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The options available in Web Report Studio are determined by the feature profile that is selected as the default profile in the Customize Profile > Web Report Studio > Features tab of the profile page and the property settings in the Customize Profile > Web Report Studio > Properties tab (profile has the higher priority). For additional information, see Customizing Web Report Studio Profile.
The window elements of Web Report Studio vary with its two modes: View Mode and Edit Mode. The following table introduces the full UI elements based on Edit Mode. The shortcut menu contents vary with the objects you right-click and the table only lists some typical items.
| Menu/Toolbar | Option/Button | Description |
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| File | New Report | Creates a new web report based on an existing business view. |
| Open | Opens a web report. | |
| Save | Saves the changes of the current web report. | |
| Save As | Saves a copy of the web report or the report template in the current web report to server resources. | |
| Export | Exports the report result to disk or version in various formats. | |
| Page Setup | Configures the report page settings. | |
| Displays the Print dialog for printing the web report result. | ||
| Exit | Closes the current web report and exits Web Report Studio. | |
| Edit | Undo | Undoes the last operation. |
| Redo | Reverses the operation of Undo. | |
| Delete | Deletes the selected object. | |
| Wizard | Opens the report wizard for you to edit the selected table, crosstab or chart. | |
| Filter | Filters the report records according to the filter criteria you specify. | |
| On-screen Filter Values | The option is unavailable when Enable Setting Default On-screen Filter Values For Web Report is not selected in the server profile.
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| To Chart | Converts a crosstab into a chart. | |
| To Crosstab | Converts a chart into a crosstab. | |
| Rotate Crosstab | Rotates a crosstab to exchange the axes on the crosstab in order to create a different view of the crosstab. | |
| Report Body Properties | Defines properties of the report body. | |
| Bind Data | Specifies to bind a data source to the web report. | |
| Use Wizard | Specifies whether to work with web reports in the standard wizard way. | |
| Unhide Components | Shows the hidden components you specify. | |
| Style | Applies a style to the selected components or the whole report. | |
| View menu | Inspector | Shows or hides the Inspector panel, which lists all the objects in the report in a tree structure with their properties. You can select any object in the tree to edit its properties. |
| Editing Marks | Shows or hides editing marks (dashed outlines for objects and report body). If the option is unselected, the editing mark will not be shown when a report object receives focus, and report objects cannot be moved or resized. | |
| Refresh | Runs the web report using previously provided parameters. The Refresh operation fetches the data again. | |
| Format | Font | Specifies the font format of the selected text. Available only when a label or field is selected. |
| Merge | Merges the selected tabular cells into one. | |
| Split | Splits the selected tabular cell into the specified number of rows and columns. | |
| Language | Allows you to specify the language in which to display the report. Available only when Enable NLS is checked in the server profile. | |
| Help | User's Guide | Opens the Web Report Studio User's Guide. |
| JReport Home Page | Connects to JReport Home Page. | |
| Technical Support | Accesses Jinfonet Technical Support. | |
| About Web Report Studio | Shows product information about Web Report Studio. | |
| Standard Toolbar |  New Report |
Creates a new web report based on an existing business view. |
 Open |
Opens a web report. | |
 Save |
Saves the changes of the current web report. | |
 Save As |
Saves a copy of the web report or the report template in the current web report to server resources. | |
 Export |
Exports the report result to disk or version in various formats. | |
 Print |
Displays the Print dialog for printing the web report result. | |
 Page Setup |
Configures the report page settings. | |
 Refresh |
Runs the web report using previously provided parameters. The Refresh operation fetches the data again. | |
 Undo |
Undoes the last operation. | |
 Redo |
Reverses the operation of Undo. | |
 Filter |
Filters the report records according to the filter criteria you specify. | |
 / Open/Close Responsive Mode |
Specifies whether report components are responsive to the browser window. Available in View Mode only. | |
 Delete |
Deletes the selected object. | |
 Show Objects |
Specifies which objects to show in the report. | |
 Language |
Specifies the language in which to display the report if it is an NLS report. Available only when Enable NLS is checked in the server profile. | |
 Exit |
Closes the current web report and exits Web Report Studio. | |
