See also: Frequently Asked Questions for this module.
The AUTOLINE Report Generator allows you to produce reports from within any module using a wide variety of data found within that, or any other module, to which you have access.
Tip: Autoline provides a brief report generator (RG) log file to record the basic information whenever a RG is run. The information in the log is displayed in a simple one-line format for each RG run. The information is stored within $LOGS which is determined in the system UserEnv.txt. When you enter B"RG_LOG","$LOGS/rg.log" in UserEnv.txt the display of the log is changed to include more information including Records: accessed, lookups, updated and printed, along with the selection criteria of the report. Always log off and back on again to pick up any new changes made to the UserEnv.txt.
What do you want to do?
To access the Report Generator:
Select the module you require from the AUTOLINE MASTER MENU > REPORTS AND ENQUIRIES Menu for that module, > Report Generator option.
Note: The Report Generator is always found within the [Module] Reports and Enquiries menu. This menu exists on all modules and always contains the Report Generator and the Enquiries menu, normally as the first two items on the menu.
The REPORT GENERATOR MAIN MENU is displayed when you select the Report Generator option from the Reports & Enquiries menu. Each of the Report Generator main menu options can be summarised as follows.
Define report: This option enables you to create, copy, amend or delete a report definition.
Format Stationery: This option allows you to create an output from the Report Generator with a letter style format using RTF (Rich Text Format) conventions.
Run report generator: This is the option used to initiate a report. Output can either be printed, displayed or exported, charted or you can even produce letters. This option also allows you to include a report in a batch. The batch is printed when the batch is run, either manually or by the Timed operations facility.
Review schedule: Displays the Timed Operations Schedule. This enables you to review and/or amend any of the parameters on reports which have been included in the batch.
Batched reports:This enables you to initiate a batch of reports.
Export files to PC: This enables you to collect and transfer any batched export files which have not yet been sent onto a PC.
Document report: This enables you to print out the report definition so that all of the report parameters and derived fields, etc., can be seen and stored for safekeeping.
Standard report banner: You can define the layout of the banner on your reports.If you do not use this function, the system will default to the Autoline AUTOLINE defined banner of :
Company name / time / date / page number / report name / module .Tip: See Standard derived fields for information on how these fields are set up.
Note : The Standard report banner is global across all modules.