How to get this layout

amandus99 · Post by **amandus99** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:20 am

Hi,
I have a template for a report.
in the first border there is a customer with a few properties, in the second border there could be a partner of the customer. In the third border there are all the children. Than there will be more borders with details in it.
The datasource is a xml file with persons for customer, partner or children and a list of the further properties.
I've tried to solve this with panels and in these panels there are shapes with rounded rectangles. In the panel there is a databand that defines the person an in this databand there are many textfields for the data. for the customer and his partner it works, but not for the children. Because not ever child should have his own border. All of them should be in the same. Am I right with the panels for this solution or is there a better way to do it?
Another problem: Is it possible to set a margin between 2 panels?

thank you!

Post by **Edward** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:38 am

Hi

Yes, this is possible. You can use a Rounded Rectangle component for this.
That component is intended to placed within one band or it can start on one band and end on another band, so if CanGrow of the Band is set in true, or there are several bands in between, then Rounded Rectangle will cover them all.

Thank you.

amandus99 · Post by **amandus99** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:17 am

Hi,

with rounded rectangles it works, but how to get the headline into the border of the rectangle showed in the attachment

Post by **Edward** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:13 am

Hi

Sorry, that is not possible.

Thank you.