Header and Footer information in RDLC Reports

jordi79

Below is documentation from MS on how to create Report Headers and footers in Dynamics NAV (especially for document type reports, such as Invoice, PO etc)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-nav/how-to--print-report-header-information-on-multiple-pages

The above MS documentation instructs us to use the Report Header and Footer, and to use SETDATA and GETDATA to put information into the Header and Footer.

My question is, why can't we use Report GroupHeader and GroupFooters to do the same?

Jordi

swpolo

Hi jordi
It is possible to use GroupHeader, but it has some restrictions in functionality. If build-in fields (PageNumber, ExecutionTime, UserID)) are used to be printed, you should use Page Header.
Page Footer is printed on very bottom of the page and should be used if PlaceInBottom section property is set to "Yes". So if missing built-in fields are missed and PlaceInBottom is not set then Group(Table) Footer could be used.

swpolo

Hi jordi
It is possible to use GroupHeader, but it has some restrictions in functionality. If build-in fields (PageNumber, ExecutionTime, UserID)) are used to be printed, you should use Page Header.
Page Footer is printed on very bottom of the page and should be used if PlaceInBottom section property is set to "Yes". So if missing built-in fields are missed and PlaceInBottom is not set then Group(Table) Footer could be used.

jordi79

Yes. I remembered now. The main reason was the Page No.

And somehow, I got it to work, with GroupHeaders and GroupFooters because I placed only the page no. as Report Header. But the addresses and other header information as GRoupHeader. But I guess if the customer requires you to place the page nos. below the addresses, then this would not work.

Thanks.