Create a report script based on a report script template in the design view. You do not require any programming knowledge. To create report scripts using report script templates, you need to be familiar with ARIS Method.
Users on this ARIS Server can run all scripts. Specify the relevant settings and click Finish.
You have selected the appropriate perspective in the Perspective Wizard so that all relevant folders are displayed on the Administration tab.
You have selected the Configuration & Administration working environment in the Perspective Wizard.
You have the required privileges for the different tasks. The various privileges are listed in the procedure descriptions below.
Click Navigation in the bar panel if the Navigation bar is not activated yet.
In the Explorer tree, double-click the Evaluations folder.
Double-click the Reports folder. The report categories are displayed.
Right-click the category to which you want to assign the report script or create a new category.
Click New > Report. The Script Wizard opens.
Specify the entries in the required languages. Entries for which a string table is specified in the script should imperatively be specified in all languages. Name and Description are especially important.
Disable the Available to users check box if required - for example, if you have created a report but have not completely programmed the script yet. Scripts can still be edited in the Script Wizard. Click Next.
Select the database items for which the script is to be started, and click Next.
Select an evaluation filter if necessary. The method content is restricted to the content that is activated in both the method filter you used when logging in to the database and the evaluation filter you selected.
Enable the option Create output file and the option Use report script template (design view), and select a report script template.
In the Supported output formats box, enable the file formats that users can select for the output when running the report.
Click Finish.
The report script is created in the selected category and is displayed in the design view of Script Editor on a separate tab.
You can also save the script as a report script template. This enables you to create additional scripts based on this one.
Check the script before releasing it. To do so, open the script and click Run (F9).
If you made it available to all users, they can select it on this ARIS Server in the Report Wizard.
If you provide report scripts for ARIS Publisher you need to ensure that reports evaluate only the contexts Database, Group, Model, or Object, that they access items in read-only mode and do not call dialogs, and that only methods allowed for ARIS Publisher are used.