GAGEtrak Report Editor Guide

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Report Editor Guide
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Table of Contents
What is GAGEtrak Custom Reports?................................ ................................ ........... 1
What can You Accomplish? ......................................................................................................... 1
How is it Organized? .................................................................................................................... 1
Navigating GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility Editor ................................................................... 1
The Report Canvas ......................................................................................................................................
The Button/Menu Bar....................................................................................................................................
Information Boxes ........................................................................................................................................
Context-Sensitive Menus ...............................................................................................................................
The Tabs ...................................................................................................................................................
Keyboard Shortcuts......................................................................................................................................
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Manual Conventions .................................................................................................................... 5
Before You Get Started ................................ ................................ ................................ .6
Developing a Prototype on Paper ................................................................................................ 6
Chapter 1: Creating a New Report ................................ ................................ .............. 7
Accessing the GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility ........................................................................ 7
Creating a New, Blank Report ..................................................................................................... 8
The Blank Report Canvas............................................................................................................ 9
The Report Data Source ............................................................................................................ 10
Opening a Data Source............................................................................................................................... 10
Simple Query............................................................................................................................................ 11
Creating Your Layout ................................................................................................................. 13
Adding Fields ............................................................................................................................................
Grouping Data ..........................................................................................................................................
Adding Checkboxes ...................................................................................................................................
Adding Other Elements ...............................................................................................................................
Deleting Objects ........................................................................................................................................
Modifying the Canvas .................................................................................................................................
Output .....................................................................................................................................................
Grid Settings .............................................................................................................................................
Styles......................................................................................................................................................
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Working with Canvas Objects .................................................................................................... 31
Aligning Objects ........................................................................................................................................
Moving Objects .........................................................................................................................................
Spacing Objects ........................................................................................................................................
Borders ...................................................................................................................................................
Frames....................................................................................................................................................
Page Break ..............................................................................................................................................
Active X ...................................................................................................................................................
Sizing......................................................................................................................................................
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Saving Reports........................................................................................................................... 38
Save ....................................................................................................................................................... 38
Save As................................................................................................................................................... 38
Using a Template ....................................................................................................................... 38
Chapter 2: Modifying an Existing Report................................ ................................ .40
Open an Existing Report............................................................................................................ 40
The Blank Report Canvas.......................................................................................................... 41
The Report Data Source ............................................................................................................ 42
Opening a Data Source............................................................................................................................... 42
GAGEtrak Custom Reports Manual
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Working on the Layout ............................................................................................................... 44
Adding Fields ............................................................................................................................................
Grouping Data ..........................................................................................................................................
Adding Checkboxes ...................................................................................................................................
Adding Other Elements ...............................................................................................................................
Deleting Objects ........................................................................................................................................
Modifying the Canvas .................................................................................................................................
Output .....................................................................................................................................................
Grid Settings .............................................................................................................................................
Styles......................................................................................................................................................
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Modifying Canvas Objects ......................................................................................................... 61
Aligning Objects ........................................................................................................................................
Moving Objects .........................................................................................................................................
Spacing Objects ........................................................................................................................................
Borders ...................................................................................................................................................
Frames....................................................................................................................................................
Page Break ..............................................................................................................................................
Active X ...................................................................................................................................................
Sizing......................................................................................................................................................
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Saving Reports........................................................................................................................... 68
Save ....................................................................................................................................................... 68
Save As................................................................................................................................................... 68
Chapter 3: Building Subreports ................................ ................................ ................ 69
Copying Fields ........................................................................................................................... 70
Creating a Subreport.................................................................................................................. 71
Selecting a New, Blank Report...................................................................................................................... 71
Setting the Report Data Source..................................................................................................................... 73
Saving Subreports ..................................................................................................................... 76
Save .......................................................................................................................................................
Save As...................................................................................................................................................
Adding a Subreport ....................................................................................................................................
Edit Embedded Subreports ..........................................................................................................................
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Chapter 4: Creating Advanced Reports................................ ................................ ....82
Architectural Overview ............................................................................................................... 82
Report Sections .........................................................................................................................................
Events.....................................................................................................................................................
Active report .............................................................................................................................................
Section Events ..........................................................................................................................................
Report Processing .....................................................................................................................................
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Scripts ........................................................................................................................................ 85
Script Location ..........................................................................................................................................
Adding Scripts...........................................................................................................................................
Working with Scripts ...................................................................................................................................
Saving Scripts...........................................................................................................................................
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Dynamic Controls....................................................................................................................... 89
Hiding Controls.......................................................................................................................................... 92
Additional Functions and Procedure Created for GAGEtrak 6 .............................................................................. 92
Control Errors ........................................................................................................................................... 93
Grouping Data............................................................................................................................ 93
Subreports.................................................................................................................................. 93
Copying Fields .......................................................................................................................................... 93
Embedding Subreports ............................................................................................................................... 95
Edit Embedded Subreports .......................................................................................................................... 99
Multiple Data Sources.............................................................................................................. 100
Advanced Query...................................................................................................................................... 100
Direct-SQL Query .................................................................................................................................... 106
Chapter 5: Report Maintenance................................ ................................ ............... 108
Saving Reports......................................................................................................................... 108
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Save ..................................................................................................................................................... 108
Save As................................................................................................................................................. 108
Restoring Reports/Labels ........................................................................................................ 108
Deleting Reports ...................................................................................................................... 109
Import/Export Reports .............................................................................................................. 110
Exporting Reports .................................................................................................................................... 111
Exporting to an Existing File ....................................................................................................................... 111
Importing Reports .................................................................................................................................... 111
Data Transfer Utility (DTU) ...................................................................................................... 112
Run Scripts ............................................................................................................................................ 113
Update/Add Reports ................................................................................................................................. 113
Chapter 6: Labels ................................ ................................ ................................ .....116
Building a Label from a Predefined Template.......................................................................... 116
Label Templates ......................................................................................................................................
