Using the Output bills of material application, it is possible to export master data processed in the Bills of material application. Export may be carried out with the use of a printer, e-mail, or fax.
The standard toolbar of the application contains the following buttons:
- [New] – it creates a new report or duplicates an existing one
- [Delete] – it deletes a report
- [Output report document in batch] – it exports a report in batch
- [Output report document immediately and display output to file] – it exports data immediately to a selected format
- [Reset output settings] – it resets fields filled in in the Output settings section
Parameters section
- Report title – it makes it possible to enter a report name; by default, it is set as Bills of material
- Bill of material – it allows the user to enter the name of one or more bills of material included in the report
- Validity period – a validity period for the generated report
- Classifications 1-5 – classifications are used to narrow down results generated in the report. The user may select up to five classifications of reported objects. Classifications can be configured in the Classifications
- Parameters:
- Header text – it includes a header text in the report
- Line item texts – it includes line item texts in the report
- Formulas and conditions – it includes formulas and conditions in the report
Output settings section
- Language – it enables the selection of a report language
- Color background (for tables) – it determines if report line items should have alternating background colors. The background color to be used is defined on the basis of the current theme selected in user settings.
- Output medium – it makes it possible to select a report export tool:
- Printer – it generates the report and prints it out
- Fax – it generates the report and sends it via fax
- E-mail – it generates the report and sends it via e-mail
The remaining fields depend on the selected output medium. They contain medium-specific address data.