Working with Multiple Pages

Divide a report into multiple pages and add navigation elements to make it easier to use.

Note: The pages that you see in the Page Explorer differ from physical, printed pages. For example, if you create page breaks in a long report, the Page Explorer could show only one page, but your report could include several physical pages when you print it.

Add a Page to a Report
Add pages to create a multiple-page report.
Page breaks, page sets, and page layers
You can create simple page breaks, advanced page sets, or page layers to associate pages with a query structure to force page breaks.
Example - Preparing a Product List Report
You are a report author at The Sample Outdoors Company, which sells sporting equipment. You are requested to create a multiple-page report showing all products sold by the company. You are asked to create title and end pages and to have each product line appear on a new page preceded by a header page and followed by a footer page.
Add a Bookmark
Add a bookmark so that users can quickly move from one part of a report to another. For example, a list report contains many rows of data. You add bookmarks so that users can move to specific rows.
Create a Table of Contents
You can create a table of contents that appears in the rendered output of your report. A table of contents is useful for reports that include sectioned items, grouped items, or multiple pages in the layout. The report output indicates page numbers and allows for easy navigation.
Insert Page Numbers in a Report
You can insert page numbers in a report and specify the number style to use.
Control Page Breaks and Page Numbering
You can control page breaks and page numbering in a list, crosstab, table, or report page by choosing any of these options.
Creating a report booklet
In an IBM® Cognos® Report Studio report, you can add references to other reports to create a report booklet. Each report reference represents a booklet item.
Producing tabbed reports
When you produce reports in HTML format, you can show each report page as a tab.