Generating the energy costs by weekly hours report

This report displays the energy costs for each of the hours of the week. To define this report, proceed as follows:

1. Select the report in the left window pane.

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   If you want to know more about the general options and possibilities of reports refer to the Report section.

2. In the right pane select the Options tab.

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   This tab displays the currently selected report options.

3. To modify these either double-click the table entry or select Properties .
    The Properties window appears.

4. Make sure that the Details by Device option is not selected.

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   If you leave the option checked the report will provide the same information but per device, that is, all charts will exists for each device.

5. In the Unit drop-down list select the value Price.

6. In the Device Consumption (Watt) field enter the medium consumption of a device.

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   The average consumption for a current device is between 300 and 500 watts depending on its equipment.

7. In the Kilowatt Hour Rate field enter the price you pay for a kilowatt hour.
    This rate varies depending on your country, for example, 0.19$ as a medium value in the United States.
8. In the Currency field list currency, in which the kilowatt rate is entered, for example, $.
    The currency will be displayed in the report in this format.
9. Click OK to confirm and close the window.
    The report is now reconfigured and must be regenerated.
10. Select Edit > Generate Report .
     The Select Generation Formats window appears.
11. Click OK to confirm the preselected choice.
     The report is now generated.
12. Click Edit > View Last Result .
     The Select a Group window opens on the screen.
13. Click OK to confirm.
     A new tab or window of the browser is opened displaying this new report.

The report is divided into three different chart types:

1. The first bar chart displays the overall cost summary per occurred device state.
2. The second part consists of a bar chart with one bar for each day of the week. The bars are summarising the power costs per power states of all devices per day.
3. The third part shows a bar chart for each day of the week and each hour of these days and the energy costs for these hours.