Table of Contents
The Table of Contents control generates a table of contents based on bookmarks specified for report elements.
When a Table of Contents control is dropped onto a report's body from the Toolbox, it is placed on the Report Header band of the report. If there is no Report Header in the report, it is created automatically.
A table of contents is generated based on the hierarchy of report bookmarks. To learn how to provide a report with bookmarks, refer to the Add Bookmarks topic.
In the Property Grid, the properties of the Table of Contents are divided into the following groups.
Appearance
- Background Color
Specifies the background color for the control. This option is also available in the Formatting Toolbar (
). - Borders, Border Color, Border Width and Border Dash Style
Specify border settings for the control.
- Formatting Rules
Invokes the Formatting Rules Editor, which allows you to choose which rules should be applied to a control during report generation, and define the precedence of the applied rules. To learn more on this, refer to Conditionally Change a Control's Appearance.
- Padding
Specifies indent values that are used to render the contents of a Label.
- Foreground Color
Specifies the text color for the control. This option is also available in the Formatting Toolbar (
). - Style Priority
Specifies the priority of various style elements (such as background color, border color, etc.). For more information on style inheritance, refer to Understanding Style Concepts.
- Styles
Assigns an existing (or newly created) style to the control, and also specifies odd and even styles. For more information on style inheritance, refer to Understanding Style Concepts.
Behavior
- Level Default
Specifies the default formatting options for the hierarchical levels of a Table of Contents.
- Level Title
Specifies the formatting options for the title of a Table of Contents.
- Levels
Invokes the Table of Contents Level Collection Editor, which allows you to edit and customize formatting options for hierarchical levels of a Table of Contents.
- Max Nesting Level
Specifies the maximum number of Table of Contents levels to be displayed. If set to 0, no limitation is applied.
- Visible
Specifies whether the control should be visible in a print preview.
Data
- Tag
This property allows you to add some additional information to the control; for example, its id, by which it can then be accessible using scripts.
Design
- (Name)
Determines the control's name by which it can be accessed in the Report Explorer, Property Grid or using scripts.
Layout
- Location
Specifies the control's location in report measurement units.