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Features

This document describes the features which i-net Clear Reports supports in the different report output formats. This should help you decide for an output format for your report.

Required third party software

The following table shows which format requires third party software installed on the client to view the report in a browser.

Output Format Java PDF SVG HTML Email RTF DOCX XLSX ODS Image PS / PS2 PS3 TXT CSV Data XML JSON
Requires third party software? 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11)12)

Supported Report Elements

The following table lists all supported design elements in the various output formats.

Feature Java PDF SVG HTML Email RTF XLSX ODS Image PS / PS2 PS3 TXT CSV Data XML JSON
Field
Text
Line
Box
Picture
Database Picture
Chart
Cross Tabs
Sub Reports
Java Bean
Hyperlinks 13) 14)
Watermark
Document (PDF, HTML, SVG)
PDF Signature Element
PDF Form Field

Element Properties

General Properties

Feature Java PDF SVG HTML Email RTF XLSX ODS Image PS / PS2 PS3 TXT CSV Data XML JSON
Suppress
Suppress If
Duplicated
Keep Together
Close Borders on
Page Break
Can Grow
Can Grow
max. Lines
Tool Tip

Border and Box Properties

The following table shows which border formatting is supported from which output format.

Feature Java PDF SVG HTML Email RTF XLSX ODS Image PS / PS2 PS3 TXT CSV Data XML JSON
Single
Double
Dashed 15)
Dotted 16)
Shadow 17)
Color
Backcolor
Rounding
Extends to Bottom
of Section
Close Border on
Page Break

Crosstab Properties

The following table shows which crosstab properties are supported from which output format.

Feature Java PDF SVG HTML Email RTF DOCX XLSX ODS Image PS / PS2 PS3 TXT CSV Data XML JSON
Data 18)
Grid Lines
Global Options
Can Grow 19) 20) 21) 22)

Font Properties

Feature Java PDF SVG HTML RTF XLSX ODS Image PS / PS2 PS3 TXT CSV Data XML JSON
Font
Size
Color
Bold
Italic
Underline
Strikeout

Number Format

Feature Java PDF SVG HTML Email RTF XLSX ODS Image PS / PS2 PS3 TXT CSV Data XML JSON
System Default
Suppress If
Zero
Decimals
Rounding
Rounding Mode
Decimals
Separator
Thousand
Separator
23) like XLSX
Negative
Formats
Reverse Sign
Disable Clipping 24)
Use Leading
Zero
Zero Format
Currency
Type
Currency
Position
Currency
Symbol
One Currency
Symbol per Page

Picture

Feature Java PDF SVG HTML Email RTF XLSX ODS Image PS / PS2 PS3 TXT CSV Data XML JSON
Crop
Scale
Alignment
Size

Sub-report

Feature Java PDF SVG HTML Email RTF XLSX ODS Image PS / PS2 PS3 TXT CSV Data XML JSON
On Demand
Subreport
25) 26) 27)
On Demand
Label
On Demand
Tab Label
Feature Java PDF SVG HTML Email RTF XLSX ODS Image PS / PS2 PS3 TXT CSV Data XML JSON
Export Link 28) 29) 30) 31) 32)

Text

Feature Java PDF SVG HTML Email RTF XLSX ODS Image PS / PS2 PS3 TXT CSV Data XML JSON
Glyph
Orientation
Vertical Alignment
Horizontal Alignment
Text Rotation
Text \ Interpretation

Paragraph

Feature Java PDF SVG HTML Email RTF XLSX ODS Image PS / PS2 PS3 TXT CSV Data XML CSV
First indent
line
33)
Left indent 34)
Right indent 35)
Relative line
spacing
Absolute line
spacing

Date

Feature Java PDF SVG HTML Email RTF XLSX ODS Image PS / PS2 PS3 TXT CSV Data XML JSON
Type
Format
Order
Separators
Day of Week

Time

Feature Java PDF SVG HTML Email RTF XLSX ODS Image PS / PS2 PS3 TXT CSV Data XML JSON
Type
Format
Base
Position
Separators

Date Time

Feature Java PDF SVG HTML Email RTF XLSX ODS Image PS / PS2 PS3 TXT CSV Data XML JSON
Order
Separator

Boolean

Feature Java PDF SVG HTML Email RTF XLSX ODS Image PS / PS2 PS3 TXT CSV Data XML JSON
Output
format

Layout

Feature Java PDF SVG HTML Email RTF XLSX ODS Image PS / PS2 PS3 TXT CSV Data XML JSON
Section Color
Text Clipping
Drill Down
Mailing Label 36) 37)
Multi Column 38) 39)
Overlapping
Font
embedding

Text Interpretation

The following table lists the Rich Text Formatting features for the different output formats.

Feature Java PDF SVG HTML Email RTF XLSX ODS Image PS / PS2 PS3 TXT CSV Data XML JSON
Bold
Italic
Underline
Strikethrough
Headings
(larger font)
Numbered
Bullet Lists
Numbered
Bullet Lists
(Roman numerals)
Bullet Lists
Type "circle”
40)
Bullet Lists
Type "square”
41)
Bullet Lists
Type "disc”
42)
Cascading
Bullet Lists
Alignment
Font Name
Font Size
Font Color
Line Breaks
Paragraphs
Advanced HTML 43) 44) 45) 46)

Document Restrictions

The following table lists the possible restriction for the different output formats.

Feature Java PDF SVG HTML Email RTF XLSX ODS Image PS / PS2 PS3 TXT CSV Data XML JSON
Show Group Tree
Allow Printing
Allow Copy of Content
Allow Export
1)
A Java VM is installed on most computers. It is not part of a Windows installation but it can be downloaded for free.
2)
Adobe Reader is installed on most computers. It is not part of a Windows installation but if you order a computer with an OS then it is mostly pre-installed. Adobe Reader can be downloaded for free.
3)
Most modern browsers have native SVG support (Firefox, Opera) or at least an installable plug-in (Internet Explorer).
4) , 5) , 6) , 7)
RTF, DOCX, XLSX and ODS require Microsoft Office or Open Office/Libre Office to be installed on the client system. Open Office and LibreOffice can be downloaded for free.
8)
Image viewers are installed on most computers.
9) , 10)
Postscript can not be shown in most browsers, as it is exclusively a printer language. Common viewers for Postscript are GhostView and PDF-Distiller.
11)
You will only see an XML structure in the browser.
12)
A Java VM is installed on most computers. It is not part of a Windows installation but if you order a computer with an OS then it is usually pre-installed. A Java VM can be downloaded for free.
13)
Only for Text and Field
14)
Only for Text, Field and Image
15) , 16)
May look different than expected
17)
Only with border
18)
Borders around text in a cell can not be displayed
19) , 20)
not editable
21)
Cell Distribution: Multiple Cells, Merge Cells, Merge all Cells
22)
Cell Distribution: Merge Cells, Merge all Cells
23)
Only default separator or no separators are possible
24)
Clipping is always disabled
25) , 26) , 27)
Can only be exported if displayed in the Java report viewer
28) , 29)
Charts not supported
30) , 31) , 32)
Only Text field
33) , 34) , 35)
The indent must be larger as a character width
36) , 37) , 38) , 39)
All labels will be written in one column if layout property 'Across then Down' is not set
40) , 41) , 42)
It uses *, # and o for the bullets
43) , 44)
As content of <DIV>- element
45) , 46)
Advanced HTML elements as images
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