Export Reports (Business Analyst)

Summary

Exports a report file to the desired format

Usage

• This tool should primarily be used to export reports for Business Analyst trade areas.

• The List of Output Reports parameter from the Quick Reports tool is required as an input to the parameter Input Report File.

Syntax

ExportReports_ba (ReportFile, ExportReportsFormatOptions, ExportFile)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
ReportFile	Select the report(s) file that you would like to export.	File
ExportReportsFormatOptions	The available formats to which the report can be exported. Adobe Format (PDF) —Missing Value HTML 3.2 —Missing Value HTML 4.0 —Missing Value MS Excel 97-2000 —Missing Value MS Word —Missing Value Rich Text Format —Missing Value Comma-Separated Values (CSV) —Missing Value	String
ExportFile	The output directory for the exported reports.	Folder

Code Sample

ExportReports Example (Stand-alone Script)

# Name: ExportReports.py
# Description: Exports a PDF format from a general report in Business Analyst.
# Author: ESRI

# Import system modules
import arcview
import arcpy

arcpy.ImportToolbox("C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Desktop10.0\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Business Analyst Tools.tbx")
 
try:
# Acquire extension license 
  arcpy.CheckOutExtension("Business")
    
# Define input and output parameters for the Export Reports tool
InputReport = "C:/My Output Data\Projects/CA, San Francisco/Reports/General/Report.rpt"
ExportDir = "C:/My Output Data/Export.pdf"
     
# Export reports
arcpy.ExportReports_ba(InputReport, "Adobe Format (PDF)", ExportDir)

# Release extension license 
arcpy.CheckInExtension("Business") 
 
except:
  print arcpy.GetMessages(2)

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments

Licensing Information

ArcView: Requires Business Analyst

ArcEditor: Requires Business Analyst

ArcInfo: Requires Business Analyst