You can create custom quality results reports using the Quality Results ReportWriter. You can include quality results for some or all collection plan elements. Results can be sequenced in any order that you choose.

You can use functions - sum, count, average, min, or max - to specify how to group and process the quality results you include in your reports. The data type - numeric, character, or date - of the chosen collection plan element determines what function or functions can be applied.

Report output can be saved to a file or sent to a printer. You can also export the raw results data that your reports are based upon. You can save the settings of a report so that users throughout your organization can use it.

You can optionally create custom reports using settings copied from another chart, descriptive statistic view, or custom report. Copying saved settings allows you to view the same subset of data in different ways.

Item Category Reporting

You can choose to report quality results by item category when an Item collection element appears on a collection plan. Oracle Quality determines an item's category based on the default category set from QA:Quality Category Set profile option. See: Profile Options.

   To create a customer report using copied settings:

1. Navigate to the Quality Results ReportWriter window.

2. Choose the Copy Settings button. See: Copying Settings.

3. Enter missing information or change the copied information as required (See below).

   You can change all copied settings except the collection plan.

   To create a quality results report:

1. Navigate to the Quality Results ReportWriter window.

2. Optionally, enter a Report Name.

   To save your report and its parameters, you must enter a report name.

3. Select the Collection Plan.

4. Optionally, enter the Report Title.

   The text you enter here is displayed on the report.

5. Optionally, enter the Report Description.

   To specify and format results:

1. In the Reported Columns region, enter the column Sequence number.

   The sequence number determines the columnar order of the collection plan elements that appear on your report.

2. Select the collection plan element for the Reported Column.

3. Optionally, select a Function to use to process and group the results in the reported column. See: Functional Grouping and Processing.

4. Optionally, check the Totals check box to create a column total at the bottom of the report.

   You can only total a reported column if it contains a numeric collection plan element.

5. Repeat Steps 2-4 for each collection element you wish to include on your report.

   To find and select quality result:

Navigate to the Show Results Where region of the Pareto Chart window. See: Finding Quality Results.

If you do not select which quality results to report, all results associated with the collection plan are used.

   To process the report:

Choose the Submit Report button to launch a concurrent request to process the report. All quality results that meet the specified selection conditions are reported.

   To save report settings:

Choose the Save Settings button to save the report settings.

   To export chart results:

Choose Export Results from the Tools menu. See: Exporting Quality Results.