Report Button

The Report Button widget renders one or more dashboards or widgets from dashboards into PDF format so you can generate reports directly out of SKOOR dashboards.

Dashboards, configured as parts in the widget, can be selected if required before a report is generated. The PDF contains all of the selected parts.

Editing report button widget

Reports contain one or more dashboards, rendered in the PDF format. Dashboards that may be included in a report are configured in the Parts section of the widget and will contain all widgets except the ones marked as "Hide in report".

First, configure the global settings for a report such as the file name and footer:

Settings

The following table describes the available settings and their purpose.

Setting	Description
Label	Label that will be shown next to the generate icon. Placeholders can be used.
File name	This name will be used to save the report. The .pdf extension will be appended automatically. Placeholders can be used for instance to set the current date in the report name.
Parts selectable	If checked, the widget will open a dialog asking to choose the parts that should be included before creating the report.
Generate on Ctrl+P	The report will be generated if the Ctrl+P shortcut is pressed as well as if the widget PDF icon is clicked.
Pass current URL parameters	If URL parameters are used in the dashboard, check this box if the report should take them into account. Let's say, a date picker lets you choose a certain time period to be displayed in the dashboard. If the box is checked, the report will contain the currently selected time period, if unchecked, it will contain the default one.
Footer	Configure a footer line that will be put on every page of the report. See Placeholders on how to add the current date or more advanced parameters. Page numbers can be configured for example like: Page ${page} of ${pages}

Parts

Multiple report parts can be configured for each report. A single part can be any of the available dashboards in the SKOOR system. In many cases, not all of the widgets on a dashboard should be visible in reports. After configuring the report parts, the report can be further customized by excluding individual widgets or tiles. This can be done by selecting the Hide in report checkbox in the respective widget or tile:

Part configuration:

Setting	Description
Name	Name for the current part, displayed in the part chooser and the parts list in the widget
Dashboard	Select one of the existing dasboards from the dropdown list
Parameters	Set a URL parameter to a specific value like param1=value1
Orientation	Create the report in portrait or landscape mode
Default selected	If checked, this part will be preselected to be included into the report. If the Parts selectable checkbox is unchecked, all parts will be included