You can configure a detail element to display:
- Static text
- Source data property
- Combination of static text and source properties
How to create the binding expression
- Select field or click on the
button in the Source Properties pane; - Find the property in the tree and select it to add to the binding. Note: only the properties that are valid for binding are shown in the tree.
- Continue the above step to bind multiple properties to the same field.
- Optionally, edit the binging expression to
- Change the order of the properties;
- Add static text;
- Add formatting;
Syntax of the binding expression
Path of the source property is enclosed with {}. The text including the {} braces are replaced with the value of the property. Texts outside of the {} are static and not changed.
| Feature | Expression | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Static text | Any text | Display a static text. | Header |
| Single property | {Property} | Display the value of the bound source property. |
|
| Multiple property | {Property1} {Property2} | Display the concatenation of the value from multiple properties. | {CostCentreNumber} {CostCentreName} |
| Combination of static text and properties | Text1 {Property1} Text2 {Property2} | Combining static text (including space) and properties to display more descriptive or complete sentences. |