Help, how to topics > Equipment Inventory Reports > Save sort criteria and the display query in the report?


This topic explains:

  • How to save the order of items, search definition in the inventory report ?
  • How to execute predefined inventory report with all above settings?

Use Save with View to save the sort criteria and the list of displayed items in a report definition.



Define search query to display items that you would like to include on the report.


  • Define the layout of your report (select data fields, set the widths, select fonts, page margins and some other report options).
  • Select Save with View option.
  • Click Save Report.
  • Use Save with View to save the sort criteria and the list of displayed items in a report definition.

All saved report settings are used when you run the report from the Equipment Administrator.

When you run a predefined report from the data display window, the predefined report is using the current sort or record display options.


This report is run from the Administrator panel.


You can run the same report from the Inventory table. In this case all items that are displayed in the inventory table will be included on the report.


Report sample run from the Inventory table.



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