About Template Creation

To build your templates, you need to add structure elements in which you insert data to be evaluated during the report generation.

The following simplified chart summarizes the template creation process.

Template Creation Chart

The table below explains the steps.

Number Description


Create an input parameter based on your data type. This parameter is added to the Data tab and it contains categories with methods related to the input type.

Note: You can create more than one parameter.

For more information, see Adding Parameters to a Template.


Drag into the graphical are:

  • Structure elements from the Structures tab
  • Methods from the Data tab

For more information, see Inserting Structure Elements or Inserting Data.


Depending on the dragged method:

  • A terminal data is inserted in a structure element.
  • A loop is inserted in the graphical area. An iteration variable is created in the Data tab and contains categories with methods related to the type of the variable.

For more information, see Inserting Terminal Data and Loops.


In a loop, you can insert structure elements or other loops.

For more information, see Data, Structure Elements, and Instructions.


During the generation with the Report Generation app, the evaluation of terminal data enables the insertion of texts or images in the report.