Configure custom reports
Customize report style sheets
You can customize the style sheets used to create Electronic Work Instructions reports. The style sheets are found in the following datasets that are included in the Electronic Work Instructions installation.
| Dataset | Where found | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| ewiReport.xsl | EWIReportFormat dataset | Used for generating a single step report. You can modify the process operation types displayed in the report using this style sheet. |
| ewiFullReport.xsl | EWIFullPackageReportFormat dataset | Used to create a full work package report of a collaboration context. You can modify the type of product BOP displayed in the report using this style sheet. |
| ewiProcessFullReport.xsl | EWIFullPackageProcessReportFormat dataset | Used to create a full work package report for a process structure not contained in a collaboration context. You can modify the type of product BOP displayed in the report using this style sheet. |
You can modify the following objects.
Image datasets Images dataset types are filtered according to the following predefined list.
<xsl:param name="imageDatasetTypes" select="'Image,Bitmap,Bitmap_Thumbnail,GIF,JPEG,JPEG_Thumbnail,PNG_Thumbnail,TIF'"/>The images datasets are filtered according to the IMAN_specification relation. You can customize this as well.Process or operation types If you do not use the default MEOPRevision and MEProcessRevision business object types but use customized ones that inherit from them, you can modify the stylesheet to use your own types:
<xsl:param name="operationType" select="’MyCustomizedMEOPRevision’"/>instead of<xsl:param name="operationType" select="'MEOPRevision'"/>and<xsl:param name="processType" select="'MyCustomizedMEProcessRevision'"/>instead of<xsl:param name="processType" select="'MEProcessRevision'"/>You can add several types separated by a comma, for example:select="'MyCustomizedMEOPRevision,MEOPRevision'"Product BOP type You can customize the type of product BOP displayed in the work package report. Replace:
<xsl:param name="ProductBOPType" select="'MEProductBOP'"/>with<xsl:param name="ProductBOPType" select="'MyCustomizedMEProductBOP'"/>Note Electronic Work Instructions reports do not work with BOM structures.Stylesheet The print stylesheet is in standard XSL format. You can customize the document to suit your needs (layout, font, size, colors, and so on).
Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.EWI_DeploymentGuide/xid683645 · retrieved 2026-07-11