Creating a Technical Report

Before the disponent can start pre-planning a new report for an assignment , a template must be available.

Creation of a new report template

To create a new report template, call up sub-item images/download/thumbnails/494471357/Template-bearbeiten_Stift_EN_img.png in the main menu images/download/thumbnails/494470919/Hauptmen%C3%BC_img.png under Field Service, images/download/thumbnails/494470822/Technische-Berichte_men%C3%BC_EN_img.png . Click on images/download/thumbnails/494470948/Plus-Icon-rund_magenta_img.png . Now select the section "Service Report" and click on images/download/thumbnails/494470655/UI_Editor_Feld_hinzuf%C3%BCgen_img.png . To add another section, click images/download/thumbnails/494470655/UI_Editor_Feld_hinzuf%C3%BCgen_img.png again under "Service report". To remove a section, click on images/download/thumbnails/494470408/L%C3%B6schen_trash-can_img.png . If you want to move a section or a question to another position, click images/download/thumbnails/494470662/UI_Editor_nach_oben_verschieben_img.png or images/download/thumbnails/494470665/UI_Editor_nach_unten_verschieben_img.png .

You can change the title of the "Section" by clicking on images/download/thumbnails/494470298/Editieren_Button_img.png . Enter the new name for the section and then hit save. It is possible to translate the title by clicking on "Edit translations", selecting a language and entering the translation.

After the report template has been saved for the first time, documents and QuickReports can be linked to the report.

Adding report questions

Select the "Section" area and click images/download/thumbnails/494470655/UI_Editor_Feld_hinzuf%C3%BCgen_img.png again. Clicking on the images/download/thumbnails/494470459/Objekt_suchen_Lupe_img.png -button opens the list of report questions. You can create a new report question with images/download/thumbnails/494470948/Plus-Icon-rund_magenta_img.png or click on an existing question and import it with images/download/thumbnails/494471061/%C3%9Cbernehmen_img.png . You can add several questions to the section by clicking on several questions before confirming or by clicking on images/download/thumbnails/494470459/Objekt_suchen_Lupe_img.png again. Then, if necessary, specify the response options (e.g. radio buttons, checkboxes, picklist) and save the information with "OK".

Adding images

On the left-hand side, switch from the images/download/thumbnails/494469171/Allgemein-mit-Ausrufezeichen_EN_img.png section toimages/download/thumbnails/494469269/Dokumente_EN_img.png and click on images/download/thumbnails/494471089/W%C3%A4hlen-Sie_grau_EN_img.png . For more information, see the article "Attachment of Documents".

If you have uploaded an image as a document, you can insert it into the report template. Then switch back to the images/download/thumbnails/494469171/Allgemein-mit-Ausrufezeichen_EN_img.png section. Click on the desired "Section" and then on the images/download/thumbnails/494470271/Bild-hinzuf%C3%BCgen_img.png icon. Click on images/download/thumbnails/494470655/UI_Editor_Feld_hinzuf%C3%BCgen_img.png on the right-hand side next to "Documents". Now expand the list by clicking on images/download/thumbnails/494470465/%C3%96ffnen_Liste_img.png and then click on images/download/thumbnails/494470298/Editieren_Button_img.png . Now select your desired picture from the list.

Adding QuickReports

On the left-hand side, switch from the images/download/thumbnails/494469171/Allgemein-mit-Ausrufezeichen_EN_img.png section to images/download/thumbnails/494469674/Quick-Reports_img.png and click on images/download/thumbnails/494469237/Neu_Icon_EN_img.png , to add a new QuickReport to the template. If there is already a QuickReport in the report template, select it and click images/download/thumbnails/494469689/QuickReport_%C3%96ffnen_En_Img.png . For more information, see the article "Edit QuickReports".

Adding react components

You can add react components to the report template using images/download/thumbnails/494470611/React-hinzuf%C3%BCgen_img.png . To do this, you need to open the "React-template" by clicking on images/download/thumbnails/494470298/Editieren_Button_img.png . Then fill the template with a script and save with images/download/thumbnails/494471040/Speichern-Haken-gr%C3%BCn_img.png .

Release report

Finally, save the created report template as a draft with the action images/download/thumbnails/494471040/Speichern-Haken-gr%C3%BCn_img.png or release the report template for immediate use via the actions images/download/thumbnails/494469147/Freigeben_EN_img.png or images/download/thumbnails/494470995/Berichtsfragen-freigeben_img.png .

Report templates that have already been released cannot be altered. To change a template, you can create a new version from it. You can also copy the template.

Authorisations

To be able to enter a report, you must assign a licence for the Dispatch module to the user. The user can then enter or alter a report.

Technical information

The report questions are stored in the table CR_QUESTION. The report templates are stored in the CR_TEMPLATE table. If you fill in a report, then the report is saved in CR_REPORT. If you fill in a planned report, the report is written in the table CR_PLANNEDREPORT.