avoid run time errors. For example, suppose your query was as follows:

SELECT ename, (sal + comm) * 12 FROM emp

You could rewrite the query to alias the columns as follows:

SELECT ename, (sal + comm) * 12 yearly_comp FROM emp

Named Column Templates

Named column templates allow for more flexibility in report design. However, because they reference columns by name, they can only be used by reports that are based on those columns. For example:

<tr><td>#ENAME#</td><td>#SAL#</td></tr>

Although named column templates offer flexibility, you may need to create a new template for each query. You can also include a position notation. The following example demonstrates how to use following HTML and substitution strings:

<tr><td>#ENAME#</td><td>#SAL#</td></tr>

<tr><td>#1#</td><td>#2#</td></tr>

Report Template

Template Name identifies the name of the template. Template Type indicates the type of template. Named Column templates reference column names in the template. Generic Column Templates reference the #COLUMN_VALUE# substitution string in the template.

Theme indicates the theme to which the template is a member. Template Class identifies a specific use for the template. When you switch to a new theme, all templates in one theme are mapped to corresponding templates in another theme. Application Builder accomplishes this template mapping through the assignment of a template class. Use the Translatable check box to indicate the template contains text strings that require translation.

Template Subscription

Use Template Subscription to apply an existing template to the current application. When you select an existing template, you become a subscriber to that template.

To load a new copy of a master template, click Refresh Template.

Before Rows

In Before Rows, enter HTML that displays once at the beginning of a report template. Opening an HTML table is a common use of this attribute as shown in the following example:

<table>

You can identify column headers using the syntax #1#, #2#, #3#. For example:

<th>#1#</th><th>#2#</th><th>#3#</th>

You can include pagination above a report by including the substitution string #TOP_PAGINATION#. This substitution string generates HTML that starts with an opening <tr> tag and ends with a closing </tr> tag. For example, to include an open table tag and the #TOP_PAGINATION# substitution string, you would enter the following:

<table>#TOP_PAGINATION#

You can also include the substitution string #CSV_LINK# to include support for exporting your report to comma-separated value (CSV) format, a format compatible with most spreadsheet programs.

Column Headings

Use Column Heading Template to add color to each column header cell. Note that the text of this attribute must indicate where the cell heading text will be colorized. For example:

<th #ALIGNMENT#>#COLUMN_HEADER#</th>

If you do not want any column headings, enter the following:

OMIT

If you do use this attribute, Application Express engine applies the default column heading template.

Before Each Row

In Before Each Row, enter text to display before all columns in the report. Use this attribute to open a new HTML row. Before Each Row supports the following substitution strings:

• #ROWNUM#

  Use this substitution string to specify the current row.

• #COLCOUNT#

  Use this substitution string to specify the number of columns.

• #HIGHLIGHT_ROW#

  Use this substitution string to specify the number of highlighted rows.

Column Templates

Column templates define the look of each column. You can define up to four column templates; each can be conditional. For example, you can have different background colors for even and odd rows, or highlight rows that meet a PL/SQL defined condition.

In each Column Template, you define the look of each column. Column Templates support the substitution strings described in Table 7-9.

Consider the following example:

<td> #ALIGNMENT#>#COLUMN_VALUE#</td>

If you actually ran this report, these substitution strings would be replaced with values generated by the results of a SQL query.

By creating conditions, you can create a report that displays columns differently depending on whether or not the specified condition is met. To specify a column template be used conditionally, select a condition type from the Column Template Condition list. Valid values include:

• Use Based on PL/SQL Expression. Conditionally formats columns based on data in that row.

• Use for Even Numbered Rows. Conditionally formats even numbered rows.

• Use for Odd Numbered Rows. Conditionally formats odd numbered rows.

If you select Use Based on PL/SQL Expression, the next step is to enter a PL/SQL expression in the Column Template Expression field. For example, the following expression displays a value in bold if the value is greater than 2000:

#SAL# > 2000

Note that you could also use the substitution string #ROWNUM#. For example:

#ROWNUM# > 2000

After Each Row

In After Each Row, enter HTML that displays after all columns in the report display. This attribute is often used to close an HTML table row. For example:

</tr>

After Rows

Use After Rows to specify text that should display after the last row. A common use of this attribute is to close the HTML table tag. For example:

</table>

The After Rows attribute supports the following substitution strings:

• #PAGINATION#

  Replaced with a pagination attribute.

