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Reports are the formal output from the system. As such they cannot be directly edited unless specifically allowed to do so by the developer. However, reports can be exported to a number of formats some of which allow editing, such as Microsoft Word (DOCX) and Excel (XLSX) formats.

All reports are displayed in a common Report Viewer containing a toolbar and side panel as well as the display surface.

Toolbar

Use the toolbar to go to a specific page, change the report font size (zoom) and print or export the report.

Many export options are provided, the most commonly used are...

•Adobe PDF to forward the report via email or place on a website, and

•Microsoft Excel to analyse the report's data.

Side Panel

The side panel is used to input filter parameters and search for text within the report. The options are on pages selected via the icons on the right hand strip. To move to a required page, click that page's icon. To close the side panel, click the currently highlighted side panel icon.

Filter parameters

The default is the filter page in which report parameters are entered. Most often, report parameters will have a default value which can be changed as required. Parameter values can be quickly set back to default by clicking the Reset button. When parameter entry is complete, click the Submit button to generate the report.

Note: No wait indicator

Due to a limitation of the development environment, there is currently no wait indicator to show the report is being generated. please be patient while this process occurs.

Click the Search icon on the side panel strip to search for text within the report. Once open, enter your search text into the editor provided. The software will find all occurrences of that text within the report and list the results in the side panel. Use the arrow buttons to move to the next or previous occurrence. Alternatively, click one of the listed entries to proceed directly to that result.