Odd Page Breaks on two column report

UtahJerry

I have created a two column report and I am getting very strange and inconsistent page breaks. I laid out the report with a two column 1 row Grid, then inserted a one column, multi-row Grid in each of the columns of the outer Grid. I then inserted a Table in each of the rows of the inner Grids to populate the report with the data I need to display. Table 1 (Inner Grid Column 1) prints a full page on page one, 1/2 of page 2, prints nothing on page3, and finishes on page 4. Table 1 (inner Grid Column 2) prints completly on Page 1 and Table 2 begins to print. Table 2, Grid Column 2 finishes on page 2 and Table 3 starts. Table 3 and Table 4 (Grid Column 2) finish printing on page 3. Table 1 and Table 2 (Inner Grid Column 1) printi on page 4. Table 2 and 3 (Inner Grid Column 1) finish printing on page 5.

Can someone help me understand the page overflow logic or suggest a better structure for a two column report?

mwilliams

Hi jasheets,

Just a few questions for you. What version of BIRT are you using? What output is this in? All or just PDF? Are the two columns displaying the same types of data (the same fields) but you just want them in 2 columns? Can you include screenshots of your ran report and attach the report design? The best would be if you could recreate this with the sample database and attach that report so I can run it, but your design and screenshots will at least give me a better idea of what's going on.