CUSTOMER.COUNTRY = 'U.S.'

The user can specify any additional filter they want (if they don't specify anything, they get a list of all U.S. customers), but they cannot see nor can they change this standard filter. You can specify an expression that's evaluated at runtime by prefixing it with "=."

<sortfields>
  <sortfield>
    <fieldname>aliased field name for first sort field</fieldname>
    <ascending>"true" for ascending, "false" for descending</ascending>
    <group>"true" if this is a grouped field</group>
    <order>numeric order value</order>
  </sortfield>
  <sortfield>
    <fieldname>aliased field name for second sort field</fieldname>
    <ascending>"true" for ascending, "false" for descending</ascending>
    <group>"true" if this is a grouped field</group>
    <order>numeric order value</order>
  </sortfield>
  additional <sortfield> nodes as necessary
</sortfields>

<fields>
  <field>
    <fieldname>aliased field name</fieldname>
    <heading>column heading</heading>
    <order>numeric field order</order>
    <width>width</width>
    <fontbold>"true" for bold</fontbold>
    <fontitalic>"true" for italic</fontitalic>
    <fontunderline>"true" for underline</fontunderline>
    <alignment>numeric alignment value (0 = left,
      1 = center, 2 = right)</alignment>
    <format>format setting</format>
    <inputmask>picture setting</inputmask>
    <hposition>horizontal position; -1 for automatic</hposition>
    <vposition>vertical position; -1 for automatic</vposition>
    <group>numeric group number; 0 if not grouped</group>
    <chart>numeric chart number: 0 for values field, 1 for category field,
        2 for series field</chart>
    <chartorder>numeric field order for charts</chartorder>
    <chartinputmask>picture setting for charts</chartinputmask>
    <chartformat>format setting for charts</chartformat>
    <totaltype>first letter of the total type (N = none)</totaltype>
    <charttotaltype>first letter of the total type (N = none) for
        charts</charttotaltype>
    <forecolor>foreground RGB value (-1 = default)</forecolor>
    <backcolor>-background RGB value (-1 = default)</backcolor>
    <suppress>"true" to suppress repeating values</suppress>
    <groupcount>"true" to show count in group footer</groupcount>
    <fontname>font name (blank for default)</fontname>
    <fontsize>font size (blank for default)</fontsize/>
    <autofit>"true" for auto-fit</autofit>
    <newpage>"true" to start each group on new page</newpage>
    <resetpage>"true" to reset the page number to 1</resetpage>
    <descending>"true" to sort group fields descending</descending>
    <includeallfields>this element isn't used anymore, but is still present
        for backward compatibility; it's always "false" in
        new reports</includeallfields>
    <aliascaption>the table caption</aliascaption>
    <bookmark>"true" to create a bookmark</bookmark>
    <datatrim>numeric trimming value; 1 = word wrap,
      2 = cut off with ellipsis at end,
      3 = cut off with ellipsis in middle</datatrim>
    <memberdata><![CDATA[additional formatting information]]></memberdata>
    <usedefaultformat>"true" to use default format</usedefaultformat>
    <usedefaultformatchart>"true" to use default format for
        charts</usedefaultformatchart>
    <groupononeline>"true" to include all fields in the group header on
        one line</groupononeline>
    <nototalsforonerecord>"true" to not show a group footer band if there's
        only one record in the group</nototalsforonerecord>
    <showpercent>"true" to display a "% of total"
        field for this field</showpercent>
  </field>
  additional <field> nodes as necessary
</fields>

<conditions>
  <condition>
    <connection>The connection to the previous condition</connection>
    <fieldname>Aliased field name</fieldname>
    <operclass>Stonefield Query class used for filter operator</operclass>
    <values><![CDATA[<value>filter value</value>]]></values>
    <display><![CDATA[filter expression as the user sees it]]></display>
    <case>"true" for case-sensitive filter</case>
    <prompt>"true" for ask-at-runtime</prompt>
    <valuetype>type of value: "Value," "Fields,", or
        "Expression"</valuetype>
  </condition>
  additional <condition> nodes as necessary
</conditions>

<joins>
  <join>
    <table1>ORDERS</table1>
    <table2>CUSTOMERS</table2>
    <jointype>right outer join</jointype>
  </join>
</joins>