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Define format files
1 Click the arrow on the Schematic Reports tool to access the
Report Format File Setup tool.
2 Click the Report Format File Setup tool.
NOTE You can also open this dialog box by clicking Format File
Setup on the Automatic Report Selection (page 993)dialog box.
3 Select which report to generate a format file for or open an
existing format file.
4 Specify any report options (if applicable).
5 Select installation or location codes to extract (if applicable).
6 (Optional) Select to add special break values to the page
header. Selecting a special break of Installation/Location, dis-
plays the values for these devices in the report section header.
7 Sort or format the data before saving the format file.
TIP If you are going to use the format file in automatic reports
you should define either the Save Report to File options and/or
Put on Drawing options since the reports are not displayed in the
Report Generator dialog box.
■ Save Report to File: Saves the report to a file. Select the type of output
file from the Save Report to File dialog box. You can define multiple
file outputs. Choose from: ASCII report, Comma Delimited, Excel
spreadsheet, Access database, and XML format.
■ Change Report Fields: Changes which data fields are reported and
the order in which they appear. You can change the justification of
any column and the column label. The Description field can be multi-
lined. If you include the Description field in your report, you choose
which lines make up this field. Switch on and off the specific fields to
define the Description.
■ Put on Drawing: Opens the Table Generation Setup (page 806)dialog
box for specifying how to display your report as a table on your
drawing.
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