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Reporting and Data Access

FactoryStudio includes a user-friendly, simple Report report layout editor integrated with within the engineering workspace. The rich text format uses underlying XAML flow document technology from WPF , Windows Presentation Foundation; that enables the inclusion of graphics and flexible formatting. 

Runtime Display Snapshots 

The runtime Runtime displays can be opened in the background or saved to image files, allowing you to create rich graphic snapshot reports. Current displays and layouts also can be printed or saved as an image to a disk. 

Report Append and Text Data Logging 

The report generator's ability to append files, based on the project configuration and real-time tags, can be used to create CSV and text logging files for scenarios that require the information to be created as time goes by, such as batch reports and shift reports. 

Dynamic Graphical Symbols 

Any symbol from the real-time displays can be included in the a Report. The dynamic behavior of the a symbol, such as color, text output, and rotation, are all updated using the current tag values when generating the a report. User controls, like Trend and Bar charts, can be added as well. 

Tables and Queries 

The contents content of database tables and queries can be added to the reports. The queries Query and report generation execute are executed in isolated processes, not interfering with the ; they do not interfere with real-time processing. 

Data Access Toolkit 

A complete .NET Data Access library is available to create for the creation of custom reporting solutions or to integrate with for integration with Microsoft Office, SQL server reporting services, or other vendors vendor tools. A COM model API is also available to be used for use from Excel VBA and JavaScript applications.