The Universal Reporter tool creates a folder to store the output for every report it creates, each time it generates a report. These folders are named using timestamp information, so each is unique. Report folders are not deleted, even on uninstall, unless a special option is selected. This helps to ensure that a history of generated report data will remain, indefinitely.
File locations
The default location for report data is:
- C:\Users\[user]\Documents\Webroot Reporting\Runs
Where:
- [user] is the user account that installed Universal Reporter.
Here is an example of the file structure:
Runs directory information
- Logs - contains the logs associated with creating the report
- Output – stores copies of the generated reports
- Templates – stores a copy of the template that was used during this specific report’s creation process
Note: Having access to the template that was used at the time the report was generated provides an easy way to revert if something about that template is changed.
File components
Here is more information on the files and directories associated with Universal Reporter.
| File Name | Location | Description |
| [site name][Report name].pdf | C:\Users\[user]\Documents\Webroot Reporting\Runs\[directory with time stamp name]\Output | Is the site final rendered report with no calculation details |
| [site name][Report name].xlsx | C:\Users\[user]\Documents\Webroot Reporting\Runs\[directory with time stamp name]\Output | Is the site final rendered report, including tabs to show the data tables for calculations |
| WebrootReporting.json | C:\Users\[user]\Documents\Webroot Reporting\Runs\[directory with time stamp name]\Output | Contains information used to generate the report |
| CanceledScriptErrorLog.log | C:\Users\[user]\Documents\Webroot Reporting\Runs\[directory with time stamp name]\Logs | Captures information if a report fails, will be empty if there are no errors |
| WebrootReportingTool.log | C:\Users\[user]\Documents\Webroot Reporting\Runs\[directory with time stamp name]\Logs | Records information on the main script run |
Where:
- [user] refers to the user account that installed Universal Reporter.
- [directory with time stamped name] refers to the directories found in C:\Users\[user*]\Documents\Webroot Reporting\Runs that have a time stamp type name. An example of a directory name is 20190913T2209034728607Z. The directory name is created at the time the report is run.
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