DPCTrack2
Users Manual
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Finally, the
Report Group
field is used to designate the report group that the new report
should be included in. To choose an existing report group for the new report to reside in,
select one from the field’s drop-down list. If the report group desired is not listed, click
the New button next to the field to add it to the system.
23.4.2.2 Report Parameters Tab
This tab page (Figure 23.5) is used to establish the parameters that will be required to run
the new report. Parameters are useful in that they allow you to limit the number of reports
that are generated by the system at any one time. If parameters were included in the
report’s design, then it is necessary to enter them here.
For example, the figure below shows two parameters used for the
“Instruments Due
Report” which comes as a standard report with your system. This report uses date
parameters so that it can show all instruments that are due for calibration within a period
of time or date range specified by the user. Without date parameters, the report would
show every instrument in the system for the current company regardless of when they
were due.
Figure 23.5
If parameters were not used in the new report's design then you do not need to utilize this
tab page in any way. Examples of standard reports that do not use parameters are the
inventory reports and master reports.
Most reports however, have parameters that were hard-coded in their design, in which
case the fields for
Variable Name
must read
exactly
the same as the parameters that were
entered into the report's design. If the parameters shown on this screen do not match
those in the report’s design, the program will not be able to run it and you will see an
error message appear on your screen when you attempt to preview or print the report.
The fields for
Variable Type
can only be filled with data selected from the drop-down
lists. Variable types must correspond directly to the variable names you are using (e.g.
Date, Instrument ID, Status, etc). In addition, the selections shown on these drop-down
lists cannot be deleted, added to or modified.
Finally, the fields for
Variable Screen Prompt
are used to enter the wording that you
would like to appear on the
Report Parameters
tab page of the REPORTING SYSTEM
screen (e.g. Start Date, End Date, Instrument ID, etc.).
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