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5.2. Report Headers

Report headers are commonly used to create report titles. Report headers have the following characteristics:

  • Always print on the report.

  • Always print at the top of the page, directly below page headers.

  • Directly precede first detail section.

  • Only print on the first page.

  • Only display the first row of data returned by a query.

For the purposes of this exercise, we will assume we are working with a blank report definition having no sections currently defined. To add a report header to a report definition, select the Report Header option from the Section Editor screen. The report header section will be added to the report definition, as shown in the following screen:

Report header section

When a section is added to a report definition, the name of the section appears in the upper-left-hand corner of the section. As you can see, our newly-added section is clearly labeled Report Header.

To remove a report header from a report definition, simply uncheck the Report Header option on the Section Editor screen.