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<p>This allows to define the format of the output. Simply click on your
preferred output format to determine whether you would like the report
output in web format, to PDF, CSV, as XML or Excel.</p>
<img src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_enterprise/formats.png" alt="Formats" />
<p>To select, simply click on your chosen format from the drop-down list as
shown above. Note that any report can be run several times with
different formats selected for theoutput if required.</p>
<h4><img id="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_enterprise/web_icon.gif" /> Web</h4>
<p>When a report is run, its output is displayed in the Report Output
window, which is a mini web-browser containing the HTML output generated
by the report engine. It is the common interface for all reports. The
report body is shown in a window that can be panned around by using the
horizontal and vertical scrollbars. If the report is made up of
multiple pages, you can navigate it by using the <span class="button">Back</span> and <span class="button">Fwd</span> buttons at
the bottom. You can print the report by pressing the <span class="button">Print</span> button, or
save the report to an HTML file by pressing the <span class="button">Save</span> button and choosing
a filename and location.</p>
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| icons at the top-right corner of the screen.Universally-accessible, the web format provides a mixture of graphical charts and tabular data, whose column headers are click-able to allow dynamic sorting of results.
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| PDF | - The PDF format guarantees an identical look across all operating systems, making it an ideal report format for printing out on paper, or for e-mailing to colleagues inside and outside of your organisation.
- Due to the static nature of the PDF format, dynamic sorting of column headers is not available, although results can be pre-sorted using the filters and options available during report creation.
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| The Excel format is useful for onward manipulation of the data contained in your reports, or for including results in popular spreadsheet packages. |
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| CSV
| The CSV format allows report results to be arranged in comma-separated lists of data. CSV files are often used for transferring data between different applications, such as databases, spreadsheets, and other third-party programs. |
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| XML | The XML format can be useful when transferring the structured data from your report results to third-party applications, such as billing, accounting and time management applications. |