Reports management

Creating and editing reports is possible using the Report management screen. This can be opened as follows:

1. Open menu User Reports > Report Management.
   
   

   The Report Management screen appears, displaying the report types.

   

2. In the Report type pane of the Report Management window, the report types are defined. They are divided into FM Library, FMECA Systems,Simulation Models, and RCA.

   Once you select a report type, all the existing reports of this type will appear on the Report properties pane. You now have several options:

   • New

   Select to design a new report in Crystal Reports

   • Edit

     Select to edit an existing report

   • Link report

   Select to link a newly created Crystal Report to a user query from the Report module.

   • Search (with Browse) for reports that were made in Crystal Reports

   • Enter a description and press Next

   • Select a database definition query, and press Next

   • Optionally enter a title, comments and author.

   • Complete the steps

   • The report is now linked to the Asset Strategy Optimization reporting module and will be visible in the reports list in the Report Management screen.

   • Delete

   Select to delete an existing superfluous or incorrect report.

   • Export

   Select to export an existing report, including its query definition, to Asset Strategy Optimization Report format (*.orp). The default folder that will be opened is the same folder as where models are exported to (see Extra > Options > System options > Export/Import).

   • Import

     • Select to import a report into Asset Strategy Optimization Report format (*.orp). The default folder that will be opened is the same folder as where models are imported from. (see Extra > Options > System options > Export/Import).

     • Search for the desired Asset Strategy Optimization report file (*.orp)

     • Press Open.

3. Select Close to close the Report Management window and return to the main window of Asset Strategy Optimization.