Report Template Editor - CAESAR II - Help

Static Output Processor menu: Options > Custom Reports > New

Custom Reports toolbar: Add new custom report template

Creates custom reports using the Report Template Editor. To create a new report, first select one or more load cases, and then click the command.

Static Output Processor menu: Options > Custom Reports > Edit

Custom Reports toolbar: Edit an existing custom report template

Edits existing reports using the Report Template Editor. To customize an existing report, select the load case, select a standard or custom report name, and then click the command.

The Report Template Editor dialog box consists of two sections: the template editor to the left and the preview grid to the right.

The template editor has a tree-like structure and resembles Window Explorer’s folder view. There are 11 major categories available: Template Name and Template Settings for general report editing, and several output fields; Displacements, Restraints, Local Restraints, Equipment Nozzle Checks, Global and Local Forces, Flange Evaluation, Stresses, and Hanger Table Data.

The Template Name category allows you to specify the report name, enter a brief description of the report, and select the report type. The report name followed by the template description displays on the preview grid if the Include Report Name option is checked under the Template Settings category.

There are three report types available:

• Individual

Generates output reports, one per selected load case, in a format similar to the standard Displacements or Restraints reports.

• Summary

Generates a single output report for all the specified load cases as a summary, in a format similar to the standard Restraint Summary report.

• Code Compliance

Generates an output stress check report for multiple load cases as a single report, similar to the standard Code Compliance report.

Actual columns and their order on the reports are controlled solely by you. Data from various categories can be customized on a single report to suit your needs.

The Template Settings category provides options for the report header and the report body text, formatting, and alignment. You can also set the font face, size, and color for the header and the report body. You can include or remove specific header text (such as Report Name, Job Title or Filters Description) by selecting and clearing the check box next to the corresponding item. Report Line Spacing changes the spacing between lines of text. The Summary Line check box (used with Summary-type reports) toggles the appearance of the summary line with MAX values for each field or column per node. Select the Node Number/Name check box (used with Summary-type reports) to repeat the Node information on each Loadcase line. If you clear this option, then the node will appear on the separate line above the data for load cases. These two options may help with later data manipulations when sending the reports to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet

Any changes in the editor are immediately reflected in the preview window.

Each of the following categories consists of related output data. For example, the Displacements category contains three translational (DX, DY, and DZ) and three rotational (RX, RY, and RZ) fields, Stresses contains Axial, Bending, and Code stresses among other stress related fields. A number next to the field name indicates the Column Order this field will be placed in. When nothing or a zero value is specified, this column will not be included in the current report.

Each field contains the following information:

When a category or any field is highlighted in the editor, the help text for this field displays in the Help box at the bottom of the editor window.

The Preview Grid on the right of the Custom Report Template Editor dialog is interactive. You can drag the columns by their heading to arrange the order of the fields in the reports. Double-clicking the column header sorts that column’s values in ascending or descending order. The dragged column number or sorted order value will automatically be saved in the Column Number or Sort Order entry of that field in the editor tree. Click the column header once to highlight that field in the editor tree, extend its contents and scroll it to view.

The Preview Grid is limited to the first 50 lines. The entire report is available after you select the appropriate load cases and custom report name on the Static Output Processor dialog box and click View Report.

Any current changes to the custom report template can be saved by clicking Save. The custom report template can also be saved under a different name by clicking Save As... The Save As... dialog box prompts you to enter the new template name, a brief description, and the report type. Click Preview Report to remove the grid lines from the Preview Grid. Click the same button again to add the grid lines for editing.