Clever Logger reporting engine allows you to either create a report immediately, or have a report automatically sent to you periodically. The process is almost identical and this article covers the creation of an instant report.

This is useful if you have had an incident and need to give someone a report.

An alternative to the reporting engine is to simply view a location. From there you will have both a graph and table view of the results. You can change the date range and you can also export the results to a file.

This determines the type and amount of data that will be shown on the report:

A simple report showing the daily minimum and maximum temperatures.

This is an “industry standard” because you can see that something complied in a very small number of lines.

Personally we think it is too limited because if there is a problem you then have to run a second report to see what actually happened.

That’s why we invented the “min-max + extremes report”.

Min-Max

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The daily minimum and maximum plus a list of any out of range temperatures.

For example, you will see something like:
15/2 3.5° 12.2°
11:35AM 9.2°
11:40AM 10.3°
11:45AM 12.2°
11:50AM 8.3°

This has the benefit that the report is very compact when all is fine, and detailed when there is a possible problem.

Min-Max + Extremes

All readings taken during the period.

This is a great report for when you need ALL the data for something like research, or when there is an ongoing problem and you need to pass the information to another person.

All Readings

If you have more than one location, you can choose which you would like included on the report.

To add a location to the report, tick its box.

The PDF format is the most useful option. It can be easily viewed on all computers and mobile devices. It can be printed on a standard piece of paper. It can also be easily shared with others.

PDF Format

XLSX Is the native Microsoft Excel format. This will create an editable spreadsheet of values. This particularly useful if you need to sort or edit data. You will probably only use this with the All Readings report type.

Excel Format

There is a 3rd option, CSV, that is only used by expert users. If in doubt, go with PDF.

Anything you like up to 25 characters.

To select a single day

Click twice on the desired date to select it

To select a date range

Click once on the first date and once on the end date

By default, this will be the time zone you are in.

You can choose to email the report to any of the users in your site. This is optional. On the next screen, you can download the report.

Note: You can only send reports to users of Clever Logger, that is, people who have been invited and have accepted the invitation. This is to reduce the chance of the email being blocked as spam.