Batch Report

Batch Report applies one template to a whole set of measurement files and writes one document per file in a single run. Where Quick Report answers "write up what is on screen", Batch Report answers "give me the same report for all forty files in this folder".

It is built for repeat work: a production run, a test series, a weekly measurement campaign — anywhere the deliverable has a fixed shape and only the source file changes.

When to use batch reports

A folder of measurements that all need the same document produced from them.
Delivery packages where every file must be accompanied by its own report file.
Standardised reporting where the layout is fixed by a template and must not drift between operators.

Batch Report works from the template and the source files. When a report must contain the interactively arranged charts of a specific analysis — a particular zoom, a cursor reading, an inline section — open that file in the Data Viewer and use Quick Report instead.

Step by step

Open Start Menu → Report → Batch Report.
Choose a Template from the dropdown. Edit opens the Template Editor; the list is refreshed when you close it.
Select the source data. Folder... picks up every measurement file directly inside the chosen folder; Files... lets you multi-select individual files. The chosen files are listed below.
Set the output Folder and the output Format.
Click Start Batch and watch the progress bar. The status line names the file currently being processed.
When the run finishes, a summary reports how many documents succeeded, how many failed and where they were written.

Dialog options

Control	Meaning	Default
Template	The saved layout applied to every file in the run	first template in the list
Edit	Opens the Template Editor; the dropdown reloads when it closes	—
Folder...	Adds every measurement file located directly in the chosen folder	—
Files...	Adds individually selected files (multi-select with Ctrl / Shift)	—
Output → Folder	Where the generated documents are written	Documents
Output → Format	`docx`, `pptx`, `xlsx` or `pdf`	`docx`
Start Batch	Runs the whole list; progress bar and status line track it	—

Output naming and progress

Each document is named after its source file with a fixed suffix and the extension of the chosen format:

<source file name>_Report.<format>

A file called Motor_1500rpm.hdf therefore produces Motor_1500rpm_Report.docx. Files are processed one after another; the progress bar counts finished files and the status line shows Processing 7/40 style feedback. Documents are written on a background thread, so the window stays responsive throughout.

If one file cannot be processed, the run does not stop — that file is counted as failed and the batch continues with the next one. The closing summary gives both counts so you can see at a glance whether the delivery is complete.

An output document whose name already exists in the output folder is overwritten without asking. Use a fresh output folder per run, or per test series, if you need to keep earlier deliveries.

Tips and common pitfalls

The file list stays empty after picking a folder. Only files directly inside the chosen folder are collected; sub-folders are not scanned. Pick the sub-folder itself, or use Files....
Start Batch reports that no files are selected. Choosing a folder is not enough if it contained no measurement files — check the list box before starting.
The output folder must exist. Create it in Explorer first if it is new; a missing folder is refused before the run starts.
Keep the output folder separate from the source folder. Mixing reports and measurements in one place makes the next batch run and the next archive step much harder.
Run one file first as a trial with the same template and format. Checking one document beats discovering a wrong template after forty.
Excel output is convenient when the batch is a feeding step for further calculation; PDF is the better choice when the batch is the final delivery.
Closing the dialog while a batch is running stops it after the file in progress. Files already written stay on disk.

Batch runs are reproducible by design: the same template, the same file list and the same format give the same documents again. Keep the template alongside the measurement data if the delivery has to be repeatable later.