Generating reports

If you use reports that are in the style of IBM® Rational® Focal Point™, you can generate reports in .rtf or .pdf format. If you use reports that are in the style of IBM Rational Publishing Engine, you can generate reports in .doc, .pdf and .html formats.

Before you begin

Before you generate reports that are based on more than one element, you must add a report template and create a report type.
Restriction: In RTF reports, you can display multiple files in JPG and PNG image formats only.

Procedure

  1. Click Reports > Generate Report.
  2. Click a report. A form is displayed. The form is based on the specified report template and report type.
  3. Complete the form.
  4. Click Generate Report. The report is generated differently depending on the setting of the report target:
    • If you select Rational Focal Point, you click a link to download the report in the selected format.
    • If you select Rational Publishing Engine, you click a link to download a compressed file that includes the .doc, .pdf, and .html formats of the report.
    • If you select Telelogic Publishing Engine, you click a link to download the compressed file. The compressed files of Telelogic Publishing Engine reports contain data source only. To complete the report, extract the content of the compressed file to a local folder and start  Rational Publishing Engine.
    Restriction: Attributes with the LinkInfo business rule cannot be displayed in reports.

Creating a quick report for a single element

About this task

In addition to creating reports based on a selection of elements, you can create a quick report, which displays the attributes for one element in a display or visualize view.

Procedure

  1. Click the Report icon of an element in a display or visualize view.
  2. In the Select report format window, select the format and the template to use the header, footer, and font from. Click Next.
  3. In the Header window, select the header settings. Click Generate report.
  4. The report is generated.
    • To display the report, click the link.
    • To save the report, right-click the link and select Save Target As.

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