Reports¶
Generate One-line Schedule, Shooting Schedule, DOOD, Element, and other reports from Movie Magic Scheduling.
To Access Reports¶
- Click the Reports tab in the navigation bar.
- Select a Report.
- A preview of the Report will display.
- Click EXPORT PDF to download a PDF, or click PRINT to generate a preview and print.
You can drag and drop Reports into your preferred order. You can also create custom Reports. Note that you can also download and print your work directly from the Board and Calendar tabs.
To access a new report from the Design menu, select Design > New Report.
Selecting the Correct Board & Sub-Board and Date Range¶
Before generating a report, select the appropriate Board and Sub-Board from the selectors at the top of the Reports tab. You can also set a date range to limit the report to a specific period.
Selecting the Layout and Output of Your Report¶
- Click the LAYOUT menu in the header.
- Choose to include or exclude information by selecting or deselecting the SHOW REPORT NAME and SHOW BOARD & SUB-BOARD checkboxes.
- Select from the font size options (under MAX FONT SIZE): Small, Default, or Large.
To export your report, click EXPORT PDF to download a PDF or EXPORT EXCEL to download a spreadsheet (available on select reports).
The Settings icon (cog) also allows you to edit, delete, or duplicate your chosen report.
Line Controls¶
The Lines and Line Style controls behave the same in the One-line Schedule, Shooting Schedule, and Daily Category Total report designers as they do in the Board Strip Designer. Set LINES to None, All, Vert, or Horz, and set LINE STYLE to Solid or Dotted. None removes every horizontal line, vertical line, and section border from the report preview, PDF, and print. See Line Style.
Red Flag and Conflict Visibility¶
Red Flag and conflict icons are a setting on the layout, so you can hand out a clean copy while keeping every flag in the Schedule. Red Flags and Conflicts options appear below STRIP COLORS in the One-line Schedule, Shooting Schedule, and Daily Category Total report designers, and in the Board Strip Designer.
Turn one off and that icon comes off the preview, the report, the PDF, the printout, and the Board strip view. The flags stay in the Schedule. The setting belongs to the layout and carries over when you duplicate it, so you can keep icons on your working layout and turn them off on the version that goes out.
Report Header¶
Reports draw their header from a pool of saved header layouts. Build as many header layouts as you need, then point each report at the one you want. Changing one report's header leaves every other report alone.
Set Up Production Info¶
The header can include your production name, company, and other identifying information.
- Go to Design > Production Info.
- Populate the fields to create a header for all your reports. When entering an individual's name, include the role. For example, in the Asst Dir. field enter "Asst. Dir. John Doe". A preview appears at the bottom of the dialog. Click SAVE & CLOSE when done.
Create and Manage Header Layouts¶
- Open a report's designer from the Settings icon (cog) and click Header.
- Create, rename, edit, duplicate, or delete header layouts. Design a layout by dragging and dropping fields.
- Click SAVE & CLOSE.
At least one header layout always remains, so you cannot delete every layout. Header layouts are shared across your report layouts and schedule templates, so a header you build in one place is available in the other. Editing a layout updates every report set to that layout.
Switch a Report's Header¶
On the report view, use the Header Layout dropdown to switch the active header without reopening the designer. The preview updates when you pick a different layout. Selecting a layout changes only the current report.
Note
If you used the single shared header from an earlier release, that header becomes your default layout after the update, and every existing report points at it.
Save and Load Layouts¶
Save a report layout once and load it into any schedule, instead of rebuilding it on every project. A layout file also moves between schedulers and between productions.
Save a Layout¶
The Reports page has a Save icon in the toolbar. The ellipsis beside each report name and the Settings icon (cog) both offer Edit, Duplicate, Delete, and Save As. Save writes the active report only, one at a time. A report layout saves as an .MMSR file.
Load a Layout¶
Click the Load icon and pick a file. The Reports page loads .MMSR files and also accepts .MMSL board layout files. A confirmation tells you what loaded and where it landed.
A layout loads even when it references a Category that is not in the current Schedule. The load completes with a warning and leaves that field empty, so the rest of the layout still comes in.
A layout file carries one design. To reuse a whole schedule setup on a new project, save the schedule as a template. See Schedule Templates.
Note
Board layouts save and load from the Board page as .MMSL files. See Save and Load Layouts. The One-line Schedule report carries its board layout inside it, since the two share one design. See One-line Schedule.
Shoot Day Designer in Reports¶
The Reports tab includes a Shoot Day designer that matches the one on the Board. Banners and Shoot Day layouts hold the position you set on the Board when you print from Reports. A banner placed under a shoot day reproduces under that day in the printed report, rather than on top of it.
Set TYPE to Shoot Day in the report designer to configure the Shoot Day strip. The same Day Break and Shoot Day fields available on the Board, including Sunrise and Sunset, are available here.
