Resource Report and Task Report dialog boxes, Definition tab

Use the Definition tab in the Resource Report and Task Report dialog boxes to specify the general content and look of the new report you're creating. You can:

• Set the period of time for the report.

• Apply a table or filter to the report.

• Specify different types of highlighting in the report.

Dialog box location

On the Report menu, click Reports. Click Custom, and then click Select. Click New, click either Resource or Task, and then click OK. The Definition tab should be active.

Details

Report name

Specifies the name of the report.

Report layout

Period     Specifies the time units used to help determine the intervals for which the information is printed.

Count     Specifies the number of time units used to help determine the intervals for which the information is printed.

Table     Specifies the table containing the fields you want to display in the first line for each resource or task.

Filter     Specifies the filter that you want to use to view or highlight selected project information.

Check boxes

Highlight     Highlights resources or tasks that meet the filter criteria.

Show summary tasks     Includes summary tasks in the report. This option is dimmed for resource reports.

Gray bands     Shows a gray band between time periods, as specified by the Period option above. This doesn't apply if you're printing a report on the entire project, which is the default period. Also shows a gray band at the top of the section being printed. By default, this check box is cleared, and gray bands are not printed.

Text button

Opens the Text Styles dialog box which you can use to specify the text styles for elements within the report.