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Report Generator Service

This service is always active, either waiting for or processing report generation requests. It takes report run requests from a queue and processes them serially. The Scheduler Service can place requests for scheduled reports on the queue; the report administrator can place requests for on demand one-off reports on the queue.

For each request, it reads the report definition file from the HFS and uses that information to query the database for each chart or table in the report. It generates .PNG graphics files for the charts and the hypertext markup language (HTML) for the final report. It writes the HTML and other files to the HFS.