Row Pattern Properties
Row pattern properties are used to define the formatting for cells and the cell grid. These properties are applied when the report is executed.
Row patterns and their properties enable you to design reports in Business Explorer. Web item Report uses these row patterns to display reports.
SAP delivers a pool of standard row patterns. You can change these as required in BEx Report Designer. You can also create new row patterns by setting the properties of the cells for a cell grid.
The cell grid - and thus every cell in a row pattern - has the following properties:
| Property (Technical Name) | Description |
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Background Color (BackgroundColor) |
This property sets the cell's background color. |
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(PaddingLead) |
This property sets the gap between the cell boundary used as the start direction for the cell content, and the cell content itself. |
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(PaddingTrail) |
This property sets the gap between the cell boundary is used as the end direction for the cell content, and the cell content itself. |
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(PaddingTop) |
This property sets the gap between the upper cell boundary and the cell content. |
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(PaddingBottom) |
This property sets the gap between the lower cell boundary and the cell content. |
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Left Border (BorderStyleLead) |
This property sets the border type for the cell boundary used as the start direction for the cell content. |
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Right Border (BorderStyleTrail) |
This property sets the border type for the cell boundary used as the end direction for the cell content. |
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Top Border (BorderStyleTop) |
This property sets the border type for the upper boundary of the cell. |
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Bottom Border (BorderStyleBottom) |
This property sets the border type for the lower boundary of the cell. |
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Left Border Color (BorderColorLead) |
This property sets the border color for the cell boundary used as the start direction for the cell content. |
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Right Border Color (BorderColorTrail) |
This property sets the border color for the cell boundary used as the end direction for the cell content. |
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Top Border Color (BorderColorTop) |
This property sets the border color for the upper boundary of the cell. |
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Bottom Border Color (BorderColorBottom) |
This property sets the border color for the lower boundary of the cell. |
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Left Border Width (BorderWidthLead) |
This property sets the border width for the cell boundary used as the start direction for the cell content. |
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Right Border Width (BorderWidthTrail) |
This property sets the border width for the cell boundary used as the end direction for the cell content. |
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Top Border Width (BorderWidthTop) |
This property sets the border width of the upper cell boundary. |
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Bottom Border Width (BorderWidthBottom) |
This property sets the border width of the lower cell boundary. |
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Text Wrapping (Wrapping) |
This is used to insert text wrapping at the end of the cell. Word wrapping is applied to a line break within a field; field wrapping is applied to a break between the fields of a cell. |
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Width (Width) |
This property specifies the width of the cell. |
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Height (Height) |
This property specifies the height of the cell. |
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Vertical Alignment (VerticalAlignment) |
This property specifies the vertical alignment of the contents of a cell (top, centered, bottom). |
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Horizontal Alignment (HorizontalAlignment) |
This property specifies the horizontal alignment of the content of a cell (left, centered, right). |
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Horizontal Merging of Cells (Colspan) |
This property is used to merge two cells that are next to each other. |
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Vertical Merging of Cells (Rowspan) |
This property is used to merge two vertically neighboring cells. |
In Report Designer, you can specify or change all these properties individually for each cell in the Properties window.
Each cell can be formatted using the properties described above. The chosen format can be applied to multiple cells and does not have to be set for each individual cell separately. You make these settings in the Report Designer Properties window.
At runtime, the row pattern is applied to the rows in question.
Text Properties
You can use a number of additional text properties to format the cell content. These are also set or change in Report Designer.
| Property | Description |
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Text Color (TextColor) |
This property specifies the color of the text. |
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Background Color (BackgroundColor) |
This property specifies the background color of the text. |
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Font (FontFamily) |
This property specifies the font (Arial, Times New Roman etc.). |
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Bold (FontWeight) |
This property specifies the font weight. |
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Font Size (FontSize) |
This property specifies the font size. |
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Italic (FontStyle) |
This property specifies the font style (italic or normal). |