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Desktop Report Writer: Add or Remove Start and Stop Times from my Report

Updated over 2 months ago

In this article, we'll guide you through the process of displaying both the start and stop times in a report using Desktop Report Writer. Follow the steps below to achieve this:

  1. Open Desktop Report Writer

  2. Click Office > Edit Report Docs

  3. Find the document in the Open Document window named intro, click it once to select it, and then click OK.

  4. In the "intro" document, you will already find the start time indicated by the merge field reportinfo.starttime. No further action is needed for the start time.

  5. Now, let's add the end time to the report. You have two options for how you'd like to display it:

    1. Option 1: Start And End time on the Same Line

      • Locate the reportinfo.starttime merge field.

      • Replace it with the following line:

      • Start: *reportinfo.starttime* End: *reportinfo.stoptime*

    2. Option 2: Start and End Time on Separate Lines

      • Find the reportinfo.starttime merge field.

      • Create a new line underneath it.

      • Type or paste the following merge field on the new line:

      • *reportinfo.stoptime*

  6. Click the blue disk icon to save your changes, then hit the red X in the upper right-hand corner of the window to close the document. Save the document again when prompted.

The end time will also be displayed when you print or upload a report.

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