Defining a Knowledge Report

You can define reports, which allow you to get the values of properties of objects in various formats (xml, html, xls, or txt). To create a report, you must first edit the one that appears when clicking Report Definition, select a type and add attributes to this type. You can also add filters, and parameters.

This task shows you how to:

Create the Knowledge Report
Define Attributes
Create an Expression

Create the Knowledge Report

Firstly, create the report.

From the Compass, click the 3D Modeling Apps quadrant, and select Quality Rules Reuse.
Click Report Definition , click Save As and enter the name.
Notes:
- The Report Name is the report name. Note that the name cannot be edited any longer. To enter a new name, you must click Save As and rename the report. The name you enter is the report name.
- The Report Title is the report title. This attribute is mandatory to save your report.
Important: You can select the style sheet. This style sheet has priority over the one declared in Data Setup.

Define Attributes

You can define the attributes of your report.

Optional: Click Load All types to load all NLS supported types.
The Select NLS types and Attributes option enables you to display NLS names of types and attributes when checked. When deactivated, internal names of types and attributes are shown and Load All Types is dimmed.
Select the type to which the report will apply from the Type list.
Select an attribute from the Attributes list, and click Add.
Repeat the above two steps as many times as required.

Create an Expression

If no attribute is exposed for the value to be displayed, you can create an expression.

Click Create Expression and do the following:
1. In the Expressions dialog box, select an output attribute type from the drop-down list in the Literal box. Then, click Create/Edit expression.
2. Enter an expression in the Signature of the edited expression frame. Click OK when done and Close.
Click Save if you want to modify an existing report, Save As if you want to create a report, OK and Close.
Note: You can choose to preview the report before saving it. To do so, click Report Preview. Doing so selects all objects in session which match the type defined in the report template tab. You cannot save this report preview.