Report Design Analyzer

• Oct 06, 2021
• 2 minutes to read

The Report Design Analyzer shows errors, warnings, and information messages that help users create or enhance a report layout in the End-User Report Designer for WinForms.

Watch Video: Avoid Mistakes in Report Creation with the Help of Report Design Analyzer

Invoke the Report Design Analyzer

Do one of the following to invoke the Report Design Analyzer:

• Select Report Design Analyzer from the Windows drop-down menu in the View toolbar tab.

  

• Click the bell icon in the status bar.

  

Filter Messages

You can filter messages by one of the following categories:

• Report Layout

  Layout-related messages (for instance, in cases when report controls overlap each other or extend beyond the report’s printable area).

• Report Creation

  Messages about report creation (for instance, notifications about invalid property values or unreachable sources of content).

• Report Scripts

  Messages that highlight issues in report scripts (for instance, errors in script syntax).

• All

  All of the above-mentioned messages.

Correct the Issues

Each message contains a recommendation on how to correct an issue. Click the Plus icon in front of the message to expand the recommendation.

The message’s Source column contains a reference to the control or script that caused the issue. Click the reference to navigate to this control or script.

See the following topic for the list of messages that can appear in the Report Design Analyzer: Errors, Warnings, and Information Messages.