6 Data Binding

Data binding is the process of associating a report element with a dataset, usually provided by a data model or a query. In most cases, the binding information is stored in the report template, while the data itself is referenced from an external database. The data binding specifies the data source from which the report element draws data, as well as any filtering, sorting, grouping, or summarization that should be applied to the data prior to display.

The following report elements support data binding:

Table (see Binding Data to a Table Element)

Crosstab (see Binding Data to a Crosstab Element)

Chart (see Binding Data to a Chart Element)

Section (see Binding Data to a Section Element)

Text and Textbox (see Binding Data to a Text Element)

Table, Crosstab, and Section elements offer a Data Binding Wizard to simplify and centralize the binding process. The following sections explain the various aspects of binding a report element to a data source.

See Also

The element's query property (e.g., query for Tables), to bind data using script.

Formula Tables, in Report Scripting, to populate a Table without global binding.

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