Report Text Tool

The Report Text tool creates a text element to output in a report via the Render tool. The Text tool can use incoming data as values for the text, and provides a variety of options for styling the text.

Configure the tool

• Create new field for this text: Creates a new column for the text report element. Specify the Field Name for the element to make it easy to choose it in other reporting tools.
• Attach text to existing field: Attaches the text element above, below, to the left, or to the right of another incoming report element so that the two elements become one.
• Expert Mode: Treat text as Raw PCXML: Paste or write custom PCXML code. When this options is selected, text style options are not available.
• Validate PCXML: Displays an error message if there are any syntax errors in the custom PCXML code.
• Expert Mode: Treat text as Raw PCXML: Paste or write custom PCXML code. When this options is selected, text style options are not available.
• Text Data: Use the text editor buttons to style the text.
Text editor options
• : Makes the text bold.
• : Makes the text italicized.
• : Makes the text underlined.
• : Inserts a .png, .jpeg, or .gif image file.
• : Inserts a hyperlink.
• Text To Display: Type the text to display as the link, or select data from Insert Field.
• Address: Type the location of the content to link to, or select data from Insert Field. Web addresses must include the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (http)
http://www.alteryx.com/ instead of www.alteryx.com
• : Provides fonts, font styles, and sizes.
• : Provides color options for the text.
• : Provides color options for the background of the text.
• : Aligns the text on the left.
• : Centers the text.
• : Aligns the text on the right.
• Available Fields: Displays the data (except spatial) from the previous connected tool that can be used as text.
• Special Tags: Provides a list of formatting and style options for the text.
• Horizontal Line: Adds a horizontal line below the text.
• Current Page: Adds the current page number of the report. Use this when creating a Header or Footer.
• Total Pages: Adds the total number of pages in the report. Use this when creating a Header or Footer.
• Page Break: Adds a new page for subsequent reporting elements.

Limitations

The page break is ignored when the Text tool is connected to:

• A Layout Tool with an orientation other than Vertical with Section Breaks.
• A Table Tool.
• Another Text tool and the Attach text to existing field option is selected with a left or a right position.
• Superscript Selection: Makes the selected text appear above the regular text.
• Subscript Selection: Makes the selected text appear below the regular text.