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Reports (/reports) builds on-demand CSV or PDF exports, with a live preview before you download.

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Report types

Chosen via tabs at the top:

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Live vs. historical

For Connectivity, Offline devices, and Device distribution, a “Use historical date range” checkbox controls the mode:
  • Off (default): a live snapshot of current PADS4 state.
  • On: data limited to a selected date range, pulled from the plugin’s local history (subject to the same 3-month retention as History/CMS).
Proof of play always requires a date range (no live mode) and only understands whole days.

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Device scope

Below the report options, a Device scope panel lets you narrow which devices are included:
  • Group tree: check a group to include it and everything under it. You can now exclude a specific subgroup from an otherwise-selected parent — check the parent, then uncheck just the child you want left out; the child shows an “Excluded” tag and an unfilled checkbox instead of being indistinguishable from “never selected.”
  • Brand filter (single select), combinable with the group tree.
  • Fine-tune individual devices (collapsible): search and hand-pick specific devices instead of whole groups. Selecting even one device here switches the scope entirely to “these exact devices” and overrides the group/brand filters.
  • The Active scope bar at the bottom always summarizes what’s currently in effect (e.g. “12 of 40 devices · Group: Region A (except Store 5) · Brand: Samsung”).
  • If you pick individual devices via the fine-tune panel and then clear your selection back to zero, the app blocks report generation with a warning until you either pick devices again or clear the picker entirely to fall back to group/brand scope.
Proof of play reports use a different, simpler scope: an optional Element name and free-text Search, carried over automatically if you arrived here via “Create report from this view” from the Proof of Play page.

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Preview and download

The right-hand panel shows a live preview: KPI cards, charts matching what’s on-screen for that report type, and a sample of rows (the full dataset is only in the actual download — the preview caps at 15–20 rows depending on report type). A scope/period banner at the top of the preview restates exactly what you’re about to download. Choose CSV or PDF with the format toggle, then Download. PDFs are branded to match the app’s own styling. CSV exports automatically neutralize any cell that looks like it could be interpreted as a spreadsheet formula (a defensive measure, invisible in normal use). An expandable “How this report works” panel explains, per report type, exactly what the date range and scope controls affect.