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Reports
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Siemens User Guide Version 2.1 A6V10415471_en_a_21
Building Technologies 2015-07-15
9.2.5 Reports Ribbon Data Tab
The Data tab allows you to specify the location from which the data is to be
retrieved when you run the report. It also provides the option to define the Graphics
filter.
Data Tab
The group boxes available in the Data tab are:
Table Group Box
The controls in the Table group box are enabled only when you select an Objects
table in the Reports Workspace. The
Table group box has the following options:
Read all data from field system:
If you select this option, the objects data is always read from the field system. This
ensures that you always get the latest data.
Read all data from process image:
If you select this option, the objects data is always read from the cache. This
setting helps in the faster report generation.
Read data from field system older than:
If you select this option, you must specify the acceptable age of the data to display
in the report. The value you enter is compared with the age of the data in the
cache. If the data in the cache is older than the value entered, it is obtained from
the field system; else the data from the cache displays. For example, if you specify
0 as the acceptable age, the latest data from the field system is retrieved and
displayed. If you specify 2 weeks, the age of the data with the cache is checked. If
the data is older than 2 weeks it is obtained from the field system, else the data
from the cache displays. This setting helps in the faster report generation.
If you have selected any of the following options, Read all data from field system,
Read all data from process image, or Read data from field system older than in the
Data tab, the same option is also selected in the Condition Filter [ 240] dialog
box. Any change in selection reflects in the
Condition Filter dialog box as well.
However, if you change your selection in the
Condition Filter dialog box, it does not
reflect in the
Table group box options of the Data tab.
For example, by default the Read all data from field system option is selected in
the
Data tab and the same option is also selected in the Condition Filter dialog box.
So, when you run the Objects report the data from the field system is retrieved. As
the same option is also selected in the
Condition Filter dialog box, the condition
filter is applied on the latest data retrieved from the field system. However, if you
change the option to
Read all data from process image in the Condition Filter
dialog box, it will not reflect in the
Table group box options of the Data tab and the
condition filter is applied on the data retrieved from the Cache.
Graphics Group Box
The Graphics group box has the following option:
All Related Graphics:
When you select this box, the related graphics and view ports of an object display
in the
Run mode. To view the graphics and view ports, you must assign the object
as a name filter to the graphics plot.