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Reporting System
23.5 Adding New Reports from Scripts
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Once you have completed both tab pages for the new report you must save the record.
This will make it a selection under its “Report Group” on the Reports menu when the
Home Screen is open.
23.5 Adding New Reports from Scripts
Another method by which a new report may be added to the database is to select “Add
New From Script…” from the File menu. This method enables you to automatically add
the report and its setup to your system so that you do not have to manually perform the
steps described earlier in this section.
To use this method you must first copy the new report file into the correct report
directory and secondly you must have the correct .ini file in your possession and residing
somewhere on your computer or network. In most cases this .ini file will have been
supplied to you by Prime Technologies if you elected to utilize Prime Technologies’
report customization services. The .ini file contains all the information required for the
new report to be setup properly in your database.
Figure 23.6
Selecting the “Add New From Script…” option on the File menu will invoke the GET
REPORT INSTALL SCRIPT screen shown in Figure 23.6. This screen allows you to
locate the required .ini file on your computer or network. Once you have located the file
you can double-click or highlight it and click the Open
button to initiate it. Upon doing
so, a message will appear on your screen. This message will state the report’s title and
confirm your decision to add it to your system. If you click the Yes
button on the
message, the report will automatically be added just as if you had set it up in your
database manually.
If the report to be added from the .ini file already exists in the system or if a different
report with the same name exists in the database, you will not be able to add the new
report to the system. If this occurs, you will either need to delete the existing report or
change the name of the new report in the .ini. file.