Create Custom Reports

Create a custom report by first creating a configuration file from a blank configuration file.

1. If Report Generator is not already open, on the ribbon, click Cable and Harness tab Manage panel Report .
2. On the Report Generator toolbar, click Edit a configuration (.cfg) file.
3. Enter the name of the new configuration file as custom_partbom.cfg, and click Open.
4. On the Info tab, enter Customized Part Bill of Material, no quantity.
5. On the Filter tab, in Select objects to report, select Part.
6. In Object filters, select All for both the Property Names and Property Values.
7. Click the Table tab then click Insert Column twice to add two columns. Insert each column before Column 1.
8. Enter the values in the columns, as indicated in the following table. To enter data, click in the input box, and then enter the value. If an arrow displays, click the arrow and select from the list.

   The first column lists the reference designator for the part, followed by the part number.

   You can configure each column, and display any property.

   	Column1	Column2
   Column header	REFDES	PartNumber
   Link type	NONE	NONE
   Name	REFDES	PARTNUMBER
   Column width	15	15
   Subtotal function	COUNT	NONE
   Property data?	YES	YES
   Units	NONE	DEFAULT
   Round up	NONE	NONE
   Print units suffix?	NO	YES
   Print column?	YES	YES

9. On the Format tab, enter 2 as the first column to sort.
10. Select the following print options if they are not already selected:

    Print filter information

    Print header

    Print information

    Print column headers

11. Click OK then click Save to save the new configuration file.
12. Generate a report using this configuration file to view the resulting output. Each of the parts in the design display in an individual row.
13. Close the Report Generator.
14. Return to the top-level assembly and save all files.

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