iReport Ultimate Guide - Nimsoft Library

Report StructureFigure 4-11Properties DialogClick Add to create a new property. A new window will open (Figure 4-12).Figure 4-12Report Properties – Add PropertyThe dialog allows you to specify a property name and value. In the lower part of the window there is a list of special meaningproperties. You can double-click one of them to set the Property name field with that name.The list of special meaning properties is not exhaustive, but it contains the important properties that have a special meaningunderstood by UR. If you scroll the list, you’ll notice that these special properties can be used for a lot of differenttasks, such as specifying particular attributes when the report is exported in a specific format (that is, to avoid pagination whenexporting in XLS), activating special exporter directives (that is, to encrypt the file when exported in PDF), or even specifyinga particular theme to be used with the charts in the document.55