Report Generator Dialog Box

Displays the results of the report generation. The dialog box options that are available depend on which report you are creating.

Find

 Command entry:  AESCHEMATICREPORT

Find

 Command entry:  AEPANELREPORT

Header

Displays the selected items at the top of each section in the report.

Add	Displays the header information inside the report. Select to add the time/date, a title line, project lines, or column labels.
First Section Only	Displays the selected header item at the top of the first section only. The header information is no longer displayed at the top of each section.

Breaks

Controls how the report breaks across multiple pages. Only one check box can be selected at a time. Specify whether to add page breaks or special breaks to the report.

Add page breaks	Breaks the report at the 58th line.
Special breaks	Specifies the value that controls the section break. You can break the report into sections based on the special break selected from the list. The list displays the report-specific content to apply to the special break. For example, selecting Wire Layer displays the wire label records in different sections based on the wire layer data.
Add special break values to header	Adds the special break value to the header. For example, if you select a special break of Installation/Location, the values provided for these devices in the schematic are displayed in the report section header.

Suppress subcatalog entries

(for Component Report only) The component report displays all components and their related catalog numbers. A component can have one or many catalog numbers associated to it based upon whether or it is set up with subcatalog numbers or if you choose to assign multiple BOM items to the component. This removes the extra catalog numbers from the report and displays only the primary catalog number from the Insert/Edit Component dialog box.

Pin chart

(for Connector Plug Report only)

The Connector Plug report displays the wiring information associated to a pin symbol in the form of a chart based upon a similar Component tag. Selecting "On" displays another dialog box to set up the chart and yields just the specified information into the report generator for printing, saving to a file, or placing in a table on the drawing.

Tag Name	Displays all component tag names in the report.
Remove duplicated pin numbers	Eliminates any duplicate pin numbers for the selected plug from the report.
Left Side / Right Side	Displays the wiring information from the left or right side of the pin symbols. This displays what is connected to the pin and the wiring information.
Fill In Missing Pin Numbers	Identifies additional pin numbering not defined in the schematic for spare pin connections. For example, the connector may have used four out of nine pins in the schematic and those are the connections that are being reported. You can then display the five spare pin connections by selecting this check box and identifying the first pin number as 1 and the last as 9. Label for spares displays a text string under the wire number column in the report.

Internal/external codes left/right

(for Terminal Plan Report only) Allows the Terminal Plan report to take advantage of terminals that have the optional "I" (Internal) and "E" (external) codes on the wire connection. With this check box selected, you can select from the radio buttons below it to sort within an entry. You can show all of the Internal or External connections on the left or on the right of the wire connection.

Squeeze

Specifies whether to reduce the width of the report. Select 1 for maximum squeezing and 3 for minimum squeezing.

Add blanks between entries

Adds a blank line between report entries.

Insert as Terminal Strip

(for Panel Terminal Strip Report only) Opens the Panel Terminal Strip Graphical Report - Parameters dialog box for defining a graphical representation of the terminal strip to place on the active drawing file.

Plug/Male side - Jack/Female side - Show All

(for Connector Details Report only) These three radio buttons work with the Type attribute value of either P or J for Plug (male) or Jack (female). When the pin symbol is created you can define a Type attribute that defines these characteristics. Then when reporting you can select Plug or Jack to filter the overall report (or you can choose to show all).

Sort

Sorts the report. You can specify four sorts to perform on the list.

User Post

Sets up options for running a post-process report before saving the report to a file or inserting as a table onto your drawing. AutoCAD Electrical supports calling a LISP file that can be customized to meet any post-processing needs for a report. Each LISP file also has an associated dialog definition .dcl file with the same name. When you click User Post, the dialog box displays the available options. Select an option and the lisp routine runs a function against the data and returns to the Report Generator Window.

The LISP routine can be modified to meet your needs. Use these tables to determine the name of the .lsp and .dcl files for a report.

Note: Example User Post files are not supplied for all reports.

Schematic Report	User post file name for .lsp and .dcl
Bill of Materials - Normal Tallied Format	BOM
Bill of Materials - Normal Tallied Format (Group by Installation/Location)	BOM_LOC
Bill of Materials - Display in Tallied Purchase List Format	PUR_BOM
Bill of Materials - Display in “By Tag” Format	TAG_BOM
Missing Bill of Material	NOCAT
Component	COMP
Wire From/To	WIREFRM2
Component Wire List	WIRECON
Connector Plug	PJCON
PLC I/O Address and Descriptions	PLC
PLC I/O Component Connection	PLCCON
PLC Modules Used So Far	PLCUSED
Terminal Numbers	TERM
Terminal Plan	TERMPLAN
Connector Summary	QPINRPT
Connector Detail	PINRPT
Cable Summary	CBL
Cable From/To	CABLECON
Wire Label	WIRELABEL

Panel Report	User post file name for .lsp and .dcl
Bill of Materials - Normal Tallied Format	BOMPNL
Bill of Materials - Normal Tallied Format (Group by Installation/Location)	PBOM_LOC
Bill of Materials - Display in Tallied Purchase List Format	PUR_PBOM
Bill of Materials - Display in “By Tag” Format	TAG_PBOM
Component	PNLCOMP
Nameplate	PNL_NP
Wire Connection	PNLWCON
Component Exception	PNLXCPT
Terminal Exception	PNLTXCPT
Wire Annotation Exception	PNLWANNO
Missing Level/Sequence Assignments	LEVBLNK

Display Setup

(for Wire Label report only) Sets up options for label quantity, horizontal or vertical arrangement of data, display selection of wire labels and cable labels, and total number of columns for displaying the report.

Display Wire Label	Displays the wire label for all wires in the specified format.
Display Cable Label	Displays the cable labels in the specified format.
Label Arrangement	Arranges the wire label horizontally or vertically across the columns.
Label Quantity per Connection	Specifies the quantity of wire labels or cable labels. Wire labels are generated for every wire connection while cable labels are generated once for every cable.
Number of Columns to Display	Arranges the wire labels in the specified number of columns.

Change Report Format

Changes what data fields are reported and the order in which they appear.

(for Wire Label report only) There are two categories that you can change the report format for: wire label or cable label. Once you modify the report format, you can save it for future use. The wire and cable label formats are stored in the same file.

Surf

Surfs to the offending symbols. This is generally used for the Missing Level/Sequence Assignments and Wire Annotation Exception reports.

Edit Mode/Edit Wire Label/Edit Cable Label

Modifies the report before you insert it to your drawing. You can move data up or down in the report, add lines from a catalog, and delete lines.

Put on Drawing

(Not applicable for Wire Label reports) Opens the Table Generation Setup dialog box for specifying how to display your report as a table on your drawing.

Note: Tables should be placed on drawings that are part of the active project only.

Once wire label reports are placed on the drawing in table format they are not editable using the Edit Component tool. You must use the AutoCAD table edit command to edit the table.

Save to File

Saves the report to a file. Select the type of output file from the Save Report to File dialog box. You can define multiple file outputs. Choose from: ASCII report, Comma Delimited, Excel spreadsheet, Access database, and XML format.

Note: Depending on the file type, you may have the ability to include the project's LINEx values. These are the values in the 24 description lines entered for the project.

Print

Prints the report. Select the printer, print range, and number of copies.