Create optional sections in your reports

By using optional sections, you can create versatile reports that adapt to various situations without needing multiple versions.

In the Report Designer, you can specify rows, columns, and regions as optional in most reports and financial statements (but not letters).

When printing, this lets you choose which parts of a report to include or exclude.

Open the Report Designer.

Select File
, then Report Designer
.

Find your report in the list.

Make a row optional:

Select the row number.

In Design Tools, mark Optional section
.

Give the section a name.

Mark Print by default
to set the default state for the report.

Make a column optional:

Select the column header.

Follow the same steps as for rows.

Make a region optional:

Select the region header.

Follow the same steps as for rows.

Save your changes.

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