Object Reports

Task area General Objects

You can use this tool to analyze the data in reports specially developed for the Attributes task area. These reports can be sent to the printer and imported as PDF files to the document.

Available object reports, overview

To create reports

1. Click Object Reports (How).
   

   Activate Object Reports in one of the following ways

   • Actionbar:Role Draft Task User-Defined Objects Task area General Objects

   • Menu bar: Create Bonus Tools Attributes

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   Attributes

2. Select a folder and report in the Reports dialog box.
3. Select the elements you want to include.
   

   • To select a single element, click it.
   • To select elements in a selection rectangle, hold down the left mouse button and open a selection rectangle around the elements you want to select.
   • Some tools allow you to select all elements in the current document by clicking All in the input options or pressing CTRL+A.

   To get detailed information on all selection options provided by ALLPLAN, see Selecting elements, overview.

   When selecting elements, you can use filters, which allow you to filter by element type or property. For more information, see Using filters.

   • Click All in the Input Options or right-click in the workspace twice to address all elements in the document.
   • Click in the Input Options to filter elements based on advanced criteria (for example, material or type).
     This tool works just like the Find Elements tool.

     Report Viewer opens, displaying the report.

4. You can edit the report as follows:
   • You can customize the report.
   • You can print the report.
   • You can place the report in the current document.
   • You can save the report as a file in Excel, PDF or Word format.
   • You can modify the report using Layout Designer and save the changes as a new template in RDLC format
5. Print or save the report.

   Tip: Placing report in the current document