The Child band can be used in tandem with other bands. It can be placed after any band on a page, including after the Header band or the Group Header band.  It allows the parent band to be effectively extended whilst the child can behave differently, for example having a different background color.

 

Note: The Child band can be used in combination with any other bands placed on a page.

 

Using The Child Band With Data Bands

The Child band allows you to output two bands on one data row. To use the child band in this way you would create a new report, put a Data band on the page, and then put a Child band after the Data band.

 

 

When you run the report the Child band will be printed as many times as the Data band. In other words the Child band acts as a continuation of the Data band but is still a band in its own right possessing all properties available with other bands.