If you have added User Reports to your design and then changed the design so that the reports are out of date, you can use these two options to update them; Update User Report, and Update All User Reports).
Likewise, if the format file used to generate the Inserted Report has been modified, the report can be updated using the Reload User Report and Reload All User Reports commands.
Shortcuts
Default Keys: None
Default Menu: Utilities
Command: Update All User Reports
Command: Reload All User Reports
Default Keys: None
Default Menu: Context menu
Command: Update User Report
Default Keys: None
Default Menu: Context menu
Command: Reload User Report
Using these options
Update User Report
Update User Reports is run from the context menu on a selected user report in the design. Update All User Reports is run from the Utilities. Use these to run on reports in the design and update the contents of their symbols (inserted user reports are special symbols in the design). The formatting commands used to generate the report contents is held in each symbol, so the format file does not have to be available for this to work.
Reload User Report
Reload User Reports is run from the context menu on a selected user report in the design. Reload All User Reports is run from the Utilities. Use this to reload the formatting commands for a user report symbol from a format file after a change to the format using the Report Maker.
Updating During CAM Plot Generation
You do not normally need to do this when plotting because it is done automatically on all user reports which have the Update report before plotting design option checked.
Inserted Format Files
Note: each User Report symbol retains a copy of the report format file which it was generated from. This means that the design is self-contained and can be used even when the original Report Maker file is not available. It also means that you must explicitly >Reload the report definition if you have changed it through Report Maker.
Related Topics
Insert User Report | Properties - User Reports | Report Maker | Plots