We will introduce form design mode of FineReport BI in this article. With form, you can realize Adaptive, Inter-component Linkage of Mobile Side. General description is given below.

1. Description

To overcome the defects in Adaptive Layout and Partial Refresh of cpt Template Design, FineReport puts forward the concept of form design mode. With form, you can realize Adaptive, Inter-component Linkage of Mobile Side. General description is given below.

2. General description of form

Click Menu File > New Form, and you can create a form in report designer. Or, you can add different components for this form, including Report Block, Parameter Panel, Chart Block, Control, etc. As shown below:

2.1 Report block

Report block means to bind cell data in this component, which displays data within component scope in the form of table;

2.2 Parameter panel

Parameter panel means to add Filter Parameter panel for the form. All filter controls are added in this panel;

2.3 Tab layout

The form is added with tab layout to realize card components.

2.4 Chart block

Chart block means that you can select any chart type supported by FineReport reporting tool in this component;

2.5 Control

Control means the filter data component, which can be added to the Parameter Panel as a part, or be added to the Form Body interface as an independent component.

As the figure below shown, the form is added with all components to help you understand the meaning of each component.

For detailed introduction and examples of form design, refer to Form Design.