Module Centers

Reports are available from several of the IMOS module centers.

Running a Report from a Module Center

To open a report from a module center:

  1. In the module center, click and then select the report.

  2. Enter any report criteria.

  3. Click , , ,, or the appropriate button to print the report. The report appears in the Reporting Center. You can print, save/export to different file formats, or, in some cases, email the report.

Forms

Reports are also available from some forms.

Running a Report from a Form

To open a report from a form:

  1. On the toolbar, click and then select the report.

  2. If a form appears, enter report criteria and click OK.

  3. The report appears in the Reporting Center. You can print, save/export to different file formats, or, in some cases, email the report.

Report List

You can create and run your own reports on the Report List.

CFGDisableCreateExcelFromReportViewer

Specifies if the Create Excel button in Report Viewer is disabled.

CFGEnableReportEPPExcelOutput

EPP is a third-party library that is independent of Microsoft Office and creates the Excel file format you want. When this flag and CFGReportUseOffice2003Standard are enabled, .xls files will be created. When CFGReportUseOffice2003Standard is disabled, .xlsx files will be created. When CFGEnableReportEPPExcelOutput is disabled, the Microsoft Office API is used to create the Excel output.

CFGEnableReportExcelWorkbookRefresh

Refreshes all external data ranges and PivotTable reports in the Excel workbook when the report is output to Excel.

CFGReportUseOffice2003Standard

Exports reports in Microsoft Office 2003 file types (.xls for Excel and .doc for Word).

Notes:

  • When this flag is enabled along with CFGEnableReportEPPExcelOutput, Excel .xls files will open with a file format and extension mismatch error, however the file will still open.

  • Reports with large numbers of columns may render incorrectly in .doc format.

ReportPath

Used in reports to set the reports working directory - if not set explicitly - will use the System.Environment.CurrentDirectory + @".\..\reports".