LiveReports

A LiveReport is a living page that can contain live views of various kinds of Genesys objects. You can mix Graphs, Designs, Equations, Notes, Tables, and Datasets all in a single printable and viewable page. Below is an example of a LiveReport page from the simple Bridge-T Example.

It's a Live Report because you can click in any of the windows on the page and work exactly as you would work in single windows in Genesys. The border turns green when a window is active, as seen below.

When you want to move or resize a window within a LiveReport click the black border (box) outside the window and it will turn yellow and gain handles you can drag/move.

To use the LiveReport rather than one of the windows, click outside all of the windows and you will see the LiveReport toolbar and the LiveReport menu. No windows will be green or yellow.

Creating a LiveReport

To manually create a LiveReport:

1. Click the New Item button *( ) on the Workspace Tree toolbar, select *add LiveReport....
2. If desired, change the LiveReport name, layout, or other properties.  
3. Click OK to create the LiveReport or click Cancel to not create the new LiveReport.

Supported LiveReport Object Types

LiveReports supports most of the standard Genesys object types.

Adding a View Window to a LiveReport

There are two ways to put objects (windows) on a LiveReport.

• Right-click the page and select Insert then select one of the objects listed to insert a window with that object.

• Drag-drop an object from the workspace tree into the page using the mouse left button.

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Removing a Window from a LiveReport

Select the surrounding rectangle (click it or select multiple with the select tool and draw a box) and then either click the Del key or right-click the mouse and select Delete... from the menu.

Arranging Views

Use the LiveReport Arrange Views dialog box to arrange the sub-objects of a LiveReport.

Automatic - In general, automatic arrangement is quick, easy, and does a reasonable job of laying out the view windows.  

If a window is not placed in the desired location when OK is clicked, simply drag the window into place and swap it with another, then re-do the Arrange Views.

If the LiveReport page is not divided in the desired fashion, use one of the Best Fit or Split options.

Best Fit - The best-fit options arrange sub-objects in a tiled arrangement, similar to the way Windows arranges Tiled views.  The images show the order of the major and minor page splits.

Split Horizontally / Vertically - Arrange sub-objects so they are ordered in a linear fashion and are all the same size.

Inter-object Spacing - The distance (gap) between the arranged views.  The units can be set in Page Properties.

Sort Alphabetically - This rarely-used option sorts the views by name, instead of the usual geometric positioning based on current pane positions.  This options is mostly used to display libraries of symbols or parts.

The images to the left of the radio buttons may be double-clicked to quickly select an arrangement and close the dialog box.

LiveReport Properties

There are several tab pages that you can use to change the properties of a LiveReport:

• Page Properties
• Margin Properties
• Header and Footer Properties

To change the properties of a LiveReport:

1. Double-click the report or click*LiveReport* on the Genesys menu and select Properties.
2. Click the desired tab.
3. Make the changes you want.
4. Click OK.

   When double-clicking the LiveReport, Genesys uses the mouse cursor location to pick an appropriate tab.  Double-click the upper or lower page area to initially display the Header & Footer page; double-click the side margins to initially display the Margins page; anywhere else displays the Page settings tab page.

Page Properties

Use the LiveReport Page Properties tab page to change the general properties of a LiveReport.

1. Name - The name of the LiveReport.
2. Description - The LiveReport description (optional).
3. Use long names on titles - When checked, the sub-object view windows will show the full workspace pathname in their title.
4. Paper Size - Use this combo-box to set your page size.
5. Orientation - Sets the page to portrait (tall) or landscape (wide) mode.
6. Width & Height - The size of the paper (in current units).
7. Grid Spacing - The distance between grid dots.
8. Units - The units used by LiveReport for all of its settings, including margins and arrangement spacing.
9. Font - The page font, which is used for sub-object titles.

Margin Properties

Use the LiveReport Margins Properties page to change the margins of a LiveReport.

1. Top, Left, Right, Bottom - The margin widths to use for the page.  The margins are shown by a light-gray, non-printing box; the box can be hidden using the eye toolbar button menu.
2. Units - The units used by LiveReport for all of its settings can be set on the Page tab.

Header and Footer Properties

Use the LiveReport Header & Footer Properties page to change the margins of a LiveReport.

1. Header - When checked, the header is enabled.  It will print at the top of the LiveReport page.  The text is completely customizable; strings such as "Company Confidential" may be used.  Also, macro strings like "%DATE%" and "%TIME%" will be converted into the actual date, time, filename, etc.
2. Font - Sets the header font.
3. Justification - Determines the header horizontal justification (left / centered / right ).
4. Footer - The footer works just like the header, but is printed at the bottom of the page.