Rave Reports Visual Designer

Region component (TRaveRegion) - Report Tab

So what is a region? A "Region" is a container for bands. In its simplest form the region could be the whole page. This would probably be true for reports that are a list type. Many master-detail reports could be made to fit a single region design. However, do not limit yourself to thinking of regions as the whole page. It may be much simpler to do some difficult formatting by using a multiple region design or a region within a band within a region design.

The properties for a region (shown above) basically deal with its size and location on the page. Creative use of regions will give you more flexibility when trying to design complex reports. You can place multiple regions on a single page. They could be side by side, one above the other or stagger about the page. Do not confuse a region with a section. "Regions" contain bands and only bands. A "Section" can contain any group of components, including "Regions".

The simple rule is that a band must be in a region. That's it. Note that we did not limit the number of regions on a page. Nor did we limit the number of bands within a region. And if you are still following this, we did not say you couldn't have a region within a band. That's right, you can have a band within a region which is within another band which is in a region and so on. So if you can visualize it, we are sure some combination of the regions and bands will solve many difficult reporting needs.

There are two band type, the Band and DataBand. The DataBand is for iterating needs like the details lines of a Master-Detail report. The Band is for non-iterating needs, like a header, footer or the master portion of a Master-Detail.

See Also:

Band, BandStyle Editor, DataBand, Report Components, Section

Properties of Region

Anchor, Columns, ColumnSpacing, DevLocked, Height, Left, Locked, Name, Tag, Top, Visible, Width