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The Report Writer and Data Analysis control screen provides two methods of generating reports from models, solutions, and data. Reports are prepared as Excel workbooks but can be automatically updated with values from model solutions.

[Load Excel File] – Load any Excel (*.xls) file in model directory. [Load Equation Workbook], [Load Data Workbook] – Load equation, data workbooks. [Chart Parameter Block] – Create charts of parameters from equation matrices. [Chart/Trend Data Value] – Create chart/trend line for a selected variable in data workbook. [Chart Block of Data] – Create charts of adjacent variables from data workbook. [Regression Analysis of Data] – Multiple regression analysis of variables in data workbook. [Create New Movelist Report (*.rpt)],  [Load Movelist (*.rpt); Modify, Update Report & Files] – Create, load/modify ‘Movelist’ files that move data from solution or other workbooks to report workbooks. Movelist files can also be created to move data from external sources workbooks to model data and other workbooks. (*rpt is the suffix for Movelist files). [Chart Solution Time Series Variable(s)] – Create time series graphs of solution variables. [Load a Solution], [Chart Cross-Section – Solution Variables] – View a solution workbook, chart solution values. [Create New Report (*.tmp)], [Load, Modify Report (*.tmp); Add Solution Links] – Create and modify Excel report workbooks which link directly to values in solution and other model workbooks. (*.tmp is the suffix for these linked reports). |VORSIM| menu in Report Writer: Set data column with and clear text boxes from sheet are utilities. The other options have to do with user created reports and their linkage to solution or other files. It is possible create a report and update or change linkages to different solutions with a simple click. Data can be copied from files to a report following a menu called here.