Object reports

Module(s): Object Manager

You can use the Object Reports tool to create reports for subsequent analyses and evaluations of the data. These reports can be sent to the printer and imported as PDF files to the document.

Available object reports, overview

To create reports

1. Click Object Reports (How).
   

   Activate Object Reports in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Create Bonus Tools Object Manager

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   Object manager

2. Select a folder and report in the Reports dialog box.
3. Select the elements to be listed:
   

   • To select a single element, click it.
   • To select elements in a region, use the left mouse button to open a selection rectangle around the elements you want to select
   • To include all the elements in the current document, click All in the Input options or press CTRL+A. Please note that this option is not available for all tools.

   For more information on the options available for selecting elements in Allplan, see Selecting elements, overview.

   When selecting elements, you can use the Filter Assistant to apply a filter based on element types and/or properties. For more information, see Filter Assistant.

   • Click All in the Input Options or double-click in the workspace with the right mouse button to select all the elements in the file.
   • Click in the Input Options to filter elements based on advanced criteria (for example, material or type).
     This is done in the same way as in the Find Elements tool.

     The report is displayed in the Report Viewer.

4. You can edit the report as follows:
   • Customize it
   • Print it
   • Place it in the current document
   • Save it as a file in Excel, PDF or Word format
   • Modify it using the Layout Designer and save the changes as a new template in RDLC format
5. Print or save the report.

   Tip: Placing report in the current document