Reporting


The reporting tool creates PDF, HTML and Text files based on items retrieved via a search. There are two types of reports; a list report and the card report. The list report is, as the name indicates, a listing of the items whereas the card report shows detailed information on each item. Below you find two examples. Note that all is customizable; from the data itself (ordering, including / excluding fields) to the way it is represented (background color, text color, fonts, alignment, etc)

List report example



Card report example



Creating a report

Via the reporting dialog, reports can be generated. The report dialog can be started from the menu bar (Tools > Create Report) via the toolbar (Report) and via the right-click menu. The dialog offers the basics for creating the report. The advanced settings can be found under the "Settings" button (explained in the next paragraph)

Target file

The file to which the report will be saved. The report is saved as a PDF, HTML or text file

Report Type

there are several report types, such as the list report and the card report. See the previous paragraph for examples of both types

Fields

All fields belonging to the module are listed. Fields can be excluded from the report and the alignment can be set (left / center / right). The weigth of a field determines its size in the report

Printing a Report

Data Crow has no functionality to print the generated reports. In order to print a PDF file find a free PDF viewers suitable for the platform you are running on. The HTML reports can be printed using your favorite internet browser