# Region Properties Panel

In this article, we will explore and discuss the various properties of data regions in a report model. But first, let us explore what a data region is.

## What is a Data Region?

A Data Region is an area of data captured within your report. It can cover any number of lines in a source report. This area is defined by specifying a pattern.

Setting up a data region is one of the first steps of extracting data from a report. Data regions are the backbones of Report Models – they direct Astera where to extract data from.

To support the selection of data regions, Astera contains a set of Region Properties.

![Region-Properties-Panel](https://content.gitbook.com/content/zEifS4h8yurLAAwiGNX2/blobs/e9Hma0NSzuLE9AZWthMo/01%20Region%20options.png)

### Region Properties Options

*Move All Field Markers Left One Character:* This option moves all the field markers towards the left by one character.

*Move All Field Markers Right One Character:* This option moves all the field markers towards the right by one character.

*Auto Create Fields:* This option automatically creates the data fields.

*Auto Determine Field Names:* This option automatically determines the field names.

*Auto Create Fields (Single Instance - Beta)*: This option automatically creates the data fields in a single instance data region.

*Region Name:* Allows you to change the name of the data region.

*Region Type:* Tells the type of your region.

![Region-Name-Type](https://content.gitbook.com/content/zEifS4h8yurLAAwiGNX2/blobs/7Kuzj1U2fcaHJGoSM6Hy/03%20Region%20Name%20Type.png)

### Region Details

The *Region Details* group-box lets you further customize your data region.

![Region-Details](https://content.gitbook.com/content/zEifS4h8yurLAAwiGNX2/blobs/mE2t9CA1qAwhSOKyvVE5/04%20Region%20Details.png)

*Region End Type:* With the options available in the drop-down list, you can specify where you want to end your data region. The options in this dropdown menu are as follow:

![region-end-type](https://content.gitbook.com/content/zEifS4h8yurLAAwiGNX2/blobs/8PMik90d9lFHf5VYFiIi/05%20region%20end%20type.png)

* *Line Count*: Ends your region after a specified number of lines.
* *Blank Line*: Ends your region where a blank line occurs.
* *Last Field Ends*: Ends your region at the last data field within your data region.
* *Another Region Starts (100 Rows Max)*: Ends your first data region where the next data region begins. This is used for variable-length data regions.
* *Till Regular Expression*: Ends your region when the specified regular expression occurs.
* *Till Specific Text*: Ends your region when the specific text string occurs.

*Line Count:* Allows the user to vary the line count according to the requirement of the data region.

**Note:** The *Line Count* option appears dynamically, depending on which option is selected from the dropdown menu of *Region End Type*.

*Overlapping Container:* Used when there are multiple data regions with overlapping lines.

*Container Region:* Used when a data region contains a sub-region within its boundaries.

This is how you can define and modify Region Properties in a report model.


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