Report Settings

Using Report Configuration

In the Report Settings form you will find several details of the report that you must specify before it can be generated.

Report Settings window.

Server

The server port and host are shown in the top of the form.

Server information.

Variables

The tag's ID must be selected from a list of all those available in the server. It's essential that the tag's ID follow the rules of OPC paths. The dots(.) separate the group's, device's, and tag's names. In the IP of the device only underlines(_) are allowed as separators.

To make the search for the wanted tag easier, there's a filter. To use it, just type a part of the ID in the filter's field, its effects are reverted by cleaning the field.

The KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) must be selected from the following:

•	Max: indicates the maximum value reached by the tag;

•	Min: indicates the minimum value reached by the tag;

•	AverageValue: indicates the average of the values reached by the tag;

•	TagAvailability: indicates the total time elapsed while the tag was available for monitoring;

•	TagAvailabilityPercent: indicates the percentage of the reported time while the tag was available;

•	DeviceAvailability: indicates the percentage of the reported time while the monitored device was available.

Report's variables.

Report

The Report Label informed in this form is part of the report's filename, it will be followed by the date and time of the report's generation, and will also appear in the report.

The directory where the file will be saved shall also be informed.

These are the options for the report's file. Choose a name for the report and the target directory.

Time

The time interval of the report can be informed through two ways:

•	specifying the start and the end of the period;

•	specifying an amount of time from the current time to the past. In this case, the amount of time shall be specified in hours, days, week or month, e.g. 1 week.

The interval of the average asked in the form refers to the number of seconds that compose each interval from which the average shall be calculated.

Every report is enabled by default, by disabling it, the report won't be generated until its enabling.

Define the time interval for the report in the Time box.

Start

The time when the report shall be generated for the first time can be informed in the date and time format or as the current moment, by checking the option now.

You may choose to build the report from now, or from a future time.

Repeat

The report can be generated only once or every hour, day, week or month.

You can define a period of repetition to the report.

Once all these items are informed, click the OK button to apply the changes. The report settings will be saved immediately, and any report scheduled to the current moment will be immediately generated. Any saved report will appear in the Main Window's list.