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| Width | - Sets the width of an element in a panel
- Enter a percentage of the panel or pixel value
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| It is important to understand how the Width option works for different elements. The Width can be left empty or can be set in different units: "%" or "px" When working with elements to define the layout of the template it is recommended to use %. When the Width option is empty, the system will use the default value for the element: - Labels: Auto or as wide as the text inside
- Panels and Tables: 100% (Full width)
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| Minimum / Maximum Height | - Allows control of the set height for various elements
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| Border | - Allows you to display a boarded border for a panel
- Enter a pixel value
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| Group By | - Used to "flatten" the Sample Tracking data structure on reports - not applicable to Activity reports
- Group By property is assigned to panel - see recommendation below
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When creating Sample Tracking / Test reports, it is recommended to create three separate panels to report the three different "levels" of the Sample Tracking data structure. Apply the Group By property to each of the three panels and select the name of your respective sample, specimen and test forms in the Group By list. After creating the three primary panels, place additional panels and fields within each of these three primary panels. Example of all Sample fields added within a panel grouped by the sample form: 
Example of Test fields added within a panel grouped by the test form: 
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| Text | - Allows you to set the text that displays for a label
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| Data Set | - Allows you to set the Data Set for a field
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| Source | - Must choose a Data Set first
- You can pick a field that will dynamically populate upon report generation
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| Font Size | |
| Bold | Two choices: - False = Font will not be bolded
- True = Font will be bolded
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| Italic | Two choices: - False = Font will not be italicized
- True = Font will be italicized
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| Underline | Two choices: - False = Font will not be underlined
- True = Font will be underlined
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| Text Align | - Formats the justification for the contents in a label or field
- Options are Left, Center or Right
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| Hide Expression | - Allows you to hide an element based on empty values of other fields.
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| Direction | - Allows you to align the elements inside a panel
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| Padding | - Controls amount of white space that will appear between elements
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| Number Format | - Used for Number field types only
- Allows you to control certain aspects of how a number will be expressed on the report
- Examples: Decimal places, leading zeros, percentage, thousands separators
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| Background Color | - Use to apply a background color to a panel or table
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| Options to Display | - Used for Picklist, Multiple Choice and Yes/No fields only when added to the report as a checkbox display
- Controls if all options display as checkboxes or only the selected options
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| Options Orientation | |
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To allow for faster addition of Form Fields, several additional elements are preconfigured for you upon dropping a Field onto a form. For example text based field types (Number, Text Area, Muliple Choice, etc.) are dropped onto the report as two Labels (one for the field label and one to display the field value) wrapped inside Panel component. After a Field has been added, all of these components can be altered to fit your needs.
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| Step | Description | Example (Click Image to Enlarge) |
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| 1. | Go to the elements tab and add a line component as the last element inside the Panel. | Info |
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This line will be rendered after each grid record, including the last record. To suppress the line after the last record, proceed to step 2 and 3. |
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| 2. | Select the line and open the Properties tab. |
| 3. | Type last() inside the Hide Expression property to hide the line in the last row. |
Working with Images
How to fix stretched images
To keep the aspect ratio of your images, set a value only for one of the size properties: Width or Height.
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