Creating a New Report Definition

If you find that you run the same report with the same information over and over, you can create a Report Definition, which will save your options and prevent you from having to select any option. Then, you can simply run the Report Definition without having to select the same options each time you run the Report Type.

NOTE: The Create Definition/Edit Default Parameters/View options will produce errors if Internet Explorer Enhanced Security is enabled on Plant Applications Web Reports Server.  To resolve the issue, disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security in the Windows Server Manager on the machine that is running the Plant Applications Web Report Server. On the Windows11 Plant Applications Client environment, these options (Create Definition/ Edit Default Parameters/View) work only if the Plant Applications Web Server SSL certificate is installed under Trusted Root Certification Authorities.

NOTE: Microsoft Windows11 does not allow Internet Explorer to run. Please use Internet Explorer mode in the Edge Browser instead. Open the Settings in Edge Browser and select Open 'Default Browser' under Internet Explorer Compatibility. Select the Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer mode, and then restart. Click the Add button from the Internet Explorer mode pages section and then type or paste the address of the Web Reports URL https://<Servername>/PAReporting/ and click Add. Now, when you open the Web Reports URL in Edge, it loads in Internet Explorer mode.

To create a Report Definition:

  1. Log on to the Web Report client. How?

  2. Click the Report Type to run the report.

  3. Make any changes to the information.

  4. On the You're Finished tab, select Save As Definition And Execute Immediately.

  5. In the Save As box, type the name of your new Report Definition. By default, the name of the Report Type and the current time stamp are used to name the Report Definition.

  6. Click Submit.