Panels can be placed above pages, above bands, and above other panels. Almost all components of a report can be placed on panels. However, not all bands can be placed on the panel. The table below shows which bands can be placed.
band name | Whether the band can be placed on the panel |
report title | Impossible |
Report overview | Impossible |
page header | Impossible |
page footer | Impossible |
group header | Possible |
Group footer | Possible |
data | Possible |
hierarchical data | Possible |
child | Possible |
header | Possible |
footer | Possible |
As you can see, report and page bands cannot be placed on the report. All other bands can be placed in panels.