> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.siftstack.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Report Templates reference

> Apply the same checks to every Run automatically with a Report Template

export const MintTable = ({columns = [], rows = [], columnWidths = []}) => {
  const pushTextWithLineBreaks = (parts, text, keyBase) => {
    const segments = String(text).split(/\\n|\n/);
    segments.forEach((segment, idx) => {
      if (segment) {
        parts.push(<span key={`${keyBase}-text-${idx}`}>{segment}</span>);
      }
      if (idx < segments.length - 1) {
        parts.push(<br key={`${keyBase}-br-${idx}`} />);
      }
    });
  };
  const parseMarkdown = text => {
    if (text === null || text === undefined) return "";
    const str = String(text);
    const parts = [];
    let lastIndex = 0;
    const pattern = /(`[^`]+`|\*\*[^*]+\*\*|\*[^*]+\*|\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^)]+)\))/g;
    let match;
    while (true) {
      match = pattern.exec(str);
      if (match === null) {
        break;
      }
      if (match.index > lastIndex) {
        pushTextWithLineBreaks(parts, str.substring(lastIndex, match.index), `before-${lastIndex}`);
      }
      const fullMatch = match[0];
      if (fullMatch.startsWith("`") && fullMatch.endsWith("`")) {
        parts.push(<code key={match.index}>{fullMatch.slice(1, -1)}</code>);
      } else if (fullMatch.startsWith("**") && fullMatch.endsWith("**")) {
        parts.push(<strong key={match.index}>{fullMatch.slice(2, -2)}</strong>);
      } else if (fullMatch.startsWith("*") && fullMatch.endsWith("*")) {
        parts.push(<em key={match.index}>{fullMatch.slice(1, -1)}</em>);
      } else if (fullMatch.startsWith("[")) {
        const linkText = match[2];
        const linkUrl = match[3];
        parts.push(<a key={match.index} href={linkUrl} className="text-black-600 dark:text-black-400">
            {linkText}
          </a>);
      }
      lastIndex = pattern.lastIndex;
    }
    if (lastIndex < str.length) {
      pushTextWithLineBreaks(parts, str.substring(lastIndex), `tail-${lastIndex}`);
    }
    if (parts.length > 0) {
      return parts;
    }
    const plainParts = [];
    pushTextWithLineBreaks(plainParts, str, "plain");
    return plainParts.length ? plainParts : str;
  };
  const safeColumns = Array.isArray(columns) ? columns : [];
  const safeRows = Array.isArray(rows) ? rows : [];
  const safeColumnWidths = Array.isArray(columnWidths) ? columnWidths : [];
  const hasColumnWidths = safeColumnWidths.some(w => w !== null && w !== undefined && w !== "");
  const toCssWidth = width => typeof width === "number" ? `${width}px` : String(width);
  const getColumnStyle = idx => {
    const rawWidth = safeColumnWidths[idx];
    if (rawWidth === null || rawWidth === undefined || rawWidth === "") {
      return undefined;
    }
    const width = toCssWidth(rawWidth);
    return {
      width,
      minWidth: width
    };
  };
  const containerStyle = hasColumnWidths ? undefined : {
    overflowX: "auto"
  };
  const tableStyle = hasColumnWidths ? {
    tableLayout: "fixed",
    width: "100%"
  } : {
    width: "max-content",
    minWidth: "100%"
  };
  if (!Array.isArray(columns) || !Array.isArray(rows) || !Array.isArray(columnWidths)) {
    console.warn("MintTable received invalid props:", {
      columns,
      rows,
      columnWidths
    });
  }
  if (!safeColumns.length && !safeRows.length) {
    return null;
  }
  return <div className="mint-table-container" style={containerStyle}>
      <table style={tableStyle}>
        {hasColumnWidths && <colgroup>
            {safeColumns.map((_, idx) => {
    const style = getColumnStyle(idx);
    return <col key={idx} style={style} />;
  })}
          </colgroup>}
        <thead>
          <tr>
            {safeColumns.map((col, idx) => <th key={idx} className="text-left" style={getColumnStyle(idx)}>
                <b>{parseMarkdown(col)}</b>
              </th>)}
          </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
          {safeRows.map((row, rIdx) => {
    const safeRow = Array.isArray(row) ? row : [];
    return <tr key={rIdx}>
                {safeRow.map((cell, cIdx) => <td key={cIdx} style={getColumnStyle(cIdx)}>
                    {parseMarkdown(cell)}
                  </td>)}
              </tr>;
  })}
        </tbody>
      </table>
    </div>;
};

<Icon icon="file-lines" /> A Report Template applies the same set of Rules to a Run automatically, so you don't select them each time you generate a Report.

Use a Report Template when you review the same type of Run repeatedly, or want your team to apply a consistent set of checks without remembering which Rules to include. For more information, see [Set up a repeatable review checklist](/documentation/review/set-up-a-repeatable-review-checklist).

## Report Template fields

<MintTable
  columns={['Field', 'Description']}
  columnWidths={['30%', '50%']}
  rows={[
['Name', 'The display name of the Report Template. Required.'],
['Report Template Tags', 'Optional tags for organizing and filtering Report Templates.'],
['Report Template Description', 'An optional description of what the template checks and when to use it.'],
]}
/>

## Rules

The **Rules** section of a Report Template lists the Rules included in it.

<MintTable
  columns={['Column', 'Description']}
  rows={[
['Name', 'The name of the Rule.'],
['Evaluates', 'The Asset the Rule evaluates.'],
['Last Edited', 'When the Rule was last edited, and by whom.'],
['Expression', 'The Rule expression.'],
['Created Date', 'When the Rule was created.'],
]}
/>

### Add Rules to a template

Select **+ Add Rules** to open a picker with the same columns as the Rules table, plus filters and a checkbox to select each Rule.

<MintTable
  columns={['Filter', 'Description']}
  rows={[
['Rule name', 'Search by Rule name.'],
['Asset name', 'Filter to Rules that evaluate a specific Asset.'],
['Tag name', 'Filter to Rules with a specific tag.'],
['Metadata', 'Filter by user-defined Metadata key-value pairs.'],
['Hide Archived', 'Hide archived Rules from the list.'],
]}
/>

## Metadata

Report Templates support user-defined metadata. Metadata is searchable and can be used to filter Report Templates in lists.
See [Organize resources with Metadata](/documentation/manage/organize-and-filter-resources-with-metadata) for steps on adding metadata to a Report Template.

## Related workflows

* [Set up a repeatable review checklist](/documentation/review/set-up-a-repeatable-review-checklist)
* [Detect and review issues in a Run](/documentation/review/detect-and-review-issues-in-a-run)
* [Detect deviations automatically using Rules](/documentation/review/detect-deviations-automatically-using-rules)