Step 5. Run the report

To see the complete report, click Run report. Provide values for the parameters or filters. If the average runtime of a report is greater than 10 seconds and this is not the first time the report is running, a status message is displayed with the loading indicator. This status message updates at a regular time interval based on the average runtime of the previous runs.

About this task

You can use the dynamic Filters option to edit the configuration or conditions set for the report. When the dynamic filters are cleared, the default choices from the report that include the conditions that are specified in the Set conditions section and the projects that are selected in the Limit the scope section are retained.

When you choose an Lifecycle Query Engine-based data source in Step 1. Selecting Data and Report Builder reports might not show the expected artifacts, show artifacts more than once, or show a different number of artifacts than application views. In this case, you must ask the application administrator to validate the TRS feeds for the application. For more information, see Validating TRS feeds and the LQE index.

If the report is incomplete due to different conditions, such as, data sources that are indexing, validating data, or being removed, appropriate error messages are displayed. You can rerun the report after the Lifecycle Query Engine processes are complete. The report also displays an information icon along with hover text, if Lifecycle Query Engine conditions affected the execution time of the report.

For more information, watch the following video:

What to do next

  • From the Filters menu in the report, you can view or edit filters of the report. From the View as menu, you can switch views between graph and table view.
    Note: In Report Builder's table view, the formatting style of table data might differ from the actual data source, such as DOORS® , Engineering Test Management, or Engineering Workflow Management.

    Report Builder supports various formatting options, including bold, italic, underlined text, safe inline styles such as color and font-weight, bullet and numbered lists, headings, images, and links. However, tables and horizontal lines are not supported. For extended paragraphs, the character limit is 4000.

  • To change the graph type of your report, edit the report. On the Format results tab, update the graph type. For more information, see Step 2b. Show the report as a graph.
  • To see your report in the list of other reports, click All Reports or My Reports.
  • To further edit your report, click an edit icon in the My Choices pane at the right. Click Save to save your changes.
  • You can export your report to various document types (Microsoft Word, PDF, HTML). To do further editing on the report, export it to IBM® Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing if you have a license. You can also export a report graph to an image file.