Although the reports will include default data in the report columns, it is possible to change this default configuration using the button (found at the end of the report template).

If this button is clicked a new window will open titled "Report - Output";




This option allows you to determine the format of the output for the report (defaults to PDF format).


This section will determine which of the available data fields are included in the reports output columns.


This section can be used to determine the width (in characters) of for the data fields that may be included in the report.


This section allows us to select which field the report will be sorted by (and if the sorting is ascending or descending);


Page setup determines Title and Margin details for the report (as well as page numbering and overall page width).

Report Format

Report configuration starts by providing the option to select report format from the following options;;

FormatDescription
PDFPDF is a  "Portable Document Format" format that is used when you need to save files that cannot be modified but still need to be easily shared and printed.
RTFRTF is a "Rich Text Format" format commonly used in windows documents that adds some basic formatting a text document.
TextText format documents are suitable for simple text editors (such as notepad) that offer no special text formatting characters.
HTMLHTML format is a text format suitable for use within a web page.

XML

XML format is a markup language designed to aid transport of data.
CSVCSV format is a simple text file where the data is usually separated by commas.
ODTODT format is an Open Document Text format created by applications such as open office.
ODSODS format is an Open Document Spreadsheet format created by applications such as open office.
XLSXLS format documents are used by Microsoft Excel worksheets.
DOCXDOCX format documents are used by Microsoft Word.
XLSXXLSX is a zipped version of an Microsoft Excel worksheet.
PPTXRPTX files are usually imported into Spiceworks Reports.

Output Columns

After specifying which of the available fields are to be included in the report (each field that is selected by a tick will add a column to the report, with each column being headed by the name of the field).

Column Width

This section can be used to determine the width (in characters) of for the data fields are selected to be included in the report..

Sort By

This section allows us to select which field the report will be sorted by (and if the sorting is ascending or descending)

Page Setup

You can use the page setup options to customise the title and subtitle of the report together with various layout attributes (page size, margins, creation date etc).

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