Report Fields

Report Fields

Fields are text boxes that accept input via the keyboard or can be set to report dynamically computed information or by a Measurement Plan. The types of fields are as follows:

 

To add a field to a report, right-click on the canvas and select Add New Field.

To add an input field, choose the Input radio button. If it is a required field, check the Required option. A required field will have a red back- ground until it is filled in, and any attempts to print the report or send it to PDF will display a warning dialog.

To add an output field, choose the Output radio button. The value dis- played in output fields can be set from a specific value, or from a tag.

 

Using Tags

Every field (both input and output fields) can be assigned a tag. There are two types of tags: system tags and user-defined tags.

 

Dynamic Attributes in Fields

Dynamic Attributes can be selected using GR-feature criteria and re- porting values, GD&T settings and results, vector groups statistics, or dimensional values. These can be selected in advance and will dy- namically update as measurements are made and values are updated.

An attribute is defined using a string format such as the following which will appear in the Field View line:

“A::BoltHole Pattern4::Relationship$Magnitude XYZ#6*1.000”

 

Equation Fields

 

Example expressions include:

 

IF (condition, val1, val2) means that if “condition” is not zero, then re- sult is “val1”, otherwise the result is “val2”.

Additional predefined functions are available under the Help button in the Equation Editor.

 

Field Value

A field value is used to populate the field. Field values are always displayed in the field itself, and are changed when a script or a user modifies the field.

 

Field Display options