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.
