A Subreport object is used as a placeholder for inserting additional reports at a particular point in a report. The report which will be printed within the Subreport must be placed on a separate page within the main report. An example of when to use a Subreport object is inserting a chart below or next to some sales figures.

When inserting a Subreport object into a report, an additional page is automatically inserted into the main report. The Subreport object automatically points to this newly created page. Anything added to the new page will be printed within the Subreport object instead of being shown on the main report.

Subreport objects can be placed next to or below the main report. If multiple Subreport objects are to be placed below one another, insert them into separate databands.

There are some limitations when using Subreports:

• Columns can not be used
• The following bands can be used in a Subreport (but not in the associated main report): Report Title, Report Summary, Page Header, Page Footer, ColumnXXX bands.
• Breaked bands can not be used
• Groups can not be used within a Subreport.