Define a report header and footer

You can define a standard multi-section header and footer that will appear on the first page, last page, or every page of a report.

1. With the Reports window active, click on the Reports toolbar, or right-click on the report you want to edit and click Modify.
2. Click , then click the Report tab.
3. Click Page Setup, then select the Header tab.
4. In the Divide Into Sections field, select the number of sections to divide the header into.
5. Choose First Page, Last Page, All Pages, or No Pages from the Include on drop-down menu to specify the pages where the header will be printed.
6. Mark the Show Section Divider Lines checkbox, if available, to display divider lines between sections in the header.
7. In the Define header section, select the subject area for each section from its corresponding drop-down menu. To leave the section below the selected header grid blank, choose None.
8. To edit the contents of the selected header section, click Modify under the Add Text area:
   1. To add a text variable, select a global variable in the drop-down list below the text area and click Add Variable. When connected to a P6 Professional database, global variables include data such as current project properties (Project Name, Project Start, Data Date, and so on) and Admin Preferences (Header / Footer / Custom Label 1 / 2 / 3). When connected to a P6 EPPM database, global variables include data such as current project properties (Project Name, Project Start, Data Date, and so on) and Application Settings in P6. You can add more than one text variable.
   2. Enter custom text in the text area of the Text/Logo window. Do not modify variable fields (text between square brackets).
      
      To change the font, click , specify the font settings, and click OK.
      
      To add a logo, click . In the Picture Source field, click Browse, select a filename, and click Open. The logo image is displayed in the text area of the selected header section.
   3. Click OK to return to the Page Setup window.
9. To add dates, approvals, and revision information, choose a header section and select Revision Box from the corresponding drop-down list. Enter a title in the Revision Box Title field. Click Add to insert a new row in the revision box. In the Date column, click , then select a date. Enter information in the Revision, Checked, and Approved columns, or leave it blank so information can be entered manually. Click Delete to remove the selected row. Click Font to specify the font settings, and click OK.
10. To add pictures, choose a header section and select Picture from the corresponding drop-down list. In the Select Filename field, click and select the picture file you want to add. Mark the Resize Picture to Fit the Section checkbox to show the complete picture in the section.
11. Click the Footer tab. Repeat the preceding steps.

Note

• To add a header and footer only for the current report, preview the report and use the Page Setup dialog box to specify the header and footer. When you add a header and footer from the Page Setup dialog box, they are applied only to the current printing.

Tip

• To define a standard report header and footer or any other Page Setup properties for multiple reports, create a report that is empty except for the header and footer. Use the empty report as a template to create other reports by making a copy of it in the Reports window. Rename the copied report and open it in the Report Editor to define the components.