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 Synergy 20XX\data\reports
The CustomReport.vbs script locates your .rpt file by searching these folders in this order:
- Current project diretory
- Current User My Documents\My AMI 20XX Projects
- Current release C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Moldflow Synergy 20XX\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 Synergy 20XX\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 20XX Projects
- Current release C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Moldflow Synergy 20XX\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.