Property Navigator

The Property Navigator displays the report structure in a hierarchical format, enabling users to quickly locate and select report elements to configure their properties.

Property Navigator interface showing hierarchical report structure

Overview

To open the Property Navigator, first access the Properties Panel by clicking the Properties icon. Properties panel icon for opening Property Navigator

Next, click the highlighted Property Navigator icon. The popup list will appear as shown below. Popup list of Property Navigator with report elements

In the Property Navigator popup list, the report structure is shown in a hierarchical format. Each report element is represented by its name and type. In the example below:

  • The icon and the tag (Image) indicate the type of the report item.

  • Logo_Image is the name of the report item.

Property Navigator hierarchy view showing element type and name

You can use the search option to find a specific report element in the Property Navigator popup list. When you search for a report element by name, the results are displayed in a parent-child hierarchical format. Search results in Property Navigator with parent-child hierarchy

If no results are found, a No matches found message will appear. Property Navigator search error message

Selecting a report section (such as Report, Header, Body, or Footer) or a specific report item in the Property Navigator displays its properties in the Properties Panel. Selecting report items in Property Navigator highlights properties

To close the Property Navigator popup list, click anywhere outside the popup area.