Open Layout Template / Report Definition
- Last UpdatedMar 15, 2023
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Opens a layout template or report definition.
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From the AVEVA application, open Reporting.
For example, in AVEVA E3D Design, on the Tools tab, in the Report group, click Designer to display the Report Designer window.
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On the Report Designer tab, in the Report group, click Open Report to display the Open Report window.
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Select the path from the Look in drop-down list. Alternatively, click <Browse> to navigate to the location containing the layout template or report definition.
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Select the layout template or report definition from the Layout Template or the Report Definition tab.
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Select the Show preview by default check box to display a preview of the selected item.
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Click Open to display the selected layout template or report definition in the Report Designer window.
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Modify the layout using the various available controls.
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Click the Print Preview tab to display a preview of the layout template or report definition.
Note: The Data Source option is only available for report definitions.
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To modify the data source, on the Report Designer tab, in the AVEVA group, click Data Source to display the Data Source Wizard.
The Data Source Wizard can be used to define the data for the report.
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Select New to define a new data source.
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Select Copy to copy an existing data source defined in LEXICON or the file system.
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Select Edit to modify the existing data source associated with report definition.
Click Next.
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Input the name and description for the data source and click Next.
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Select the element types to be included in the report and click Next.
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To limit the number of elements returned by the data source, define attribute filters, and click Next.
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Select the attributes to be included in the report for the specified element types and click Next.
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If required, click Back to modify the defined data.
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Click Finish when the data is defined, the Data Source Columns grid on the right-hand side displays the attributes selected in the data source.
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Drag and drop or use Smart tags to bind the attributes from the Field List tab of the Report Explorer window to various controls in the report.
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On the Report Designer tab, in the AVEVA group, click Run Report to run the report definition using the available data from the currently bound data source.
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The Print Preview tab on the Run Report window can be used to:
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Export the report to various file types
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Print the report
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Publish the report to AVEVA NET
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Apply watermarks and modify the page setup.
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Close the Run Report window to return to the Report Designer window.
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On the Report Designer tab, in the Report group, select Save from the Save drop-down menu to save the report definition.