Queries are stored in the sub-folder "queries" in the form of XML files.
The utility generates the XML files. No manual adjustment is required for the entries.
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                     Parameters  | 
                
                     Description  | 
            
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                     <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>  | 
                
                     XML Declaration  | 
            
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                     <QUERY version="Automation Engine version">  | 
                
                     Automation Engine version of the utility which created the query file  | 
            
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                     <file css="style sheet" type="format">report file</file>  | 
                
                     Evaluation report "style sheet" = directory and name of the style sheet that should be integrated in the HTML file "format" = file format of the report Report file = directory and name of the file in which the evaluation information is written. The directory must be an existing one.  | 
            
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                     <client>client</client>  | 
                
                     Client in which the evaluation should be made  | 
            
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                     <max_rows>lines</max_rows>  | 
                
                     Maximum number of lines the report can have Allowed values: "1" - "99999"  | 
            
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                     <source>query type</source>  | 
                
                     Evaluation area Allowed values: "DEFINITION", "FORECAST" and "STATISTIC"  | 
            
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                     <reference>  | 
                
                     Period for statistical and forecasting evaluations  | 
            
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                     <date>date</date>  | 
                
                     Date in the format YYYY-MM-DD or the special value TODAY. If TODAY is used, the utility uses the latest date for report creation.  | 
            
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                     <offset>time range</offset>  | 
                
                     Number of hours to be added to the date (forecasts) or subtracted from it (statistics). Therefore, this value includes an algebraic sign (+/-).  | 
            
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                     </reference>  | 
                
                     Ending of the XML element <reference>  | 
            
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                     <selection>  | 
                
                     Beginning of the elements about evaluation criteria  | 
            
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                     <include name="criterion" value="value" />  | 
                
                     The individual evaluation criteria are listed as a value pair.  | 
            
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                     </selection>  | 
                
                     Ending of the XML element <selection>  | 
            
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                     <output order="order" sort="sorting">  | 
                
                     Beginning of the elements for the output columns in the report "order" - ascending or descending order "sorting" - column determining how elements are sorted  | 
            
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                     <field name="column" />  | 
                
                     Output columns to be included in the report  | 
            
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                     </output>  | 
                
                     Ending of the XML element <output>  | 
            
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                     </QUERY>  | 
                
                     Ending of the XML element <QUERY>  | 
            
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> 
<QUERY version="11.0.0">
<file type="CSV">Output_SAPjobs.html</file> 
<client>0098</client> 
<max_rows>1000</max_rows> 
<source>DEFINITION</source> 
<selection>
<include name="OBJECT_TYPE" value="JOBS" /> 
<include name="JOB_TYPE" value="R3" /> 
<include name="OBJECT_NAME" value="*T01*" /> 
</selection>
<output order="ascending" sort="OBJECT_NAME">
<field name="OBJECT_NAME" /> 
<field name="LOGIN" /> 
<field name="SAP_CLIENT" /> 
<field name="SAP_USER" /> 
<field name="MODIFIED_DATE" /> 
<field name="LAST_USE_DATE" /> 
</output>
</QUERY>
See also:
Evaluations about Tasks in the AE system
Graphical Interface of the Reporting Tool
Creating Evaluation Reports
Start Parameters