Because we have defined the default sort sequences (DataItemTableView), except for the first DataItem, and we have not defined any requested filters (ReqFilterFields), the default request page for our report has only one DataItem FastTab. Since we have not defined any processing options that would require user input before the report is generated, we have no Options FastTab.
Our goal now is to allow the user to optionally input text that will be printed at the top of the report. This could be a secondary report heading, instructions on interpreting the report, or some other communications to the report reader. To add this capability, perform the following steps:
- Open Report 50101 in Visual Studio Code.
- Add a global variable named UserComment with a data type of Text. We will not define the Length field, as shown in the following screenshot; this will allow the user to enter a comment of any length:
- Add this variable as a data column to be passed to Visual...
