How report filenames and report files are generated
This table shows how the number of selected Style records affects the resolved report file name components:
| Component | Single style | Multiple styles in a list report |
|---|---|---|
| Style Number | Actual value | Multiple Style Number |
| Style Name | Actual value | Multiple Style Name |
| Style Description | Actual value | Multiple Style Description |
| Supplier Name | Actual value | Multiple Supplier Name |
| Module Name | Actual value | Actual value |
| Report Template Name | Report Template Name or Report Favorite Name if from a Report Favorite | Report Template Name or Report Favorite Name if from a Report Favorite |
Note: Multiple Supplier Name is always used when multiple styles are selected for a list report, even if all selected styles share the same supplier. These placeholder values do not apply to details-type reports.
This table shows how many PDF documents are generated for individual reports:
| Styles selected | Report type | PDF documents generated |
|---|---|---|
| Single | List or Details | One |
| Multiple | List | One aggregate PDF |
| Multiple | Details | One for each style |
This table shows how many PDF documents are generated for Report Favorites:
| Styles selected | Report types in Favorite | PDF documents generated |
|---|---|---|
| Single | List | One |
| Single | Details | One compound PDF with all Details templates combined |
| Single | List and Details | Two: one List PDF and one compound Details PDF |
| Multiple | List | One aggregate PDF |
| Multiple | Details | One compound PDF for each style |
| Multiple | List and Details | One aggregate List PDF and one compound Details PDF for each style |
Note: Details-type reports within a Report Favorite are combined into a single compound PDF per style. Each compound PDF contains all Details templates in the favorite for that style record.
In this example, a Report Favorite named Seasonal Tech Pack contains one List template and four Details templates. A user selects two styles (ST-1001 and ST-1002) and generates the favorite. The result is three PDF documents, not ten, because all Details templates are combined into one compound PDF per style.
This table shows the generated report files and their filenames:
| File | Type | Contents | Example file name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | List (aggregate) | Both styles in one report | Style_Multiple Style Number_Seasonal Tech Pack_20260724_103045123.pdf |
| 2 | Details (compound) | All four Details reports for ST-1001 | Style_ST-1001_Seasonal Tech Pack_20260724_103045124.pdf |
| 3 | Details (compound) | All four Details reports for ST-1002 | Style_ST-1002_Seasonal Tech Pack_20260724_103045125.pdf |