Technical Specifications

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Reports

One of the functions available on the Monitor screen is the ability to generate reports. ESDVue

provides the ability to extract information about the SVI II ESD operation and dump the

information into a report format. When ESDVue extracts the information from a device it

requires a template file into which to dump the data. To generate a report with ESDVue you

must first create a report template file that includes the parameters you would like to include

in the report as well as personalization.

How to Create Reports

There are three basic steps to create reports:

1. Set up the report - create a report template file.

2. Select the report setup (report template file) - using the Report Setup command from the

Monitor context menu.

3. Generate the report - using the Report command from the Monitor context menu.

Creating Report Template Files

You can create a custom SVI II ESD report by creating a rich text format (RTF) file which is laid

out in the format of the desired report. The default template is located in:

 C:\Program Files\DFC\ESDVue\Report\ for Win XP and Server

 C:\Program Files\DFC\ValVue ESD\Data\ for Win 7

Prior to selecting the set up of the report (Monitor Context menu) you must create the report

template file in an rtf format. The report template should include the operation parameters

that you would like populated in the report.

ESDVue substitutes the values of SVI II ESD parameters into the text file where ever it finds a

parameter name that matches an SVI II ESD parameter. For each parameter you would like

included in the report place $$ in front of the parameter name.

For example:

Tag = $$Tag

ESDVue substitutes the actual tag name from the SVI II ESD in place of the $$Tag in the report.

When creating the report template file, use an application that can save the report template

file to an rtf or text file such as WordPad, Microsoft Word, or Notepad.

NOTE rtf files are preferred as you can apply special formatting to the

file that can contain fonts, sizes, tabs, etc. and bitmaps. Some .rtf

formatting is accepted in Word which is not available in WordPad.