Report templates

Introduction

Since the version 14 it is possible to simplify creation of reports using Templates.

There are several templates prepared by (Undefined variable: Variables.SCIA) however user can prepare his own set of templates.

 

Report templates can be used for creating of new reports (In the Engineering Report manager. Or it is possible to insert them into existing report from the list of available templates in the New items panel. It is possible to insert more templates into one report.

Report templates contains list of report items. Once the template is inserted into a report, those report items are inserted as independent items and can be independently modified, copied, deleted, moved, ... as any other report items.

In the report templates are stored following information:

• values of properties
• table layout (TLX)
• content of formatted text
• content of external pictures
• definition of header/footer
• definition of style
• SCIA Design Forms calculations
• settings of pictures (view parameters, view point, activity, properties of result inside picture, ...)

On demand there can be stored also presentation data in templates. In such a case the content of tables (from original report ) is displayed immediately after inserting of the template into in the target report.

 

Report templates created by the user are stored in the directory %USER%\DocumentDefaults\ReportTemplates\.

 

Gallery pictures cannot be stored in the report template.

 

Inserting of templates into report

Report templates can be inserted into existing report. It is possible compose report from more report templates. It is also possible to insert template more times.

Report templates can be inserted from the list New items:

In the list there are displayed both (user defined and (Undefined variable: Variables.SCIA) defined ) types of templates.

 

Creating of new reports using predefined template

In the Engineering Report it is possible to create a new report from one of predefined templates.

 

Selecting of default report template

It is possible to select one report template as the default one. This template will be then used when creating a new report. User can e.g. create a report with his favourite Style and Header and footer and use this report as his default.

The default template can be selected in the Engineering Report manager on the tab "Report / New from template". Select the template which should be used as a default and tick the checkbox.

 

Creation of user defined templates

User can store whole report or part of it as a template. It can be done via back stage view item "Save as template". This possibility is only available with the ESA.06 module.

It is possible to store whole report or just currently selected part of it.

By default the report template contains only necessary definition of report items. But it is possible to store also presentation data with the template. In such case the content of tables will be immediately visible after inserting into new report.

Included current page preview is displayed as a preview of selected report template in the Engineering Report manager.

When selecting report file name it is possible to select one of two available formats of report template file. The default format is zipped package which produce significantly smaller file.

Report templates created by the user are stored in the directory %USER%\DocumentDefaults\ReportTemplates\.

Please note, that presentation data describes the status of the source project. Once you use template with stored presentation data in another project, it will immediately show the content of tables, but this content will be related to the original project.

Tip & trick:
It is possible to use templates with stored presentation data for displaying of data or result from one project in the report from another project (e.g. in case of results on some sub-structure).