View report properties

Administrators can view comments and verifications for reports that have been generated in the Report Properties window.

1. To view report properties, click Admin > Report Properties.

   The Report Properties window opens.

   Figure 1. List of Reports

   

   To view the report properties of a specific report, double-click the name of the report displayed in the List of Reports dialog.

   A window is displayed that lists all the reports that have been generated and have properties associated with them. Columns list the name, version, type (batch or time), data server, context GUID (if applicable), start time, end time, report status, last time the report ran, the user who last printed the report, the time the report was last printed, the user that initially generated the report, and the time that it was first generated.

2. To sort information by column, click the column header.

   Figure 2. List of Report Generations

   

   • Name - Report name from Format Template

   • Version - Report version number

   • Type - Batch or Time

   • Data Server - PI Server name

   • ID - Batch identifier

   • Start Time - Batch start time or Time Report start time

   • End Time - Batch end time or Time Report end time

   • Status - Not Approved or Approved

   • Verification Status- Not verified or verified

   • Run Time - Date and time when the instance of the report was generated

   • Last Print - name of user who last printed the report

   • Last Print Time - Timestamp of last printing

   • Generated By - Name of initial Report generator

   • Generation Time -Timestamp of initial Report generation

3. To see more information about an instance of the report's generation, double click on one of the rows in the List of Report Generations dialog. The following dialog will be displayed.

   Figure 3. Report Generation Details

   

   • Report

     Lists the report name, version, and context type.

   • Report Context

     The context used to generate the report.

   • Section

     A list of report sections on the left of the window and tab controls for each section of the report on the right.

     You can only select one section at a time.

   • Comments

     Lists the comments for the report.

     Selecting a row on the table displays the comment on the right.

   • Verifications

     Lists the verifications for the report.

     Selecting a row on the table displays the comment on the right.

   • Approvals

     Lists the approvals for the report.

     Selecting a row on the table displays the comment on the right.

   • Step

     The column within the Approvals tab that indicates which step of the approval process was performed.

   • Group

     The column within the Approvals tab that indicates the group for the user who approved the report section.

     Selecting a row on the table displays the comment on the right.

   • Prints

     Lists the User ID and the time when the report was printed.