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Insert Components

Point-and-Click Method

  1. In the Report Explorer, in the Outline pane, select the parent node of the component to be inserted. For example, if you are inserting a paragraph into a section, select the section that will contain the paragraph.

  2. In the Library pane, select the type of component that you want to insert in the report setup.

  3. In the Properties pane, select the Add component to current report button.

Drag-and-Drop Method

  1. In the Report Explorer, in the Library pane, select the type of component that you want to insert in the setup.

  2. Drag the component from the Library pane into the Outline pane and drop it onto the parent of the component to be created.

Fix Context Violations

The Report Explorer allows you to insert components into invalid contexts.

For example, a Chapter/Subsection component is a valid parent for a Paragraph component, but not vice-versa. Nevertheless, the Report Explorer allows you to insert a Chapter/Subsection as a child of a Paragraph. If you insert a component in an invalid context, the Report Explorer displays a warning.

Although you can create an invalid setup hierarchy, you cannot generate a report from an invalid hierarchy. You must fix the context violations first. For example, move components from invalid contexts to valid contexts (see Move Components).