Reports and output

A report is a definition that reads the values of a set of tags at a given moment and stores them as a record. For example, when a batch ends, brix, temperature, flow and total quantity are written to a batch record. The definition is prepared in Studio; Live takes and shows the records.

• Filter bar: the ranges Today, Yesterday, This week, This month and All, custom start and end, a shift selector, a search box and field, condition, value filters. Filters appear as chips; Clear filters removes them all.
• Statistics strip: count, minimum, maximum, average, standard deviation and total for the selected numeric field. If you mark two or more records, only the marked records are calculated.
• Record table: No, Time, User, Approval and field columns. Clicking a header sorts the table. Out-of-limit values appear in orange or red, and the Summary row below shows the period total of each field. The column layout is saved per station.
• Selected record card and mini trend: the card groups the fields and shows limit indicators. The mini trend is a graph of the selected field across the records; clicking a point selects that record.

The Period summary tab groups records by day, shift, week, month or a batch field. The aggregation method defined for each field is applied: last value, total, average, minimum, maximum, difference (last minus first) or count. Records carrying the same batch number form one period.

The default shifts are 06:00 – 14:00, 14:00 – 22:00 and 22:00 – 06:00. A shift definition may cross midnight.

The Comparison tab compares two records field by field and shows the difference and the percentage difference. If you marked two records, those are compared; otherwise the selected record and the one before it.

Deleting, taking records by hand and approval can be tied to the authorization group selected in the report. Groups are defined in users and authorizations.

The print layout comes from the setting of the report: paper size (A4, A3, A5, Letter), orientation, margins, report title, footer text, page number, field summary table, signature blocks and record order.

If the default Report view is not enough, you design a free-form screen for the report. Templates: Empty, Batch record, Daily / Period Report, Shift Report, Record Card / Certificate and Record List.

If printing is on, the screen turns into a paper layout. The table in the detail band is split across pages and its header row repeats on every page. Button and filter objects are not drawn in print.

• Records are kept under gunluk in the data folder of the project, in monthly files that start with rapor_. The record counter is under depo.
• Old monthly files are deleted according to the Retention (days) and Max. records settings defined in the report. The defaults are 365 days and 10 000 records. A retention period of at least 31 days is applied. While Keep approved records is on, months that contain approved records are not deleted.
• If Report recorder is turned off in the Startup sequence of the Live settings, the trigger is not monitored. Taking records by hand and from scripts still works.
• A user monitoring from a browser sees, filters, sorts, exports and prints records. Taking records, approval and deletion are done on the Live computer.