For this example, we are going to do a Multi-Page definition that includes an invoice, file copy, shipping document and packing slip.
· | Create a section on a Global Page that will be mirrored later. Complete all of your normal definitions for the Invoice Page within this section. |
· | Create a section on a Global Page that will be mirrored later. Complete all of your normal definitions for the File Copy Page within this section. |
· | Create a section on a Global Page that will be mirrored later. Complete all of your normal definitions for the Shipping Page within this section. |
· | Create a section on a Global Page that will be mirrored later. Complete all of your normal definitions for the Packing Slip Page within this section. |
· | Create a "New Report" that will hold the definitions for these Pages. |
· | Create a new Page definition, "Invoice" drop a section on this Page definition and set the Left and Top properties mirror the section to the "Global" Invoice Page section drop a text component on the bottom of the Page "INVOICE COPY" |
· | Create a new Page definition, "FileCopy1" drop a section on this Page definition and set the Left and Top properties mirror the section to the "Global" FileCopy Page section drop a text component on the bottom of the Page "FILE COPY 1" |
· | Create a new Page definition, "FileCopy2" drop a section on this Page definition and set the Left and Top properties mirror the section to the "Global" FileCopy Page section drop a text component on the bottom of the Page "FILE COPY 2" |
· | Repeat those steps, for the "Shipping Document" and "Packing Slip" |
· | Now go back to the "Invoice" Page definition (NOT the global definition" Set the PageMode setting to gmGotoDone Set the PageGoto to point to the "File Copy 1" Page definition. |
· | Repeat these steps for each of the copies, remember to leave the last one blank |
The mirroring of a Global Page offers a lot of "reuse" of a Master Design. This example showed that the "FileCopy" could be mirrored twice and "label" each Page definition differently.
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