Example: Dropping a Repeating Node

As described earlier, the data source - whether it is an XML document, a relational database table, an EDI file converted to XML, or some other XML data source - is represented as a data model in the data sources panel. The glyphs used for the nodes are based on the object they represent in the data source, as shown here.

Figure 453. Glyphs Used to Represent a Data Source

For this example, we use books.xml as the report's data source. When we drop the book repeating element on the canvas, we select Insert Table > Populated Columns from the short-cut menu. Stylus Studio creates a table with five columns, one for each of the child nodes in the book repeating element, as shown in Figure 455.

Figure 454. Table Created Automatically Using Repeating Element Child Nodes

The following table summarizes the types of components you can create and automatically populate with data based on the node type.

Table 158. Components for Repeating and Non-Repeating Nodes
Repeating Nodes	Non-Repeating Nodes
Text	Text
Image	Image
If	If
Table (either a table with three empty columns, or a table with one column for each child node of the repeating element)	-
Repeater	-
List	-


Note		You cannot drag document nodes.

See Working with Report Components for information about specific components.

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Example: Dropping a Repeating Node

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