Common Components

Common components can be used for all types of templates - Custom Report, Custom Form, and Custom Search Form.

For components that can only be used in Custom Reports, see Custom Report Components.

The Text Label component allows you to add any text to the template.

For example, you may want to include an explanation or a heading with bolder formatting.

Select the edit button to display the Edit Display Text dialog.

Format Text

The toolbar allows you to apply different formatting to the text.

	Size	Choose the size of the font.
	Colour	Select a colour.
	Bold	Apply bold to all text.
	Italics	Apply italics to all text.
	Underline	Apply underline to all text.

When you select a Network and Node Type at the top of the palette, a range of Data Fields and Features components are listed for you to add to the Custom Template.

If the data field you want to add to the Custom Template is not listed, you can use the Data Field component to define your own using field path notation. See Field Path Notation and Field Path Notation Syntax for examples.

Select the edit button to display the Edit Data Field dialog.

To edit a Data Field:

Change the field path.

Click the bulb icon for suggestions.

See Field Path Notation and Field Path Notation Syntax for more information.
If you want to apply styles to the content, click the formatting icon .

See Apply Style and Formatting to Fields
Select No, to not display a line under the field value.

For example, the first field below has the Show Underline option set to Yes,while the second field has the Show Underline option set to No.

Select the edit mode required.
- When in Custom Form - allows the field to be edited when the template is assigned as the Edit form for an entity.
- Always - allows the field to be edited when used in a Custom Report
- Never - prevents the field from being edited.
Enter a label. This is a static title that describes the data shown by the field path.

The All Fields and All Features components have the same controls. The examples below are based on the All Fields example, however, the All Features dialog behaves in the same way.

The All Fields component adds all the available fields for the selected node type.

The All Features component adds all the available features for the selected node type.

If a specific field/feature is already added to the layout, the All fields/features options will not display that field/feature. For example, if the Age field is already added to the layout, the All Fields option will not add the Age field into the Layout Builder.

To edit All Fields use the icon or click on n exclusions link.

Exclude fields or features

You can choose to exclude selected fields/features from the display.:

Click the lightbulb icon to select a field/feature for exclusion.
Select Exclude. Result: The exclusion is added to the display, highlighted in Red.
Add more exclusions, if required.
Remove an exclusion by clicking on the remove icon, if required.
Select Confirm to apply the changes.