# Generating a report based on a condition

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/generating-a-report-based-on-a-condition/45800>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [April 20, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/generating-a-report-based-on-a-condition/45800 "2021-04-20T12:01:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Seth.williamson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Seth.williamson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Seth.williamson)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/generating-a-report-based-on-a-condition/45800/1 "2021-04-20T12:01:21Z")

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Hey guys i am trying to create generate a report based on a certain condition. I work in a beverage plant and i need to generate a report on the cleaning system when the cleaning step starts it records the data and when the step is complete it generates the report.

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**Author:** ![bkarabinchak.psi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bkarabinchak.psi/32/83567_2.png) [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/generating-a-report-based-on-a-condition/45800/2 "2021-04-20T12:26:43Z")

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Presumably you have some tag that turns True/1 when the step is complete and you want the report triggered?

I’d make a Tag Value Change Gateway event on the tag that indicates the cleaning is done/it’s time for a report. Then you can use [system.report.executeAndDistribute - Ignition User Manual 8.1 - Ignition Documentation](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.report.executeAndDistribute) in your script to make the report.

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**Author:** ![Seth.williamson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Seth.williamson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Seth.williamson)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/generating-a-report-based-on-a-condition/45800/3 "2021-04-20T15:57:23Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [Generating a report based on a condition](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/generating-a-report-based-on-a-condition/45800):

Yes i have a condition that turns true when the CIP is active. Im pretty new to reporting and ignition so im not sure how to create a gateway event but i will look into it