User Guide

Reports
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Generating a Report from a Report Definition
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– Run to run the Report Definition according to your login language.
– Run as to run the Report Definition according to the selected
language. Localized data is retrieved and loaded in the cells of a table/plot
in the report.
 The report execution status displays in the Report Management section below
the report definition. On successful report execution, the generated report
displays in Run mode.
NOTE :
After running a Report Definition, should you decide to change some Definition
parameters, click
Edit
to toggle from Run mode to Edit mode in order to make
your configuration [➙ 263] changes.
9.12.2 Generating a Report Manually from Related Items Tab
1. Select an object from the System Browser tree. For example, Field Networks.
This object is set as the name filter for the report definition you want to execute.
2. In the Related Items tab, select an icon/link for the Report Definition. For
example, Object Status. You must import the report that you want to execute.
NOTE: Do not select an icon/link for New Report as this opens a new Report
Definition.
 The selected report displays in the Secondary pane in Run mode (if the
Primary pane is unlocked – pushpin horizontal). The selected System Browser
object is set as the Name filter for the table(s) and plot(s) present in the report.
The report execution status displays in the
Report Management section. On
successful report execution, the generated report displays information related
to the selected object.
NOTE 1:
If the selected report in the
Related Items
tab is a
Related
report for the selected
System Browser object, then data is retrieved according to the Name Filter(s) set
for a report element(s). However, if the selected report in the
Related Items
tab is
a
Show in Related Items
report, then the Name Filter configured for all the
reporting elements in the generated report is replaced by the path of the selected
object in the System Browser.
NOTE 2:
After running a Report Definition, should you decide to change some
Definition
parameters, click
Edit
to toggle from Run mode to Edit mode in order to make
your configuration [➙ 263] changes.