Matrix Properties (General Tab, Report Designer)

Use the General tab of the Matrix Properties dialog box to define general options for the list.

The following table describes the other tabs in the Matrix Properties dialog box.

Options

• Name
  Type a name for the matrix. The name must be unique within the report.

• Tooltip
  Type a ToolTip or an expression that evaluates to a ToolTip . Click the expression (fx) button to edit the expression. The value of Tooltip will appear when the user pauses the pointer over the text box in an HTML report. Other rendering extensions can use this value in different ways.

• Dataset name
  Type or select the dataset to use for the matrix.

• Page breaks
  Select options to indicate how page breaks are applied.

• Insert a page break before the matrix
  Choose this option to place a page break at the beginning of each instance of the matrix.

• Insert a page break after the matrix
  Choose this option to place a page break at the end of each instance of the matrix.

• Fit this matrix on one page if possible
  Choose this option to indicate that the entire matrix is to be kept together on one page, if possible.

• Matrix columns expand
  Select an option to indicate the direction in which the matrix expands.

• Left to right
  Choose this option to expand the matrix from left to right.

• Right to left
  Choose this option to expand the matrix from right to left.

• Groups before row headers
  Select the number of groups (sets of columns) to display before displaying the row header columns.

See Also

Reference

Report Designer F1 Help
Matrix Properties (Data Output Tab, Report Designer)
Matrix Properties (Filters Tab, Report Designer)
Matrix Properties (Groups Tab, Report Designer)
Matrix Properties (Navigation Tab, Report Designer)
Matrix Properties (Visibility Tab, Report Designer)

Other Resources

Working with Matrix Data Regions
Using Expressions in Reporting Services

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance