Field Properties Dialog Box

The Developer Studio Field Properties dialog box contains options that change the style and functionality of a selected field. The dialog box is categorized by tabs. These tabs indicate what the options affect. For example, the Sort tab contains sorting options that will modify the selected field.

Many of the options you find in the Field Properties dialog box in Developer Studio, are available in App Studio, on the ribbon, in the Field tab. The Field tab is only available when you select a field in your report. The General tab is only available for Detail and Aggregate field types. The Sort tab is only available for the Sort Down field type.

Style tab

In Developer Studio, you can style a selected field using the Style tab. The Style tab is shown in the following image.

Style tab in Developer Studio

In App Studio, these options are now on the ribbon. You can access them on the Appearance tab, in the Style group. The Style group is shown in the following image.

Field tab, Style group in App Studio

Drill Down tab

In Developer Studio, the Drill Down tab contains options that you can use to execute drill down actions when a field is clicked at run time. The Drill Down tab is shown in the following image.

Drill Down tab in Developer Studio

In App Studio, these options are now on the ribbon. You can access them on the Appearance tab, in the Links group. Click Hyperlink to open the Drill Down dialog box. The Hyperlink command is shown in the following image.

Hyperlink command

The Drill Down dialog box is shown in the following image.


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