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Module Components

Configuration

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→ Solution / Alarms / Items - tags and conditions to generate alarm. Include AlarmGroup for Ack/Log settings and AlarmArea for hierarchy.

→ Solution / Alarms / Groups - Collection of AlarmItems sharing properties such as AckRequired and LogEvents.

→ Solution / Alarms / Areas - Hierarchical grouping of AlarmGroups for better organization.

→ Solution / Alarms / Audit Trail - Logs events on Operation actions, and on selected system events.

Configuration Workflow

Reports module configuration workflow

Action

Where 

Create Report Forms

Reports / Forms. Learn more at Reports Forms (Reference).

Manage WebData Definitions

Reports / WebData. Learn more at Reports WebData (Reference).

Customize Report Forms

Reports / Forms Editor. Learn more at Forms Editor (Reference).

Manage WebData scripts

Reports / WebData Editor. Learn more at WebData Editor (Reference).

Runtime Execution

When using Windows WPF clients, you can use the following visualization controls. 

• PdfViewer Control
• ReportViewer Control

When using Web HTML5, or portable displays, you can use the following visualization control:

• PdfViewer Control

Monitoring the Reports Module Execution

→ Read more about the Reports Monitor (Reference). 

Sections

Configuration Workflow

Runtime Display

Windows WPF Clients

• ReportViewer Control - Native report rendering
• PdfViewer Control - PDF document display

Web HTML5 Clients

• PdfViewer Control - Browser-based PDF viewing

Control Examples

xml

<ReportViewer ReportName="ProductionReport" />
<PdfViewer Source="@Report.Form.DailyReport.SavedFileName" />

Report Namespace

Access report objects at runtime:

Common Properties

Report Namespace

The Reports Namespace exposes properties and methods of the .NET objects used by the Dataset Module execution. 

Property	Type	Description

T

@Report.

Modules

Form.

Report

<Name>

RunObj

ReportItem

Class for Report operation.

Report form object
@Report.WebData.<Name>	WebDataItem	WebData object
@Report.Form.<Name>

ReportItem

.Append

int

Indicates whether the report will be overwritten or appended on Save commands

Append mode (0/1)

@Report.Form.<Name>

ReportItem

.Category

string

ReadOnly property with categories configured on Report object.

Report category
@Report.Form.<Name>.SavedFileName	string	Output file path

Runtime Methods

csharp

// Generate report
@Report.Form.ProductionReport.Generate();

// Save report
@Report.Form.ProductionReport.Save();

// Execute WebData request
await @Report.WebData.APIData.GetRequestAsync();

Report Generation

Manual Trigger

csharp

public void GenerateReport()
{
    // Set report data
    @Tag.ReportDate = DateTime.Today;
    
    // Generate and save
    @Report.Form.DailyReport.Generate();
    @Report.Form.DailyReport.Save();
}

Scheduled Generation

Using SaveTrigger property:

csharp

// Configure trigger
@Report.Form.ShiftReport.SaveTrigger = "Tag.ShiftEnd";

// Trigger generation
@Tag.ShiftEnd = 1;  // Triggers report

Output Formats

WebData Integration

API Configuration

csharp

// Configure endpoint
@Report.WebData.Weather.DefaultURL = 
    "https://api.weather.com/data";

// Set authentication
@Report.WebData.Weather.Headers["Authorization"] = 
    "Bearer {{Tag.APIToken}}";

Data Exchange

csharp

// GET request
string data = await @Report.WebData.Weather.GetRequestAsync();

// POST request  
await @Report.WebData.Weather.PostRequestAsync();

Monitoring

Access Reports → Monitor during runtime:

• Generation status
• Error tracking
• File operations
• Server-side only

Monitor properties:

csharp

string status = @Report.Form.MyReport.LastStatus;
string error = @Report.Form.MyReport.LastStatusMessage;

Best Practices Checklist

•  Test templates - Preview before production
•  Validate data - Check tags before generation
•  Handle errors - Monitor LastStatus
•  Manage storage - Archive old reports
•  Schedule wisely - Avoid peak times
•  Secure APIs - Protect credentials
•  Document reports - Clear descriptions

Troubleshooting

Report not generating:

• Check trigger conditions
• Verify data availability
• Review file permissions
• Monitor error messages

WebData fails:

• Verify API endpoint
• Check authentication
• Review network access
• Validate data format

Format issues:

• Match output to viewer
• Check font availability
• Review margins/spacing
• Test encoding

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For more information on namespaces and objects, go to Objects and Namespaces.

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