A Report is a drawing (normally a temporary one) which contains a number of designs (usually one, sometimes several) and text which can be calculated from the design or taken from the database (for example the date, the designers name, the length of each palette used, and so on).
Reports may be configured to:
- Output to a printer
- Output to a post-processor (for plotting)
- Create a new drawing
- Create a new layer in the source drawing
- Create a drawing for export
- Add a PDF file to the Document Library
- Send to a Quick View window (only when the Report is generated from the Projects Browser)
The tools for producing a report are on the Utilities > Reports menu (Utilities - Reports - Snapshot and Utilities - Reports - Report). Note that reports may also be generated from within the Project Browser.
Before you use these tools, you (or your administrator) need to create a template for the report.
Usually such a template contains:
- Text entities (normal text, database fields, perhaps even macros)
- Geometry entities (the border, a logo and so on)
- At least one Report Drawing Area, created using Draw>Report Drawing Area
You should also ensure that you have correctly configured the Visibility Settings for the Report template.
When this template is saved, if you wish to use the template for a report, you need to configure the template name and the various report options by using the Master Tool Settings and choosing General Tools - Report Template Settings.