How to Customise Report Formats
General
When a report file is created, EDS first checks for a report template file to define the field structure of the new report.
The report template files are provided so that you can modify the field structure of the reports. If a report template does not exist then the default fields / columns will be used to create that report.
Report template file location and naming : \RTEMPLATE
Report template files can be stored in three different locations. EDS will first check the current project directory for a report template followed by the <EDS>\USER_SYMB sub directory and finally the <EDS>\RTEMPLATE sub directory. This allows the user to have a custom report format per EDS project if desired by placing a template in the project directory.
The template files found in the <EDS>\RTEMPLATE or <EDS>\USER_SYMB sub directories are named "template_", followed by the name of the report file to be generated from that template. For example, the cross-reference report template is named "template_XREF.dbf". This would be used by an example project to create the cross-reference report "exampleProjectXREF.dbf".
Template files placed in the current project directory are named differently and must have the EDS project name as a prefix. For example a project named 'NewProject.prj' would have a XREF template called "NewProject_template_XREF.dbf".
Report template contents
The template files are database files in dBase 3 format. They contain a single blank record. The important information stored in the template is the fields / columns in the database header.
The blank record allows the file to be opened and edited in Database Editor.
Report File Customization
Edit the field / column structure of a report template file to:
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Add or remove fields from the report.
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Change the width of existing fields in the report.
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Rearrange the fields in the report.
Generally, data is placed into the report files by matching fields. EDS checks for field name matches to:
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Fields in the catalog files.
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Attributes of the symbols.
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User defined extended entity attributes of the symbols.
If you add a field to the catalog and / or add an attribute to the symbol, you can add the same field to the report template and the data will then appear in the report.
See also
Cross-reference Report Formats
Multi-line Materials Report Formats
Connection Schedule Report Formats
Map Attribute names in symbols to names suitable for Global Editing and Reporting