Why are the Datasheet Report and Setup / Hold Time Reports not generated automatically?

Description

The Intel® Quartus® Prime software version 15.1 and later, does not automatically generate the Datasheet report and the Setup / Hold Time reports after a compile. The generation process of those reports was removed from the Intel Quartus default flow to improve the compile time.

Resolution

To generate these reports as part of Intel® Quartus® Prime compile flow, follow the next steps:

1. Create a new tcl file and name it 'report_datasheet.tcl'
2. Add the following lines to report_datasheet.tcl
   
   create_timing_netlist
   read_sdc
   update_timing_netlist
   # Generate Datasheet Report
   # -------------------------------------------------
   # -------------------------------------------------
   report_datasheet -file datasheet_report.rpt -multi_corner
   # Generate IO Report
   # -------------------------------------------------
   # -------------------------------------------------
   qsta_utility::generate_all_io_timing_reports -file io_report.rpt
   
   
3. In Assignments > Settings > 'Timing Analyzer', add report_datasheet.tcl in the 'TCL Script File name' field.
4. Make sure that 'Run default timing analysis before running custom script' is checked.

After this change, both reports will be generated as part of the compile flow.