Starting and using the
report writer
Use these steps to start the report writer:
1
Log out by choosing the Exit button until the ID-4000 Log
In dialog box appears.
2
Choose the Quit button in the Log In dialog box to close
the ID-4000 application.
3
Choose the report writer icon from the ID-4000
application group to display the report writer opening
screen. (See the separate report writer instructions for a
picture of the icon.)
After starting the report writer as described above, refer
to the separate report writer instructions for a complete
description of report writer procedures.
Identifying your
database files
The procedures for creating reports require that you
select the ID-4000 database file or files that will be the
source of your report data. Most ID-4000 systems use
either dBase or SQL database format. The file names and
structure of your database depend on the format your
system uses.
If you do not know the format that has been selected for
your system, see your system administrator.
Note: Your ID-4000 system may use a database format
other than dBase or SQL. If it does, see your system
administrator for the location of your database files.
dBase database files
If your ID-4000 uses a dBase database, your database
files have the extension “.DBF”. The names of these files
and their directories were determined during system
setup. With the dBase database format, each applicant
category (employee, visitor, etc.) has its own .DBF file.
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