This article describes how you can create reports from your checking results in Solibri. You can generate reports of the checking results at any stage to give a permanent record at key stages or periodic times, depending on your requirements. Reports are generated in different commonly used formats, such as PDF, .doc, .xls and BIM Collaboration Format (.bcfzip).
Solibri has two different report types for checking results, the Result Summary report and the Results of Checked Rules and Rulesets report. The Result Summary report template is editable. You can either use default report templates, or you can create customer templates branded with company-specific fonts, colors and logos etc. The Checked Rules and Rulesets report template cannot be edited or formatted.
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The Result Summary report can be created from a whole ruleset, a sub-ruleset or an individual rule. It gives detailed information about the checking results and functions as a tool for evaluating model quality development.
In v24.5.0, we introduced a set of new template keys which can be used in the report template, as well as a new example report template, which includes some of the new keys. You can enrich it by adding keys that are relevant and interesting for you. Below is an example of the new template:
You can find the Result Summary templates in the installer resources:
In Windows: C:\Users\Public\Solibri\SOLIBRI\Report Templates\Summary report
The older template is called CheckingSummaryTemplate.xls(x) and the newer one CheckingSummaryTemplate - Issue and Components.xlsx
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For a full list of Result Summary report template keys, please see Result Summary Template Keys.
To report a summary of the checking results:
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In the Checking view, select the ruleset(s) or rule(s) to be reported.
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The checking results included in the report depend on your selection. It's possible to exclude the results of some rules from the report. Here's how the report is compiled:
If none of the rules or rulesets are selected separately, all the checking results are included in the report.
If a ruleset is selected, the checking results of all the rules included that specific ruleset are included in the report.
If individual rules are selected, only the checking results of the selected rules are included in the report.
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In the Result Summary view, click Report :
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A dialog opens:
Add a name for the report in the Report Title field. The default title is the name of the highlighted ruleset.
Select the Excel template from the drop-down menu. For further options, see the note below.
Click Save Report.
Select the destination folder and click Save As.
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Templates are based on editable Excel spreadsheets, and further options are available for working with them:
In the Checking view, you can create two types of reports from the checking results: a general report or an overview report:
General Report: This report contains an overview of all the rules which have been checked, and a list of all rules, categories, and issues that match the content. The snapshot images, issue descriptions, and user comments are included per issue or category. The report can be created either in PDF or RTF format.
Overview Report: This report contains only the overview of the rules that have been checked. The report can be created in Excel format.
To report the results:
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In the Checking view, click Report:
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The Create Report dialog opens:
Add a name for the report in the Report title field.
Select the report content in the Content field. By default, all content is reported. If you include the Rule Reports option, the tabular reports of various rules will be included in the report.
Select the report type: General Report or Overview Report.
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Optional settings:
To control page format, orientation and margins, click Page Setup. A dialog opens. Determine the settings and click OK:
To balance between the report size and image resolution, select image quality (high, medium, low) from the drop-down list. With large reports containing many issues, this can make a significant difference to the file size.
Click Save report.
Select the destination folder and click Save As.