The Windchill Business Reporting (WBR) solution uses Data Source objects to retrieve data from Windchill . One type of Data Source is a ReportTemplate. A ReportTemplate is a standard, persistent Windchill business object that is maintained via the Report Management utility. This applet launches the Query Builder to create and edit a query that is stored as part of the ReportTemplate. When the ReportTemplate query is executed, standard Windchill APIs are used that apply all Windchill business logic (e.g. calling Windchill object methods, applying access control, etc.). Once a new ReportTemplate object is created it can be referenced from a Report object or exposed and used in the WBR solution as a custom Data Source.