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How to use a dynamic text element

  1. Drag the dynamic text element from the palette and drop it in the desired location on the page. You typically insert a dynamic text element in the detail row of a table or list.
  2. Expression Builder appears.
  3. Either type the name of the data set field whose CLOB values you want to display, or choose the field from Available Data Sets, as shown in the following example.
  4. Choose OK.
  5. In the layout editor, the dynamic text element displays the specified field name.
  6. Select the dynamic text element.
  7. Property Editor displays the properties of the dynamic text element.
  8. Choose General properties.
  9. Property Editor displays the general properties for the element.
  10. Choose one of the following values for Content type:
    • Auto--Choose this value if you do not know the format of the field contents. If the content contains HTML tags, BIRT Report Designer interprets it as HTML, and displays the content correctly. If the content is plain text, BIRT Report Designer displays it correctly also.
    • HTML--Choose this value if you know all the field contents are HTML.
    • Plain--Choose this value to display the field contents exactly as they appear in the data source. If the content contains HTML tags, BIRT Report Designer displays the HTML tags.
  11. Preview the report.
  12. The report displays the text from the specified data set field.


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