HP Intelligent Management Center Standard Software Platform - Manual (Page 279)

A section automatically expands vertically in two instances:
• When you place an object and the object is bigger (vertically) than the
section you place it in.
• When you expand an object (vertically) so it becomes bigger than the
section it resides in.
Note:
• You cannot resize a section smaller than the combined height of all the
objects in the section.
• You can also remove white space at the bottom of a Page Footer by
selecting Clamp Page Footer on the Common tab of the Section Expert.
Using multiple sections in reports
Certain reporting tasks are performed most efficiently by creating multiple
sections within an area, such as:
• Keeping variable length objects from overwriting each other (see Keeping
variable length objects from overwriting each other ).
• Eliminating blank lines when fields are empty (see Eliminating blank lines
when fields are empty ).
• Adding blank lines under specific conditions (see Adding blank lines
conditionally ).
Once you understand the power of multiple sections, you will discover even
more ways to produce the effects you want.
Related Topics
• Working with sections
Keeping variable length objects from overwriting
each other
When subreports or other variable length objects are placed above other
objects in one section of the report while the Can Grow option for the variable
Crystal Reports 2008 SP3 User's Guide 279
12 Multiple Section Reports
Using multiple sections in reports