LINK Systems LinkNet II - Manual (Page 69)

Section 6 Reports
There are several reports that can be generated from the data that LinkNet collects. In addition,
these reports can be modified by the user using a commercial software package called Crystal Reports
available from Seagate Software. Many of these reports can be generated by machine or by die.
To generate a report, select the “Reports” menu. Reports can be generated by machine, tool, part, or
for preventive maintenance. The following sections go into detail about how these reports are generated
and the information in them.
6.1 Report Parameter Selection
Most reports can be run for certain times, shifts, machines, tools, or other parameters. Generally, the
user of a report may be interested in a sub-set of the total data that has been collected. For instance, a
report might be run on what average stroking rates were obtained on a particular machine last week.
Depending on the report, LinkNet allows selections to be “dialed in” to located data of interest. Not all
reports have the same selection mechanisms, but most will have some combination as described in the
following sections.
6.1.1 Report Time Selection
Many reports
allow the selection
of the time interval
over which they
are run. For
instance, a report
could be run over
the last week, the
month of January,
or from one
arbitrary date to
another arbitrary
date.
Figure 6.1: Report Time Selection Dialog Box
When a report
that uses a date
range is run, a
dialog box similar
to Figure 6.1 will
appear. The box at
the top of the
dialog indicates
the valid date
range of data in the
database.
At the top of
this dialog, the time types can be selected that will appear in the report. Note that some reports will
automatically include certain time types and these check boxes will be unavailable. See Section 3 for an
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