Create a New Reports Page

The first item you should consider is the design of the page upon which your report display will be placed. You may choose to configure the page as a windowed page if the report display is to supplement the existing default Reports page, or you might decide to configure the page as a full-sized page if you intend to replace the existing Reports page.

This example shows how to create a new full-sized application page to replace the existing Reports page included with VTS.

 

1.   Log on to your application with a user account that has at least the "Configure", "Page Add", and "Tag Modify" privileges.

2.   Click the "Configure" button in the Display Manager's title bar.

3.   Click the "Libraries" button in the configuration toolbox. The Page Configuration tool opens.

4.   Right click on the Pages node to open its context menu.

5.   Click the "Add" button. The "Add Page" dialog opens.

6.   Enter a title for your custom reports page in the "New Page Name" field.

7.   Press the "Enter" key on your keyboard.

8.   The page title you entered is stripped of spaces and any invalid characters, and is used as the page file name on disk.

9.   A dialog opens and requests confirmation as to whether or not you wish the new page to be added to the Display Manager's menu.

10. Click on OK to close the New Page dialog.

11. The new page is added to your application page.

12. Right-click on the new page node to open its configuration menu and select Properties.

13. Ensure that the "Use Color" checkbox is selected.

14. Click the "Set Color" button. The "Select Color" dialog opens.

15. Click on the color you wish to employ for the background of your custom reports page. In our example, we shall use grey as the background color.

16. Click the "OK" button. You are returned to the "Properties" dialog where a preview of the selected background color is displayed.

17. Click the "Page Window Flag" radio button that represents the page appearance and behavior you desire for your custom reports page. ("No Restrictions" indicates that the page may be opened as a full-sized page, or as a dialog-sized page; "Always Display In Window" indicates that the page will always open as a full-sized page, rather than a dialog-sized page; and "Never Display In Window" indicates that the page will always open as a dialog-sized page, rather than as a full-sized page.)

18. Click the "OK" button.

 

To navigate to your new page, open its context menu again and select “Edit”.

After you've established your new reports page, you can begin to use the tools in the Report Tools library to build it. The sections that follow provide instructions on building your custom reports page.