aXsGUARD Identifier 3.0.2.0 Product Guide v1.5
Reporting
22.3.7
Formatting Templates
Report data is always generated into XML, then an XSLT transformation is applied to give the output. The XSLT
transformation requires a formatting template. Each report definition requires at least one template so that it can
be produced in the format required. Each report definition can have more than one Formatting Template. The
template to be used can be selected when running the report.
22.4
Report Generation Process
Report generation relies on a number of components. An SQL query must be defined to retrieve the data that is
required for the report. A report type must be selected from the list available. The result of the SQL query and the
report type are combined into an XML report (see image below). The XML report and the report format template
are combined to produce the finished report in the required format.
Image 52: Report Generation Process
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