Example Reports

Several example reports are included with all MineMarket installations. These may be used as is, or may be used as examples for customised reports.

Like standard reports, example reports extract data from the MineMarket database, and format, group or summarise it. Apart from formatting a report, there is no embedded intelligence in the report to perform other tasks. These reports use a DLL file to extract the data from the database, and a report template to format the output. The DLL and XML files for the example reports are included with the MineMarket installation. They must be imported into MineMarket to be used.

The following example reports are included in MineMarket:

  • Bill of Lading—Displays the conditions of carriage (CONGENBILL 1994 edition) and a summary of a selected shipment.
  • Contract Summary—Displays a summary of a selected contract and its contract product specifications.
  • Daily Production—Displays a summary of the material moved across selected process flows per shift for a range of dates.
  • Product and Freight Consignment Nomination—Displays contractual details about the product and freight of selected despatches. The despatches must have an estimated time of arrival (ETA) within the date range of the report.
  • Product Quality—Compares product specifications with a summary of sample values across a date range.
  • Sailing Advice—Displays the loading events and loaded bulk cargo of a selected shipment.
  • Shipment Quality Certificate Requirements—Displays a summary of a shipment, a list of selected documents specified on the contract, and the analytes required in the despatch order specifications.
  • Statement of Facts—Summarises the events, hours worked, public holidays, delays and bulk transactions of a shipment at the loading location.
  • Train Source—Displays a summary of a selected shipment and unloading details of the trains assigned to the shipment.
  • Train Summary—Displays a summary of a selected shipment, details of the trains assigned to the shipment, train unloading details, and a comparison of train unloading and ship loading quantities.

These reports are included in a DLL called MineMarketExampleReports.dll.

The XML report definitions and templates are in the Reports/ExampleReports folder of the MineMarket installation.

To install and use an example report:

  1. Ensure that the ReportTemplatePath has been specified in the MineMarket Server configuration.
  2. Ensure that the MineMarketExampleReports.dll file is in the MineMarket Client installation folder.
  3. Create a report connection, if not already created.
  4. Import the example report into a report category.
  5. Configure the report parameters if required.
  6. Run the report.