Customizing XML Report Style Sheets
- Updated2026-07-27
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You can use a text editor to customize an XML report style sheet in the following ways:
- Add columns and rows to reports
- Add images and text to headers and footers
- Add Sequence Call step results to reports without indentation
- Change the display format of execution time
- Customize the UUT Report header
- Exclude results from reports based on step properties
- Modify table cell background color based on step status
- Render HTML elements and new line characters in reports
Related Information
- XML Report Style Sheets
XML report style sheets control how a web browser or external viewer displays TestStand XML report content. Built-in XSL files support horizontal, vertical, or expandable report layouts.
- Adding Columns and Rows to an XML Report
Modify the horizontal.xsl, report.xsl, or expand.xsl files to add custom columns to a report.
- Adding Images and Text to an XML Report Header or Footer
This process describes how to modify the XSL code that generates report headers and footers.
- Adding Sequence Call Step Results to an XML Report without Indentation
Change the value of the global JavaScript variable gIndentTables from True to False in the horizontal.xsl file to disable indentation of the Sequence Call step result tables in the report.
- Changing the Display Format of Execution Time in an XML Report
Convert the XML report execution time from seconds to Hour:Minutes:Seconds by updating the TotalTime XSL template in report stylesheets.
- Customizing the UUT Report Header in an XML Report
- Excluding Results from an XML Report Based on Step Properties
- Modifying Cell Background Color Based on Step Status in an XML Report
- Rendering HTML Elements and New Line Characters in an XML Report
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