Value fields can be modified based on what you want to calculate and show in a report. Open the Value Field Properties dialog box to modify the output properties.
Property | Description |
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Formula | The formula that has been applied to the value field. Modify the field by selecting an attribute and/or modifying the formula. |
Name | A unique name for the value field. If you change the name of the value field, you must change it in all formulas and rules in which it appears. |
Line count | You can add multiple lines of text to a value field, for example, if it has a long description. Outputting multiple lines with a value field requires that the Line count is larger than 1, and that the output data for the value field is either very long (resulting in automatic line breaks) or contains substrings with \n (forcing a line break). Even if you do not use multiple lines, the space will be reserved. NOTE: The height of the row will limit the number of lines you can use. |
Align to top | Check this option when you want to align the content of multi-line value fields to the top. The default value is to align the content to the bottom. |
Data type | There are three options:
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Output 0 as an empty string | Select the check box to output the value field with a value of zero as an empty string. |
Hide in output | Select the check box this to exclude value field from output. |
Value field meaning | Defines the format for the value field and is product-specific. Format, for example, can be Length, Weight, Force, etc. |
Unit | When the value field meaning is set, the related units are available in a list. |
Layout properties | Modify the Font, Length of the field and the justification settings for the value field. |
Field order | Value field order is determined by the sort type applied to the row in the Row Properties dialog box. Sort type must be defined in order to use this option. |
Set as default for new value fields | Select the check box to save the settings applied to all new value fields. |
See also
Value field meanings in Template Editor
Modifying a value field formula in Template Editor
Formula content properties in Template Editor
Modifying the name of a template component or object
Setting the data type of a value field in Template Editor
Hiding value fields from output in Template Editor
Outputting blank value fields in Template Editor
Assigning value field meanings in Template Editor