6.4. Generating a new report

6.4.1. Selection of data sources
6.4.2. Selecting templates and sequences
6.4.3. Report progress and cancel

You can generate a new report from a template, a sequence or a report. For generating a report, you can use the object currently opened in the Editor and click the "Create live report" button,

Figure 6.2. Quick Report

Quick Report

or use the menu item "Report- > Create Live Report".

Figure 6.3. Menu->Report->Create Report

Menu->Report->Create Report

Otherwise you can compile the report from templates and sequences using the "New" icon and then the "Live Report" icon, or by using the menu item "Report -> New -> Live Report".

Figure 6.4. Icon->New->Report

Icon->New->Report

6.4.1. Selection of data sources

Instructions on selecting the data source are given in the section on "Selecting a data source".

6.4.2. Selecting templates and sequences

Click "Add" in the selection dialog box and then select the appropriate templates and sequences in the subsequent window. Use the "Up" and "Down" buttons to move a template to the desired position in the sequence. Use the "Delete" button to remove one or more selected templates from the list.

Figure 6.5. Selecting templates and sequences

Selecting templates and sequences

Note: The buttons "New directory", "Cut", "Copy" "Paste", "Delete" and "Rename" are activated only if the respective function is possible.

6.4.3. Report progress and cancel

As of Version 2.42 of OMNITREND Web you can cancel the generation of a report; for the time being this applies only to the single-user version.

The switch is located directly next to the switch for changing the language.