(no) How to prepare report script
- Artur Stepkowski (Deactivated)
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Create folder
Folder name will be used as report script name
Create config.json file
This file consists of the following parts:
name - name of the script, should be the same as folder name
description - default description for report
rootClass - name of the class of objects used as subtree roots
classes - list of the classes used in report script
relations - definitions of relations between classes
'classes' part structure
name - name of the class
fields - array of fields used in report
"classes":[
{
"name":"report_class_name_1",
"fields":[
"field1name",
"Custom 1"
]
},
{
"name":"report_class_name_2",
"fields":[]
}
]'relations' part structure
For each class (if required) we have to define list of its children classes.
"relations":{
"report_class_name_1":[
"report_class_name_2"
]
}Prepare python script (report_script.py)
in this file create class ReportGenerator(ReportGeneratorInterface) - please remember to add following import:
from reporting_service.ReportGeneratorInterface import ReportGeneratorInterfaceReportGeneratorInterface has following abstract methods which should be implemented (details for these methods below):
get_pdf_template
imports
example
get_float_format
get_pdf_css_file
get_excel_template
prepare_data_frames(self, data_frames)
Object data_frames contains data from FMA collected as a dictionary. There is one, required data frame "hierarchy" which contains pairs parentId - childId. Other data frames are available under the class names given in the config.json file.
get_excel_data_row_styles
In this method one can set styles for each data set.
Style sections:
columns - set style for selected columns (by name)
rows - set style of each row
evenRow - set style of each even row
lastRow - set style of selected columns in the last row in data set
Available style properties:
bgColor - cell background color
bold - if True, font in cell will be bold
italic - if True, font in cell will be italic
Example:
get_excel_columns_width
In this method one can set width of selected columns.
Create Excel template (xlsx file)
We can build an excel template by defining columns and their style, and using macros we can insert different values or the content of data sets in selected places.
Macro is specified by double curly braces. ( {{ macro_name }} )
