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Report  Control Admin Sys Config Tech-Ref 
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To view a report before printing: 
Select the type of report and other 
criteria as usual, and select 'Screen' 
as the destination. Then, click Run. 
For details on viewing and printing 
displayed reports, refer to "Working 
with the Report Viewer". 
If Exporting an Activity Report as 
a File (Archive/Text File/Report 
Emulation File) 
Select the type of report and other 
criteria as usual, and the desired file-
type as the 'destination'. Then, click 
[File...]. In the next screen, set the 
location and filename as desired, and 
click  Save when finished.   
Then click Run. 
Viewing/Printing a Previously 
Saved Activity Report-Archive 
Select  Activity Report from your 
MyTools bar, or
 click [Reports] in the 
'tree', and select Activity. Then, click 
[Load archived report] at the bottom 
of the form (scroll down if necessary). 
Multi-Account Systems: You do not have to 
select an account since that was done when 
the report was archived. 
In the next screen, locate and select the 
desired archived report (.raf), and click Open 
(or simply double-click the file). 
For details on viewing and printing displayed reports, 
refer to "Working with the Report Viewer". 
(Top of the Form) 
- Panel: Select the panel you are interested in 
here. 
- Diagnostic Reports: The middle of the screen 
shows a list of diagnostics logs/reports that you 
can select from. 
Tip: These logs are generated by the 'Remote 
Diagnostics' feature under Control & Status. 
Related
: Control & Status, Panel Control & 
Status, System, [Get System Status] 
 Checking System Status (Remote Diagnostics) 
Note
: The Director software retains 24 months worth 
of diagnostics sessions, or the last 100—whichever is 
greater
. 
Report Destination / Output To 
- Screen: This has the report sent to the 'Report 
Viewer' window for viewing and/or printing 
desired pages; 
- Printer: This allows selecting a printer and 
page-range, etc., and printing the report (without 
viewing it first); 
- Text File: This has the report saved as a 
'comma-delimited' text file for manipulation with 
another program. Allows you to change the 
location and/or filename if desired. 
Reports Panel Diagnostic 
(Multi-Account Systems: Account Selection 'Tree') 
- The area (near the centre of the screen) is where you select the 
account that your report pertains to. Tip: This option appears only if 
you didn't already have an account 'open' in the tree. 










