The Cross-Band Box Control can be used to create a border around several separate bands. This can be useful in the case of requiring a border around a report. The following tutorial outlines the steps for adding a border to a report template. This tutorial assumes that you have already created a report template.

To add a border to a report template:

1.Drag a >Cross-Band Box control into the design area.

2.Resize the Cross-Band Box to fit the bounds of the report template.

If you're not sure of the placement of your Cross-Band Box control, you can check the start and end points in the Properties panel.

3.In the >Properties panel, expand the >Layout property group.

The Start Band and End Band properties set what bands the control starts and ends in.

4.Modify the >Start Band or >End Band properties if necessary.

5.In the >Properties panel, expand the >Appearance property group.

6.Modify the appearance of the border as needed.

7.Run the Preview to test your configuration.