The Layout Area of the Document Editor displays all the document's sections. All document sections are described below, with an explanation of where they print and the type of information you may typically put in them.
The sections of a document include the following:
The Page Header section and the controls within it print at the top of every page in the document. Any data fields placed in the Page Header are calculated once for the entire document, and then repeated on every page. You may want to include the types of controls that will not change from page to page, such as a logo, the document title, execution time, and so on, in the page header. For information about these auto text fields, see Adding auto text codes to documents.
This section prints once at the beginning of the document immediately below the Page Header section. Any data fields placed in the Document Header are calculated using all of the data in the document.
If the document is grouped, the Grouping headers follow the Document Header. For each field in the Grouping panel at the top of the editor, you will have a corresponding header and footer surrounding the Detail sections. For example, if you have Region and Year in the Grouping panel, the layout area of the document has a pair of Region Header/Footer and a pair of Year Header/Footer sections.
For the attribute that is farthest to the left in the Grouping panel, its corresponding header follows the Document Header section. The rightmost attribute grouping header immediately precedes the detail Header. All other headers for attributes in the Groupings panel fall in between.
This section immediately precedes the Detail section of the document. If the document is not grouped, the Detail Header follows the Document Header, otherwise it follows the Grouping headers. In the Detail header, you can place the column headers above their corresponding data fields in the Detail section. To have the column headers repeat on each page, select the section and then enable Repeat on Each Page.
This is often the main content of the document. One row prints for each row of data in the document's dataset. Typically, this is where you place most of the attributes and metrics. The Detail section provides the most detailed or granular information. You do not always need to use the Detail section of a document. You can place controls in the Grouping Header, for example, to aggregate data to a higher level.
Controls in this section print immediately following the Details section. This is typically a good place for totals.
Grouping footers are used to display totals at the group level. The Grouping sections vary depending on the fields in the Grouping panel. For more information, see the MicroStrategy Document Creation Guide.
The Document Footer prints only once at the end of the document. It can be used to display closing notes, a conclusion, or a summary.
The Page Footer prints at the bottom of every page in the document. You may want to insert the page numbers or the date/time in this section.
Open the document in Design or Editable Mode.
Do one of the following:
Click the bar containing the section's name.
Click in any blank area of the section, that is, do not click a control.
Click the plus sign or minus sign next to it. Collapsing a section does not affect its size or whether controls in it appear or are hidden when the document is viewed as a PDF. It simply conserves space within the editor.
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