The Report Scripting Guide provides comprehensive coverage of the JavaScript-based scripting language in Style Intelligence. Scripts can be associated with a report or report element to provide interactive behavior and implement data processing logic. The following major topics are covered.
Introduction to scripting in Style Intelligence. Many reporting environments require dynamic report customization and implementation of specialized business logic. These needs can range from simply changing text colors based on field values to creating hyperlinks and drilldowns between reports. Style Intelligence provides a complete scripting environment to support such dynamic report behavior...
Report elements have properties which can be modified to determine their presentation characteristics. A script attached to a report element is evaluated before the element is processed. The script can change the properties of the element, including visibility. Because element script executes after query execution, the script also has access to the element's data...
Scripts can be applied to the report as a whole to handle report initialization and special issues related to page breaks. Queries can be bound and executed through scripts, and elements which hold data can have their data modified dynamically. A script library can be created to enable the reuse of scripts...
Scripts can handle many of the interactive features of server reports. Previous chapters discussed scripts for controlling report contents, performing calculations, and other presentation-oriented tasks. Another class of scripts deals with user interactions. By adding scripts that respond to user actions, you can turn a report from a static presentation into an interactive experince. All user interactions are controlled by the report server...
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