# The Report tool: subtitling QC presets

Under **Tools & Data / Report tool**, administrators can specify QC rules that should be applied in [**Plint Subtitler's Report tool**](https://docs.plint.com/books/plint-subtitler-online-manual/page/plint-subtitler-report-tool), for example Maximum characters per line or Characters per second. These rules support exceptions on language level, or language *type* level, and are grouped under profiles called *Report tool presets*. Matching rules to jobs works like this:

- When a *Plint Subtitler* job is opened, the editor first looks for a matching **Report tool preset**. 
    - This is a general profile containing more specific rules.
    - Matching the preset is done based on **Project** data, such as *Client company* and *Client keyword*. 
        - These values can complement each other to fine-tune the matching further: for example two profiles for the same client company but with separate client keywords: "Trailers" and "Long-form".
    - If no preset matches the Client company or Client keyword, the Default preset will be selected.
- Once the system knows which preset to use, it will check the current **language** of the job. For example, Japanese might allow only 20 characters per line, whereas German could allow 42. These exceptions can be language-specific or more general. 
    - The system will first look for a rule matching the specific language (best match). 
        - If none is found, it will look for a rule for the language *type* (RTL / Double-byte). 
            - Language types are specified when editing language data under Tools & Data
        - Finally, the system will look for a *General* rule.

#### Rules

Note: For certain specifications, a single, general rule might suffice. For others (for example those related to number of characters), exceptions typically need to be made.

#### Status

There are two statuses, indicating the *severity* of what is reported.

- Use "Warning" for problems that the translator should be aware of but can ultimately decide whether or not to adjust.
- User "Error" for problems that need to be addressed before the job can be delivered.

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*Client-specific presets can be added*

*[![2020-02-25-11_21_07-Report-Tool---Plint-Demo.png](https://docs.plint.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-05/scaled-1680-/2020-02-25-11-21-07-report-tool-plint-demo.png)](https://docs.plint.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-05/2020-02-25-11-21-07-report-tool-plint-demo.png)*

*Within the scope of a preset, exceptions on language level can be made*

[![2020-02-25-11_22_33-New-Report-Tool-Preset---Plint-Demo.png](https://docs.plint.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-05/scaled-1680-/2020-02-25-11-22-33-new-report-tool-preset-plint-demo.png)](https://docs.plint.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-05/2020-02-25-11-22-33-new-report-tool-preset-plint-demo.png)

### Error types

[The list of errors **Plint Subtitler** can look for is maintained *here.*](https://docs.plint.com/books/plint-subtitler-online-manual/page/plint-subtitler-error-reporting#bkmrk-error-types-explaine)

*Please note that this list is continuously updated as new options are added.*

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