• #COLCOUNT#

  Substituted at run time with the number of columns defined in the report.

Row Highlighting

Use Background color for checked row to control the background color of a report row when the row selector is checked. Use Background color for current row to control the background color of a report row when the user moves the mouse over the row.

Pagination Subtemplate

The Pagination Subtemplate section contains attributes for editing the Pagination Template, Next Page Template, Previous Page Template, Next Set Template, and Previous Template. Pagination Subtemplates support the substitution strings #PAGINATION_NEXT#, #PAGINATION_NEXT_SET#, #PAGINATION_PREVIOUS# and #PAGINATION_PREVIOUS_SET#. Table 7-12 describes these templates.

<span class="instructiontext">#TEXT#</span>

<a href="#LINK#">next</a>

<a href="#LINK#">previous</a>

<a href="#LINK#">next set</a>

<a href="#LINK#">previous set</a>

Comments

Use this attribute to record comments about this component.

Name

Template Name identifies the name of the template. Template Type indicates the type of template. Named Column templates reference column names in the template. Generic Column Templates reference the #COLUMN_VALUE# substitution string in the template.

Theme indicates the theme to which the template is a member. Use the Translatable check box to indicate the template contains text strings that require translation. Template Class identifies a specific use for the template. When you switch to a new theme, all templates in one theme are mapped to corresponding templates in another theme. Application Builder accomplishes this template mapping through the assignment of a template class.

Subscription

Use Subscription to apply an existing template to the current application. When you select an existing template, you become a subscriber to that template.

To load a new copy of a master template, click Refresh.

Row Templates

Row templates define the look of each column. You can define up to four row templates, each of which can be conditional.

In each Row Template, you define the look of each row. Row Templates support the substitution strings described in Table 7-11.

By creating conditions, you can create a report that displays rows differently depending on whether or not the specified condition is met. To specify a row template be used conditionally, select a condition type from the Column Template Condition list. Valid values include:

• Use Based on PL/SQL Expression. Conditionally formats columns based on data in that row.

• Use for Even Numbered Rows. Conditionally formats even numbered rows.

• Use for Odd Numbered Rows. Conditionally formats odd numbered rows.

If you select Use Based on PL/SQL Expression, the next step is to enter a PL/SQL expression in the Column Template Expression field. For example, the following expression displays a value in bold if the value is greater than 2000:

#SAL# > 2000

Note that you could also use the substitution string #ROWNUM#. For example:

#ROWNUM# > 2000

Column Headings

Use this template to add color to each column header cell. The text of this attribute must include help to indicate where the cell heading text should be colorized. If you do not enter a Column Heading Template, then a default column header template is applied. If you do not want any column headings, then enter OMIT. For example:

<th #ALIGNMENT#>#COLUMN_HEADER#</th>

Before first and after last row text

In Before Rows, enter HTML that displays once at the beginning of a report template. Opening an HTML table is a common use of this attribute, as shown in the following example:

<table>

You can identify column headers using the syntax #1#, #2#, #3#. For example:

<th>#1#</th><th>#2#</th><th>#3#</th>

You can include pagination above a report by including the substitution string #TOP_PAGINATION#. This substitution string generates HTML that starts with an opening <tr> tag and ends with a closing </tr> tag. For example, to include an open table tag and #TOP_PAGINATION# substitution string, you would enter the following:

<table>#TOP_PAGINATION#

You can also include the substitution string #CSV_LINK# to include support for exporting your report to CSV format, a format compatible with most spreadsheet programs.

Use After Rows to specify text that should display after the last row. A common use of this attribute is to close the HTML table tag. For example:

</table>

The After Rows attribute supports the following substitution strings:

• #PAGINATION#

  Replaced with a pagination attribute.

• #COLCOUNT#

  Substituted at run time with the number of columns defined in the report.

Pagination

The Pagination section contains attributes for editing the Pagination Template, Next Page Template, Previous Page Template, Next Set Template, and Previous Template. Pagination Subtemplates support the substitution strings #PAGINATION_NEXT#, #PAGINATION_NEXT_SET#, #PAGINATION_PREVIOUS# and #PAGINATION_PREVIOUS_SET#. Table 7-12 describes these templates.

<span class="instructiontext">#TEXT#</span>

<a href="#LINK#">next</a>

<a href="#LINK#">previous</a>

<a href="#LINK#">next set</a>

<a href="#LINK#">previous set</a>

Comments

Use this attribute to record comments about this component.