User Guide

Reports
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Reports Modes
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Siemens User Guide Version 2.1
A6V10415471_en_a_21
Building Technologies 2015-07-15
NOTE 1:
If you select a Trend View Definition/Graphic Definition in System Browser and
click the
New Report
link/icon, then the Report Definition contains a trend
plot/graphics plot with the Name Filter set to the selected Trend View
Definition/Graphic Definition.
NOTE 2:
If multiple objects are selected in System Browser (Graphics Definitions, Trend
Definitions, BACnet devices/points, and so on) and you click the
New Report
link/icon in the Related Items tab, then all the selected objects are set as Name
Filters for the Objects table (no graphics plot, trends plot).
You can then configure and run this report as usual.
Related Report
If the selected System Browser object is defined as a Name Filter in a report, then
this report becomes a
Related report for that object and displays as a link/icon in
the
Related Items tab.
When clicking this link/icon, the Related report runs in the Primary pane if locked,
or in the Secondary pane if the Primary pane is unlocked. During the Related
report execution, the data is retrieved according to the Name Filter set for the
report element in the Report Definition. The Name Filter set in the report element is
not replaced by the selected System Browser object.
For example, if an Event Details report is present in the Related Items tab, it can
be run for the selected event in the Event List.
NOTE:
Ensure that in a Report Definition, you have set the complete path of the system
object as the Name Filter (without any wild cards). If a wild card (? or *) is used in
the Name Filter, then this Report Definition is not set as a Related report and
does not display in the
Related Items
tab.
Show in Related Items Report
When you select a System Browser object, the reports having Show-In-Related-
Items check box selected are displayed (as a link/icon) in the Related Items tab.
When clicking this link/icon, the report runs in the Primary pane if locked, or in the
Secondary pane if the Primary pane is unlocked.
During the report execution, the Name Filter is set to the path of the selected object
in the System Browser tree. If a Name Filter was configured in the report, it is
replaced with the path of the selected object.
9.3 Reports Modes
Reports operates in two modes:
 Edit mode [➙ 258]: This is the default mode, which allows you to design the
layout of a Report Definition.
 Run mode [➙ 258]: This mode allows you to view the actual data retrieved
from the Reports service.