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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Use the following process steps to generate Check-Mate reports using the <b class="uiTerm">Quality Dashboard Report Generator</b>.
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            <td valign="top"><b class="stepLabel">Step&nbsp;1. </b></td>
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               <div class="title_item">Start the Quality Dashboard Generator</div>
               <p class="para_item_procedure"> See <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('checkmate/cm_qdash_ov.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Quality Dashboard Report Generator Overview</b></a>.
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            <td valign="top"><b class="stepLabel">Step&nbsp;2. </b></td>
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               <div class="title_item">Set Search Directories</div>
               <p class="para_item_procedure">Use <b class="uiTerm">File</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Set Search Directories</b>. This starts the <b class="uiTerm"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('checkmate/cm_qd_search_directories_op.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Search Directories</b></a></b> dialog. This dialog sets search paths for finding log files, images, and reports.
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            <td valign="top"><b class="stepLabel">Step&nbsp;3. </b></td>
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               <div class="title_item">Set Properties</div>
               <p class="para_item_procedure">You must define system properties to load Check-Mate log file data from Teamcenter Engineering. You define these properties with the Properties dialog from <b class="uiTerm">File</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Properties</b>. Once the properties are set, they are used each time you access the <b class="uiTerm">Quality Dashboard Report Generator</b>. To connect to a different release of Teamcenter Engineering, you must exit and re-enter the <b class="uiTerm">Quality Dashboard Report Generator</b>, and then set the properties accordingly.&nbsp; See <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('checkmate/cm_qd_properties_op.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm"> Properties</b></a> for details.
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            <td valign="top"><b class="stepLabel">Step&nbsp;4. </b></td>
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               <div class="title_item">Select Log Files</div>
               <p class="para_item_procedure">Once the search directories are set, the<b class="uiTerm"> Log File Tree</b> displays any native directories or Teamcenter Engineering folders that contain Check-Mate log data. See <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('checkmate/cm_qdash_op.html#log_file_tree');return(false);">Log File Tree</a> for details.
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            <td valign="top"><b class="stepLabel">Step&nbsp;5. </b></td>
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               <div class="title_item">Load Log Data</div>
               <p class="para_item_procedure">With all the log files of interest selected, click <b class="uiTerm">Load Report Database</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/qd_refresh.gif" border="0"> on the toolbar to process the log files and generate the database used for the report queries. The <b class="uiTerm">Filter Settings</b> dialog starts. See <b class="uiTerm"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('checkmate/cm_qdash_op.html#load_report_database');return(false);">Load Report Database</a></b> for details.
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            <td valign="top"><b class="stepLabel">Step&nbsp;6. </b></td>
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               <div class="title_item">Select Report Template</div>
               <p class="para_item_procedure"> Click <img align="bottom" src="graphics/qd_insert_existing_report_ico.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Insert Existing Report Template</b> on the toolbar to begin the process of generating a report from the log file data in the database. See <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('checkmate/cm_qdash_op.html#insert_existing_report_template');return(false);"> Insert Existing Report Template</a> for details.
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               <p class="para_item_procedure">If existing report templates are unsatisfactory, you can create a new template or modify a template using the <b class="uiTerm">Report Editor</b> dialog. See <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('checkmate/cm_qdash_op.html#create_new_report_template');return(false);">Create New Report Template </a> for details.
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            <td valign="top"><b class="stepLabel">Step&nbsp;7. </b></td>
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               <div class="title_item">Save a Report as HTML</div>
               <p class="para_item_procedure">With your cursor over a report tab, click MB3&rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Export HTML</b>.
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