User's Manual

Reporting System
23.4 Setting Up New Reports
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23.4.2 Report Maintenance
To install a new or modified an existing report, you must first select “Report
Maintenance” from the Reports menu that is available when the Home Screen is open.
This will invoke the REPORT MAINTENANCE screen shown in Figure 23.4.
Figure 23.4
23.4.2.1 General Info Tab
This tab page is used to enter the general information about the new report. In the field
labeled Report Name, you must enter a unique name for the report so that it may be
distinguishable from the other reports already in the system. This field has a limit of 50
characters. The field labeled File Name is used to enter the actual file name of the report
(as it is listed in your Report Directory).
Note
You must move the report into the designated directory before
you enter the
file name. In addition, the file name must
contain the ".rpt" extension. If you
are not sure of the file's name, click the Browse
button next to the “File
Name” field to select from a list of all reports in the Report Directory.
The Report Description field is used to enter a description of the new report. This field
does not need to contain data, however it is useful for documenting specific information
about the new report such as its author or its function. This field has a limit 3,996
characters.
If there is a chance that you will use advanced queries when executing the new report,
then you must make a selection from the drop-down list for the Query Type Used For
Further Selection field. The selections available on the drop-down list are the table names
of every screen in the program where advanced queries may be used. The query type
selected must match the main data table that was used in the report’s design. For
example, if you are installing a new calibration report, you should choose "CALIBRAT"
from the drop-down list for this field so that advanced queries created and saved for the
CALIBRATION screen will be available for use when executing this new report.