Reports

PowerDesigner reports allow you to publish information about your models in HTML or RTF format.

You can create the following types of report:

A model report – provides information about all or some of the objects in a model, and is shown in the Browser in the Reports folder beneath its parent model (see Creating a Model Report).
A multi-model report – provides information about one or more models, and is shown in the browser as an independent item, saved as a .mmr file (see Creating a MultiModel Report).
A list report – provides information about a single type of object, and is shown in the Browser in the List Reports folder beneath its parent model (see Creating a List Report).

This version of PowerDesigner supports two kinds of model and multi-model reports:

Legacy reports - use the traditional Report Editor, which is deprecated and will be removed from a future version (see The Legacy Report Editor).
New format reports - use the new graphical Report Editor, which provides synchronized Design and Outline views, seamless inclusion of model extensions, simplified WYSIWYG formatting, and modernized HTML and RTF generation (see The Report Editor).
Note: The initial version of the new Report Editor has the following limitations:
- No global selection of objects to display in the report - Define any appropriate selections on object books.
- Not available in the plugin for Eclipse or the Add-In for Visual Studio.

Creating a Model Report
You can create a model report using the Report Wizard or manually, refine it in the Report Editor, and generate it in HTML or RTF format, or print it at any time.
Creating a List Report
A list report documents a single object type within a model, and is displayed as a customizable list with columns and rows that you can filter as necessary. A list report is saved in the model and can be exchanged between models of the same type.
Creating a MultiModel Report
A multimodel report (MMR) is a PowerDesigner report that can document any number of models together and show the links between them. To create such a report, you must have at least one model open in the workspace, and you can add additional models at any time.
The Report Editor
You can edit model reports, multi-model reports, and report templates in the Report Editor. To open a report in the editor, double-click its entry in the Browser or select Report > Reports, select your report in the list, and click the Edit Report tool.
The Legacy Report Editor
You can edit model reports, multi-model reports, and report templates in the Report Editor. To open a report in the Report Editor, double-click it in the Browser or select Report > Reports to open the List of Reports, select your report and click the Edit Report tool.
Generating a Model Report
You can generate your report directly from the Report Editor by clicking the Generate Web Report or Generate Rich Text Document tools in the toolbar or selecting the corresponding commands from the Report menu. You can generate any report in the model or a generic report from a template from the Generate Report dialog.
Report Templates
A report template specifies content and formatting for a report (or, for a multimodel report, a section). PowerDesigner provides a set of standard report templates, and you can create your own.
Report Properties
To open the report property sheet, select Report > Report Properties from the Report Editor window or right-click the report in the Browser and select Properties.

Parent topic: Storing, Sharing, and Reporting on Models