# Automated Report Generation **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [May 8, 2011, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automated-report-generation/2928 "2011-05-08T08:12:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jconnor34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c4cdca/32.png) [@jconnor34](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jconnor34)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automated-report-generation/2928/1 "2011-05-08T08:12:08Z")
I need to do some automated reports that get generated everyday at 10:00 PM and get emailed. I have the emailing part working, but I am not sure how to programically get the PDF from a report component when the script is running on the Gateway. I want to run this script on the Gateway so that none of the clients have to be open or available. The solutions that I have seen on the forum for this seem a bit clunky and seem to be pre-ignition. Is there a better method? ---
**Author:** ![diat150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 11:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automated-report-generation/2928/2 "2011-05-09T11:24:31Z")
I dont think it is possible to automatically generate reports without having a client open. ---
**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automated-report-generation/2928/3 "2011-05-22T16:59:09Z")
That is correct: automated, Gateway-based report generation is something that we’re targeting for Reporting Module v2, which will probably be sometime around the end of the year (rough estimate). ---
**Author:** ![toasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@toasty](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/toasty)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automated-report-generation/2928/4 "2011-05-25T05:13:35Z")
I had to set this up for a customer. I ended up creating a special user that is always logged in, but has access to only a blank screen with the message “Report Generator”. At a pre determined time the report window opens, a minute later it prints to a default printer, then a minute after that it closes the report window and goes back to the blank screen. Let me know if yuou want details how to set this up. ---
**Author:** ![diat150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automated-report-generation/2928/5 "2011-05-25T12:06:23Z")
i would like to see how you did it, if you dont mind. ---
**Author:** ![jconnor34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c4cdca/32.png) [@jconnor34](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jconnor34)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automated-report-generation/2928/6 "2012-05-11T15:50:35Z")
> [@](#): > > That is correct: automated, Gateway-based report generation is something that we're targeting for Reporting Module v2, which will probably be sometime around the end of the year (rough estimate). Did this ever happen? I would really like to automate reports and send out as emails from the Gateway if possible. ---
**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automated-report-generation/2928/7 "2012-05-11T22:24:07Z")
No, not yet. It is something we estimate to have around the end of 2012 or beginning of 2013.