PDF reports are handy for a lot of use cases. They only contain the insights and data you want to share, can act as a backup and are easily shared with anyone who needs them.
💡 Considering a digital way to share your data? Take a look at this article to explore about share links and other export options.
How to Export a PDF Report
Exporting a PDF report can be done using the Export button in the top right corner of the screen and then selecting PDF report. This opens the PDF report modal, containing two types of report for you to choose from: Standard and Schematic.
Standard report
The standard report is meant to share the details of an operation and its results. It's supported for all data products and includes the following sections:
A front page
A table of contents
Information regarding the site that has been inspected which comes from the Site properties
Information regarding the operation that has been performed
Map overview of all the items included in the report
Charts from the operation
Detailed information regarding annotations, anomalies and tickets from forms
💡 If any filters are active while exporting the PDF report, they can be applied by ticking the Apply filters checkbox. Learn more about filters
If you include any of the layers or forms, such as Thermal Anomalies or Punch List, the PDF export will include an individual page for each item with a cutout of any visual, thermal layer of the operation, as well as all properties contained in that item. Click on "Select Properties" next to a layer to configure exactly which properties you want be included in the report.
Any photos or comments linked to them can be included with the corresponding checkboxes. Note that only image attachments will be included.
Schematic report
ℹ️ The schematic report is currently only available for Solar Thermography data products.
The schematic report is a map-based report used to locate features on site. It can be printed in a variety of sizes, ranging from A0 to A4. Any visual orthomosaïc layer or optimised PDF overlay can be used as a base layer.
What's included in report
The first page always contains an overview of the entire site. For larger sites, this overview might not be accurate enough. Therefore additional zoomed-in pages with a fixed resolution are added.
Pages without any anomalies are skipped, as they wouldn't add any value.
The fill and stroke colours of the anomalies' rectangles are defined by the selected fill and stroke properties. The stroke colour is optional and the fill will be determined by the type of the anomaly by default. The cause, severity and remedial action properties are definitely interesting to use.
You can determine if the anomaly ID is included in each anomaly by checking the Include Anomaly IDs checkbox.
💡 If any filters are active while exporting the PDF report, they can be applied by ticking the Apply filters checkbox. Learn more about filters
Here's an example of a schematic report based on the visual orthomosaïc of the site.
The schematic report is perfect for fixing/checking problematic modules in the field. It works great in combination with the remedial action and status fields of the platform.
You can learn more about managing remedial actions on the platform here.