Reports
The Movicon Reports can be created by using
the Movicon native tools (Embedded Reports and Textual Reports) or by
using the Report Designer and Crystal Report™ tools.
The Reports can be created to display and print process data recorded
on file according to a specific period. Movicon offers a userfriendly
Report management that is very open and adaptable to printing Reports
according to specific needs of the end user. In addition to
accessing historical data recorded by the Data Loggers, the Reports ensure
visualization of calculated amounts, totals, averages, and variances according
to the selected criteria which include time ranges, product batches, operators,
shift and more.
To help you create your reports
Movicon has also integrated a "Report"
resource called the "Embedded Report". By using this resourse
you can create reports autonomously in order to display data recorded
on database by the Historical Log and Dataloggers, or to display simple
variables from your project. If you wish to create reports without
graphics, you can use the Textual Reports that are even simpler to use.
Both the Movicon "Internal
Reports" and "
Textual Report" are also compatible with the Windows CE environment
as well. In additon to the navtive reports, Movicon also offers
a "Report Designer"
for free which you can use to create more complex reports by using a ".NET"
tool that has been specifically designed for this purpose. Movicon
continues to be compatible with the "Crystal Report™"
report engine which is not integrated but needs to be purchased separately
if you wish to use it as an alternative.
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When
you create reports in your projects, you will need to assess which
report tool is the most appropriate to use from those offered:
the Movicon Embedded Reports, the "Report Designer"
or the "Crystal Report" external libraries. The
choice will depend on the type of report you wish to create according
to the pros and cons of the solutions offered. For further information
on these the pros and cons, please refer to the section on: "Advantages and Disadvantages
of using the Movicon Embedded Reports ". |
The Movicon native report files have the ".movrep" extension
and are saved in the project's resource folder. The report files created
with the "Report Designer" have the ".repx" extension,
while those created with "Crystal Report™" have the "rpt"
extension.
Report files created with the Report Designer Crystal Report can be
associated to the "DataLogger/Recipe" resources, "Historical
Log Window" and "TraceDB Window" objects. When a report
file is inserted in the "Report File" property of one of these
objects, the "Print" command available in the "DataLogger/Recipe
window", "Historical Log Window" and "TraceDB will
send it for printing.
If this report file has a ".repx" extension, Movicon will
execute this operation using the "Report Designer" libraries.
If the file has a ".rpt" extension, Movicon will use the "Crystal
Report™" libraries instead.
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It is not
possible to associate the "Embedded Reports" and "Textual
Reports" to the "Report File" property of a "DataLogger/Recipe"
resource and the "Historical Log Window" and "TraceDB
Window" objects. The "Embedded Reports"
or "Textual Reports" can only be executed through the
"Command List
- Report-Recipe" or the "ExecuteCommand()"
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You can perform various operations
in the reports such as displaying, printing and saving data on file by
using the "Commands
List - Report/Recipe" and "Commands
List - Alarm" commands.
Reports from
Web Client
This Report generation commands,
which can be invoked from Web Client, are always executed on the Server.
For this reason, in order to prevent Report display windows from
opening on the Server, it will not be possible to enable the "View
Report" command from the Web Client, regardless of whether
the Report is an Embedded Report, a Textual Report or a Report created
with "Crystal Report" or the "Report Designer". However,
the 'Save Report", "Print Report", and "Send Report"
commands are available and can be enabled from the Web Client on the understanding
that they will be executed on the Server side.
