6 - Utility Reports

Custom Reports (Report # 6-31)

Custom Reports (Report # 6-31)
Here you can custom-design reports. First set up a record on the Word Processor. On the 3rd line of the Word Processor record, immediately under the date line, type the letter of the file that the report is about. For example, C for Customers or V for Vendors. After the letter place a comma and a number specifying the number of lines for each record in the report. The 4th line is for the report title. The 5th line is for report headings. Beginning with the 6th line type the way the report should look using a caret and the letter R to mark the beginning of each field and a caret to mark the end of each field. Here's an example of a report that would list your customers names, their phone numbers and their balance. The codes used after the letter R are in the Appendix A at the back of the manual.

          TEST
          31212
          C,3
                    Customer Balances
                 Name & Phone #                   Balance
              ^RC01                   ^
              ^RC07                   ^        ^R!C05             ^

The R means Replace this field, C means the Customer file, 01 means field #1, the Customer's name. 7 is field #7, the telephone number. !C means a posted field from the Customer file and 05 is the Customer balance field.