Report Browser User Interface Overview
The Report Browser is used to create, execute, and export Word and PowerPoint reports.
- Access
- From the menu bar, select .
The Report tool interface can be split into following sections:
Toolbar
Labels | Buttons | Usage |
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New |
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Load a new Master file and define the report
session format:
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Load | ![]() |
Load a report template (.tpl). |
Save | ![]() |
Save the report template. |
Execute | ![]() |
Execute items in the tree. |
Pause | ![]() |
Pause the execution process. |
Stop | ![]() |
Stop the execution process. |
Export Report | ![]() |
Export the report to a destination folder. |
Close | ![]() |
Close the Report Browser. |
Tree Area

- Entities
- Report entity type, which can be an image, text, table, or chapter.
- Export Report (
)
- Entities to export.
- Status (
)
- Status of an entity.
- Preview (
)
- Once an entity is executed or an output is created, click the preview icon to view and verify.
- Right-click context menu
- This menu is context or entity-specific. You can access various options
related to each entity.
Figure 3.
Entity Editor

Figure 4.
The Entity Editor is updated based on the entity selected. Every property is editable.
- Name
- Report title.
- Working Directory
- Working directory location, which stores all data generated, such as images and temp files, during the report execution.
- Use HW Desktop Resolution
- Generate images with the same resolution as the HyperWorks graphics area resolution.