Table Properties (Visibility Tab, Report Designer)

Use the Visibility tab of the Table Properties dialog box to define visibility options for the table.

Options

  • Initial visibility
    Select an option to indicate how the table is initially displayed on the report.
  • Visible
    Choose this option to show the table.
  • Hidden
    Choose this option to hide the table.
  • Expression
    Choose this option to vary the initial visibility using an expression.

    Type an expression that evaluates to a Boolean value of True to hide the item and False to show the item. Click the expression (fx) button to edit the expression.

  • Visibility can be toggled by another report item
    Choose this option to indicate that another report item can change the visibility of the table.
  • Report item
    Type or select the name of the report item that the user can click to change the visibility of the current table. The report item must be a text box in the same grouping or containing group as the current table.

See Also

Reference

Report Designer F1 Help
Table Properties (Data Output Tab, Report Designer)
Table Properties (Filters Tab, Report Designer)
Table Properties (General Tab, Report Designer)
Table Properties (Groups Tab, Report Designer)
Table Properties (Navigation Tab, Report Designer)
Table Properties (Sorting Tab, Report Designer)

Other Resources

Working with Table Data Regions

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance