The Layout section enables you to modify the design of your template.

To design a template, you firstly need to add bands. These are the sections of the page. There are several different types of bands available. They are:

• Page Header -
  
• Title -
  
• Column Header -
  
• Details -
  
• Summary -
  
• Page Footer -
  
• Group Header -
  
• Group Footer -
  
• Child -
  

On each band you then add components. The available components are:

• Text -
  
• Equation -
  
• Text Box -
  
• Equation Box -
  
• Image -
  
• Line -
  
• Box -
  
• Logo -
  

Calculated fields in bands and components can use a few different Blaq variables. Some of them are only available if their related parameters are used for the template. They are:

• [P:Page_No] - the current page number
• [P:Page_Total] - the total number of pages. Note that this is calculated and then inserted when the document is finished, therefore it is only of use for display purposes, not for calculations.
• [P:Page_Last] - is set to true if this is the last page, otherwise false.
• [P:Branch_Name] - the name of the branch chosen in the parameters.
• [P:Company_Name] - your company's name.
• [P:Report_Date] - the dates the template is run for. It is either a single date or a date range, depending on the parameters for the template.
• [P:Start_Date] - the start date entered in the parameters.
• [P:End_Date] - the end date entered in the parameters.
• [P:Batch_Number] - the batch number entered in the parameters.
• [Q#:Field_Name] - a database field. The # should be replaced by the number of the query and Field_Name is the name of the database field, e.g. [Q1:Account_Name].
• [V:Variable_Name] - a variable. This can be used for calculations whilst the template is being run. Create as many variables and name them as you like, e.g. [V1:Report_Total].