Chapter 7 Reports

Report property sheet Sections tab

Reports must contain at least one section. Sections are displayed as tabs at the bottom of the Report Items pane of the Report Editor.

You can use sections to structure your report. You can create, delete, modify and rename sections in the report property sheet. Each section can only report on one type of model. In a multi-model report, each different type of model (PDM, OOM, BPM, etc) must have its own section.

The report property sheet Sections tab allows you to create, configure, and delete report sections, and contains the following properties:

Property Description
Name Specifies the name of the section, which will be displayed on the sub-tab at the bottom of the Report Editor window.

You can change the name of a section here or by right-clicking the section node in the Report Editor and selecting Rename
Model [multi-model reports only] Specifies the model on which the section will report.
Template Specifies the template upon which the section is based. You can choose between:

  • None [default] – creates an empty section.
  • Full Model Type Report – provides lists of all the types of objects in the model, together with detailed information on each object.
  • List Model Type Report – provides lists of all the types of objects in the model.
  • Standard Model Type Report – provides lists of all the types of objects in the model, together with detailed information on each of the main objects.
Apply Template Re-applies the specified template to the section, deleting any modifications you may have made.

Note that you cannot undo this action.

Note   Configuring a report section with the Report Wizard
You can launch the Report Wizard from the Report Editor to configure the present section. The wizard configures only one section at a time, and will delete the current contents of the section. To configure a second section, select it using the section tabs at the bottom of the window, and relaunch the wizard. For information, see Creating a report with the Report Wizard.

 

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