Custom reports

Use the templates provided, and customize them to create powerful reports, without using the Report Generation Wizard.

To generate custom reports, automatically, you need three files: the custom report (.vbs) file, a report (.rpt) file, and a report (PowerPoint) template file.

CustomReport (.vbs) file

The CustomReport.vbs is the main API script that generates the report. This script locates and uses the default.rpt file, and the default.ptx file if you don't specify different files. Use this template to generate custom reports, automatically.

Report (.rpt) file

If you don't define a different file, the CustomReport.vbs file uses the default.rpt file, which is located in the install directory:

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Moldflow Insight 2019\data\reports

The CustomReport.vbs script locates your .rpt file by searching these folders in this order:

• Current project directory
• Current User

  My Documents\My AMI 2019 Projects

• Current release

  C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Moldflow Insight 2019\data\reports

These are the only folders in which you can save your .rpt files.

Report (PowerPoint) template

The CustomReport.vbs files uses the default.pot template, which is located in the install directory:

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Moldflow Insight 2019\data\reports

In addition to the default.pot file, there are also several other PowerPoint templates that you can use. The CustomReport.vbs script locates your .rpt file by searching these folders in this order:

• Current project directory
• Current User

  My Documents\My AMI 2019 Projects

• Current release

  C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Moldflow Insight 2019\data\reports

These are the only folders in which you can save your PowerPoint templates.

The report template uses only the PowerPoint Title slide and the Title and Content slide. Custom slides are not supported.