Create a Main Pipeline Report

To create an Excel spreadsheet report for the main pipelines in the database, select the Main Pipelines option from the Reports group of Home tab.

The Excel Export Report dialog is then opened, with the generated report displayed:

If there have been any changes to the data on the report since the report was last saved to Excel or printed, the cells containing the changed data may be displayed in the background colour specified on Fonts and Colours tab of the Options dialog. Whether or not Excel report change highlighting is used is specified on the Options tab of the Options dialog.

To save the report as an Excel spreadsheet, click Save To Excel. A standard Save As dialog is then displayed.

To print the report, click Print Excel Report.

A report can be issued, being that a copy of it can be saved to the database for later reference and comparison to later issues.

To issue a report, click Issue. The Add Issue revision details dialog is then displayed:

Enter details of the issue:

• In the Major Revision field, enter any unique revision number as required.

• In the Minor Revision field, enter the next minor revision number as required. The field will by default be populated with the next revision number, e.g. if the previous minor revision number entered for the report for 1, the field will default to 2. Overwrite if required.

• The Issue Date field is completed automatically and cannot be changed.

• Complete the Revised By, Checked By, Description etc fields as required.

Press OK to save the issue.

To open a previous issue of a report, select the Load Previous Issue option from the menu that is displayed when the arrow next to the Issue button is pressed, then select the required issue from the list of issues that is then displayed:

To highlight changes between the current report and a previous issue of the report, select the Highlight Issue Changes option from the menu that is displayed when the arrow next to the Issue button is pressed, then select the required issue from the list of issues that is then displayed.

Use the Zoom buttons, field and list of magnifications to zoom in and out.

The Close button will close the report dialog.