Create a Report with Cover Page
Create a report with a cover page using the DynamicPDF Designer.In this sample you create a simple report with a cover page. The produced PDF is a three page report with a cover page.
Sample Project
The report-with-cover-page project is available from the DynamicPDF Portal Samples in the File Manager.
The project consists of the following three files.
report-with-cover-page.dlexreport-with-cover-page.jsonNorthwindLogo.gif
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Sample Description
The sample consist of a Page used as a cover page and a Report containing a Header, Footer, and Body.
The cover page consists of a static image, static text, and the ReportedCreatedFor element.
The body consists of a header containing the CurrentDateTime and page number (Page %%CP%% of %%TP%%).
{
"ReportCreatedFor": "Alex Smith",
"Products": [
{
"ProductID": 17,
"ProductName": "Alice Mutton",
"QuantityPerUnit": "20 - 1 kg tins",
"UnitPrice": 39,
"Discontinued": true
},
{
"ProductID": 3,
"ProductName": "Aniseed Syrup",
"QuantityPerUnit": "12 - 550 ml bottles",
"UnitPrice": 10,
"Discontinued": false
},
{
"ProductID": 40,
"ProductName": "Boston Crab Meat",
"QuantityPerUnit": "24 - 4 oz tins",
"UnitPrice": 18.4,
"Discontinued": false
},
{
"ProductID": 60,
"ProductName": "Camembert Pierrot",
"QuantityPerUnit": "15 - 300 g rounds",
"UnitPrice": 34,
"Discontinued": false
},
{
"ProductID": 18,
"ProductName": "Carnarvon Tigers",
"QuantityPerUnit": "16 kg pkg.",
"UnitPrice": 62.5,
"Discontinued": false
},
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Each data row contains a ProductID, ProductName, QuantityPerUnit, UnitPrice, and Discontinued.
The report produces a report with a cover page.
More Information
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