| Quick Format Toolbar |  Font |
Specifies the font format of the selected text. Available only when a label or field is selected. |
 Background Color |
Changes the background color of the selected text. Available only when a label or field is selected. | |
 Align |
Makes the selected text left, center or right aligned. Available only when a label or field is selected. | |
 Merge |
Merges the selected tabular cells into one. | |
 Split |
Splits the selected tabular cell vertically or horizontally. | |
| Context Toolbar for Table |  Show/Hide Detail |
Hides or shows the detail columns you specify. |
 Add/Remove Group |
Specifies whether to add or remove the selected field as a group. | |
 Show/Hide Summary |
Specifies whether to show or hide the selected summary field. | |
 Hide |
Hides the selected column. | |
 Aggregate On |
Creates a new summary directly based on the field bound with the table detail column. | |
| Context Toolbar for Crosstab |  Rotate Crosstab |
Rotates a crosstab to exchange the axes on the crosstab in order to create a different view of the crosstab. |
| Context Toolbar for Chart |  Swap Chart Groups |
Specifies whether to switch data between the category and series axes, or between the category and value axes if there is no field on the series axes. |
 Chart Type |
Lists all available chart types for you to change the type of the chart. | |
 Chart Options |
Lists more options for you to specify the layout of the chart. | |
| More Commands |  / |
Specifies the data mode of the report. |
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Lists the two modes of Web Report Studio to allow you to switch from one mode to another. Unavailable if Show Link of View/Edit Mode is unchecked in the Web Report Studio profile. | |
| Panel | Parameters | Lists all the parameters used by the current report. It is available when the current report uses parameters. |
| Resources | Lists all the available resources. When a data component is selected, the Sort  and Search  buttons on the title bar of the panel will be enabled. For the usage about the two buttons, click here. |
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| Components | Lists all the available components that can be inserted into reports. | |
| Filter | Specifies the criteria to filter the data field. You can also remove or change existing filters. | |
| "Go To" Filter | After you perform the go-to-by-value or go-down actions, the panel is displayed showing the filter created by the actions. You can also click in a table, crosstab, or chart to show this panel for the component. | |
| Inspector | Lists all the objects in the report in a tree structure with their properties. | |
| Visualization Toolbar |  Wizard |
Re-enters the wizard of the current data component. |
 Edit Template |
Enters the template editor to edit the current banded object. | |
 Convert or drag to add table |
Converts the current data component to a table, or drag a table into the report. | |
 Convert or drag to add crosstab |
Converts the current data component to a crosstab, or drag a crosstab into the report. | |
 Convert or drag to add banded object |
Converts the current table to a banded object, or drag a banded object into the report. | |
| Chart Types | Converts the current data component to a specific chart type, or drag the chart type into the report. | |
 More |
Shows more icons that the visualization toolbar cannot present. | |
| Shortcut Menu | Format Filter | Filters the business view used by the selected data component according to the filter criteria you specify. |
| Show | Shows the selected fields. | |
| Apply Style | Applies a style to the selected component. | |
| Delete | Deletes the selected object. | |
| Autofit | Adjusts the width of table and crosstab fields according to the contents. | |
| Hide | Hides the selected object. | |
| Filter | Provides submenu items for filtering the data in the selected component or remove existing filters. | |
| Sort | Provides submenu items for sorting records on the selected field in ascending/descending order, or remove the sort. | |
| Edit Detail Table | Edits the detail table to define the detail fields of the summary. | |
| Go to Detail | Goes to the detailed information of the selected summary. | |
| Link/Edit Link | Links the selected object to a report, URL, e-mail or Blob data type field. | |
| Conditional Formatting | Adds some conditional formatting to the currently selected field. | |
| Go Down | Goes from a group which is non-bottom level in a predefined hierarchy to the one-level-lower group while applying the current selected value as a filter condition. See Go-down for details. | |
| Go Up | Goes from a group which is non-top level in a predefined hierarchy to the one-level-higher group. See Go-up for details. | |
| Go To | Goes to any group to show its record information. | |
| Go to By Value | Goes to any group with the current group value as a filter to show its record information. | |
| Select | Make the corresponding object selected. |