A Sample PDF Report template is built around a single data table or multiple data tables referred to as Data bands. Any Data band can have an associated Data header band and/or a Data footer band. Other optional components of a custom report template include the following: Report Header, Report Footer, Page Header, Page Footer, SubDetail, SubDetailHeader, SubDetail Footer, GroupHeader, and GroupFooter.

After you add the Data bands for a custom report template, you then specify the database and or/ text fields that are to be included in each band. You can also add one or more images to a band. You can also arrange the items in a Data band as you are adding them to the band or after you have added them to the band. For example, you can align all text fields vertically. After you have designed the template, you can then save the report template to the Geneticist Assistant database. See any of the following for a high-level description of building a Sample PDF Report template: