Report Description
This report cover all the daily transmissions, outputting recurrences of a certain event (asset code) on schedule, or recurrences of all events in a break and based to other search parameters.
Report Filters
All the parameters that permits a detailed generation of the report have been spread across seven different tabs to allows an easier configuration. By default all filters are disabled (i.e.: they are either blank or unselected), to enable them it is enough to configure at least one parameters on their inside. Available filters includes:
•Code
The code area permits, as it name suggests, to narrow the retrieved results by specifying any of the following filters concerning the code field:
- Starts with: Enter the string with which asset's codes must begin in order to be retrieved in the report (e.g.: code like 'test*'),
- Between: Insert two values, and only those assets which code is comprehended between them will be retrieved (e.g.: code between '500' and '600'),
- Contains: In order to be retrieved, assets' code must contain the string inserted here (e.g.: code like 'test'),
- It doesn't contain: In order to be retrieved, assets' code must NOT contain the string inserted here (e.g.: code not-like 'test'),
- Empty: Only those events which code is empty will be retrieved (e.g.: code = '').
•Description
As with the code, the description field permits to retrieve only those events which description field matches (entirely or partially) with the selected filter:
- Starts with: Enter the string with which asset's supplier must begin in order to be retrieved in the report (e.g.: description like 'test*'),
- Between: Insert two values, and only those assets which description is comprehended between them will be retrieved (e.g.: description between '50' and '60'),
- Contains: In order to be retrieved, asset's description field must contain the string inserted here (e.g.: description like 'test'),
- It doesn't contain: In order to be retrieved, events' description must NOT contain the string inserted here (e.g.: description not-like 'test'),
- Empty: Only those events which description field is empty will be retrieved (e.g.: description = '').
•Object
Indicate the event type (s) that will be used to filter the events included in the report. Use the 'hide groups and system types' option to display only those types defined by the station and hide those created by default Etere.
•Date
Indicate the time criteria to be used for filtering events, it is possible to define any of the following methods:
- Interval: It permits to specify if the days to be included will be taken from a given custom dates or from one of the standard filters (i.e.: 'current day', 'this week', 'next week', 'current month', 'current year', 'today's month date', 'today's year day', 'previous month', 'previous year', 'last 30 days, 'following 30 days' or 'all dates'),
- Time: Indicate if the report will include the whole day scheduling or only a specific time range.
•Supplier
The supplier area permits, as it name suggests, to narrow the retrieved results by specifying any of the following filters concerning the supplier field:
- Starts with: Enter the string with which asset's supplier must begin in order to be retrieved in the report (e.g.: supplier like 'test*'),
- Between: Insert two values, and only those assets which supplier is comprehended between them will be retrieved (e.g.: supplier between '50' and '60'),
- Contains: In order to be retrieved, asset' supplier field must contain the string inserted here (e.g.: supplier like 'test'),
- It doesn't contain: In order to be retrieved, assets' supplier field must NOT contain the string inserted here (e.g.: supplier not-like 'test'),
- Empty: Only those events which supplier field is empty will be retrieved (e.g.: supplier = '').
•Properties
This tab permits to customize the layout of the report by selecting the complementary-information that will be displayed on it. You can also decide to include some standard info, such as:
- Print date: Enable it to display the date (and time) in each page footer,
- Pages number: If active, a progressive number will be displayed in the footer on all pages across the report,
- Operator: It is the login name of the person who performs the report,
- Station name: The name of the station from which the report is being performed,
- Multiple lines text: Enable this option to continue printing a detail in another line instead of truncating it (as by default).
- Interline: Enable this option to increase the space between lines to 1.5 cm (one-and-one-half), by default -when disabled- this space is set to 1 cm (single).
- Columns: It permits to specify the database fields that will be included in the report. In the top part of the columns window will be displayed the column headers as they will be shown in the report, it is possible to arrange them just by using drag and drop.
Display Active Filters
In the middle of the form, a summarizing list will be displayed, containing all the filters enabled for the current report:
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Report Preview
The [Settings] permits to configure the page layout of the outgoing document; once filters and settings have been set it will be possible to select between displaying a preview using the related [Preview] button or printing the document directly using the [Report] button. Please note that some reports permit to export the generated document in the most common formats (pdf, csv, doc, xls, xml, etc) just by using the [Export] button.
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