Introduction
Description
The Report Writer widget enables users to design and generate customizable, data-driven reports directly within the BI App. Using a built-in editor, users can structure their reports with headings, sections, and visual elements, while the widget automatically integrates relevant data into the final output. This streamlines the reporting process and ensures consistency and accuracy across renewable energy operations.
Purpose
The widget is designed to simplify the creation of professional, insight-rich reports that combine narrative context with real-time or historical data. It empowers teams to communicate performance, trends, and operational insights clearly to stakeholders, regulators, and internal teams.
Target Audience
Operations Managers reporting on solar, wind, or BESS plant performance.
Business Analysts preparing monthly or quarterly summaries for leadership.
Technical Solutions Architects designing standardized reporting templates.
Compliance Teams generating reports for regulatory or audit purposes.
Key Features & Use Cases
Feature List
Report Editor: Easily structure reports with sections, headers, and visual elements.
Data Integration: Configure sections of the Report Writer to pull in data from connected Data Sources.
Reusability: Create reusable templates for consistent reporting across sites or time periods.
Use Case Examples
Solar Plant Monthly Report: A business analyst uses the widget to create a standardized report showing daily irradiance, inverter uptime, and energy yield.
Wind Farm Performance Summary: Operations managers generate weekly reports highlighting turbine availability, wind speed trends, and power output.
BESS Compliance Report: Compliance teams use templates to produce reports on charge/discharge cycles, temperature thresholds, and system alerts for regulatory review.
Data Used
The Report Writer widget integrates with various data sources to populate reports with real-time or historical metrics, including:
Raw SCADA (e.g., power output)
Availability Statistics (e.g., inverter uptime, turbine status)
Static Attributes (e.g., Turbine model, manufacturer, POI Voltage Limit, nominal capacity)
Widget Use in BI App Types
In Dashboards
While primarily designed for reports, the Report Writer widget can be embedded in dashboards to:
Provide on-demand summaries of current performance.
Display narrative insights alongside charts and KPIs.
Example: In a wind farm dashboard, the widget displays a weekly summary of turbine performance with key metrics, allowing managers to quickly assess operational health.
In Reports
This is the primary use case for the widget. It enables:
Automated generation of detailed reports based on the selected time range and aggregation interval (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly).
Standardized templates for consistent reporting across multiple renewable energy sites.
Example: A BESS operations report includes sections for system performance, charge/discharge efficiency, and temperature trends, all auto-populated with the latest data and formatted for executive review.