User`s guide

Report Components
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Report Components
Types of Report Components
Components are MATLAB objects that specify the content of a report. The MATLAB
Report Generator provides a set of components for specifying the types of content that
commonly occur in MATLAB-based reports. The Simulink
®
Report Generator provides
additional components to facilitate generation of reports from Simulink models. You can
also create custom components to handle content specific to your application.
Using the Report Explorer, you can interactively combine components to create a report
setup (see “Report Setup”) that specifies the content of a particular report or type of
report. You can then run the setup from the Report Explorer or the MATLAB command
line to create instances of the report.
Use a combination of the following types of components in your report setup file, based on
the goals for the report.
Type of Component Description
“Report Structure Components” Include a title page, chapters, sections,
paragraphs, lists, tables, and other
standard document structure elements.
“Table Formatting Components” Organize generated content into tables.
“Property Table Components” Display tables with property name/
property value pairs for objects.
“Summary Table Components” Display tables with specified properties for
objects.
“Logical and Looping Components” Run child components a specified number
of times. There are several looping
components, including logical loops and
Handle Graphics
®
loops.
Use the Report Explorer to add components to a report setup file and to specify
component properties.