UI Panels

• Feb 09, 2026
• 2 minutes to read

The Report Designer includes the following panels:

• Ribbon

  Contains the main tabs: Home, Layout, Page, and View, and contextual tabs specific to the currently selected report control. The Ribbon control allows you to switch between Designer and Preview, and open the Scripts editor.

• Report Explorer

  Displays a tree-like hierarchy of report elements, data sources, and other components, and allows you to manage a collection of visual styles.

• Field List

  Displays the data source schema and allows you to manage calculated fields and parameters.

• Report Gallery

  Allows you to store and reuse report controls, styles, data sources, and entire report layouts.

• Property Grid (Tabbed View)

  Allows you to view and modify report settings and report element properties.

• Property Grid (Non-Tabbed View)

  Allows you to access and customize report/report element settings in a non-tabbed view.

• Group and Sort Panel

  Allows you to group and sort data in a report.

• Report Design Analyzer

  Displays errors, warnings, and information messages that help users create or enhance a report layout.

• Design Surface

  An area where you can add report controls and edit a report layout.

• Toolbox

  Lists all available report controls. You can drag a control from the toolbox and drop it onto a report design surface.

• Designer Settings Dialog

  Allows you to configure report design and document generation settings globally at the application level.