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Creating Reports from ITO Results

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This article describes the different report types available for Information Takeoff (ITO) and how you create a report on the ITO results.

Solibri contains example Excel templates for reporting default ITOs. ITO definitions can have multiple reporting templates. You can edit the templates from the Report Information Takeoff dialog or or from the resource path where the templates are located.

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ITO Report Types

You can create two types of ITO reports:

  • Plain Excel report

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    • Includes all columns and rows from ITO view with no formatting

    • WYSIWYG report

  • Excel template report

    ito_report_template

    • ITO report templates already exist for the out-of-the-box ITO definitions that reside in the Information Takeoff folder of Solibri

    • Can contain header rows, such as company colours, fonts and logos

    • Typically has reduced number of columns

    • Color column is typically removed

    • Can include formulas and other Excel functions

Creating an ITO Report

To generate an ITO report:

  1. In the Information Takeoff view, click Report.

  2. A dialog opens:

    Information Takeoff Report Dialog

  3. If needed, change the report title. The title suggested by Solibri is always the name of the current ITO.

    Important

    Ensure that the name of the report or template you're saving is different from any existing one, because a file with the same name will overwrite the existing report or template. No notification of this is displayed.

  4. Select the report type:

    • Plain Excel report

      • Current ITO: report the currently selected ITO in an Excel file

      • All ITOs: report all ITOs as separate sheets in a single Excel file.

    • Template Excel report

      • Current ITO: report the currently selected ITO as a template report

      • All ITOs: report all ITOs as separate sheets in a single template report

      ITO_exceltemplate_report

      To edit a template, select a template from the list and click Edit. To create a new template based on the data already contained in the current ITO, click Create Default. Save your template to your resources location and then select it from the list to apply it to the current ITO.

  5. Click Save Report. Specify the folder location and file name. Click Save As.

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