Rave Reports Visual Designer

Report Library

The Report Library node of the Project Tree is where the design structure including all the components you used in each of your report(s) will be displayed. You probably will get use to selecting a component on the page layout panel by simply clicking on that component. However, you can use the report library tree to select a component(s) by simply clicking on the component name. A green check mark will appear next to the selected item(s). If you want to select multiple components then hold the shift key down while selecting them.

So you can have a complex reporting project with many report definitions. Each report you create would have it's own design structure. You will be able to select / switch to a different report simply by clicking on the on that report name in the report library tree structure.

That brings us back to a point that helps even in simple designs, use the "Name" property. The "Name" property will default to something for you automatically like Report1, Report2 and so on. However, wouldn't it be easier to maintain a reporting system if the reports had understandable name. They can with the "Name" property. You can be creative but remember no spaces or specials characters are allowed in the "Name" property. So if you had a project that dealt with several reports dealing with customers, invoicing etc., wouldn't "CustomerList", "CustomerLabels", "CustomerDue", "Invoice", "PO", "ProductsOnHand", "ProductsOnOrder" be clearer than "Report1" through "Report7".