4.3 Flow Report Layout
The flow-based layout is similar to the document flow in a regular word processor. The simplest flow-layout report consists of one element flow, where each report element is placed in sequence on the page from top to bottom.
The page layout you specify for a flow report will modify the flow of the report elements. A page layout divides the page into multiple page areas, and places these areas into a sequence that you define. Elements then “flow” from one page area to the next (on the same page), until all areas have been filled, at which point printing advances to the next page.
Figure 2. Page Areas

The page layout that you specify will be used for all successive pages until a new page layout is specified. For reports with a flow layout, you can specify the orientation (landscape/portrait) for each page individually.
Flow Layout is best suited for multi-column reports and reports that contain similar repetitive information. These include inventory listings or an employee contact information listings, where the contents are not divided into side-by-side view of report elements (as would be the case in a tabular report). Such multi-column reports cannot be created using a tabular report layout because the grid cells in a tabular report are independent of each other, and the contents of one cell cannot flow into another.
See Also
Creating a Blank Report Template, for information on how to create a flow report.
Page Areas, for information on how to configure flow report areas.
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