Template code – template code for its identification.

Template file – template file, which is loaded from the file system and saved to the database along with the report structure description.

Output type – report output type. It should be consistent with the template file type according to the rules described in Output format compliance matrix.

Output name pattern – optional file name pattern, which will be used for the produced report download. It can either be a constant string or contain report parameter as a variable, e.g. ${header.authorName}.xlsx. More sophisticated patterns with several parameters and string concatenation can also be created as a script in any band of report structure, e.g. ${Root.title}.xlsx, where title is a result of the script:

[['title' : ('Report for '+params['author'].firstName+' '+params['author'].lastName)]]

Is custom – the flag to use custom formatting logic not covered by any provided formatter.

Defined by – the way the custom template is defined: by a class, script or URL.

Custom definition – the fully qualified name of the Java class, the path to the Groovy script in the core module, or the URL used to create the template.

Is alterable output – the flag to let the user choose the output type of a report at runtime in a dialog window.

If the flag is on, a dialog with output type selection will be shown when running a report. If the report has more than one template, the template selection dropdown will be shown as well.

Figure 33. Alterable Output