Custom Label .........................................................................................................................................
Label Wizard ..........................................................................................................................................
Installing Label Printer...............................................................................................................................
Report Definition ......................................................................................................................................
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Appendix A: Object/Control Properties Definitions................................ ............... 128
Appendix B: GAGEtrak Table Definitions................................ ............................... 136
Appendix C: References ................................ ................................ ........................... 166
VBScript Resources ................................................................................................................. 166
VBScript Related Books........................................................................................................... 166
SQL Related Books ................................................................................................................. 167
Index ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 168
What is GAGEtrak
Custom Reports?
GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility provides you the ability to create customized reports that are linked to
dynamic data sources, to produce comprehensive documents such as equipment detail, part listing, and
calibration work order progress lists. With GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility, you can configure reports
exactly the way you want to present your data. You can use many design elements such as text, data,
images, lines, and shapes.
Reports are an efficient way to print dynamic information from a database that is accessed on a regular
basis. Once you’ve created the design for the report and save it, you can use it over and over again. When
the report is saved, the design remains the same, but the information and data is automatically updated.
Note: GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility does not write data to your original data files. Your original files remain
unchanged using GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility Report Editor, no matter how much you might manipulate
the data you select.
What can You Accomplish?
With GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility, you can:
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Create customized reports for printed delivery of real-time data.
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Link live data sources to reports.
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Create equipment and part bar codes.
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Create equipment and part labels.
How is it Organized?
GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility Report Editor is divided into three main areas
Report Canvas
Button/Menu Bar
Information Boxes
Where you create, modify, and work with reports, report objects, and report
elements.
The commands and actions for working with and manipulating report
information.
Provides quick access to key report elements such as fields and properties.
GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility also comes with several automated functionalities that make
authoring process and managing reports easier. These include:
Context-Sensitive
Menus
The Tabs
Keyboard Shortcuts
Provides easy access to key functionality by right-clicking objects and canvas
sections.
Provides quick access to previewing your report-in-progress by clicking on the
Preview tab.
Provides quick access to key report elements such as fields and properties.
Navigating GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility Editor
You can navigate GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility through three primary areas: the canvas, the
button/menu bar, and the information boxes.
The Report Canvas
The Report Canvas is divided into three main parts:
PageHeader
Details
Footer
Additional information for the report such as title, date, etc.
The body of the report.
Supplemental information such as page numbers, author, and copyright
information.
By using the two tabs labeled Design and Preview at the top and to the left of the canvas, the user can
view the report in Design Mode or in Preview Mode.
The Button/Menu Bar
The Button/Menu bar encompasses all the GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility features and functions,
options include:
Menu
There following are the GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility functionalities, and the menu options from
which each belong.
File
Edit
View
Insert
Format
Tools
Help
Create New, Opening Existing, Saving, and Printing
Undo, Delete Object, Cut, Copy, Paste, and Editing a Subreport
Select which Information Boxes are visible
Insert Page Numbers, Date/Time, Headers/Footers, and Delete
Sections
Aligning, Sizing, Spacing, and Position (back or forward) of canvas
elements
Setting SQL Source, Editing Subreports, and Restore Report Option
Accessing Help Content
Button Bar
There are three primary button bars:
1. Main Button Bar—this has most of the core file and element functions (i.e., adding new
elements to the canvas, connecting the SQL source, etc.). For a complete list of buttons, see
Appendix A: Object/Control Properties Definitions, beginning on page 128.
2.
Format Button Bar—this has all of the tools to align and format objects on the canvas. For a
complete list of buttons, see Appendix A: Object/Control Properties Definitions, beginning on
page 128.
3.
Designer Button Bar—this has all of the tools to manipulate objects on the canvas (such as
setting label text type, etc.). For a complete list of buttons, see Appendix A: Object/Control
Properties Definitions, beginning on page 128.
Information Boxes
There are three information boxes that provide quick access to critical report elements:
1.
Explorer information box—Illustrates a tree diagram of the different parts of the GAGEtrak
Custom Reports Utility report canvas. Click on any item to display its properties in the
Property Toolbox.
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Fields information box—Enumerates all available fields connected to the database. You can
select any field and drag it to the designer canvas to create a field object.
3.
Property Toolbox information box—shows the properties of the object that has been selected in
the Explorer frame and/or on the designer canvas. The properties displayed vary depending on
the object selected. You can organize the properties by:
An alphabetical list of all the properties
Categories of properties that include
§ Appearance
§ Behavior
§ Data
§ Font
§ Miscellaneous
§ Position
Context-Sensitive Menus
The GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility provides a context-sensitive menu for quick access to key
functionality when working with objects on the canvas. Context-sensitive menus are accessible by either
right-clicking on a report section or on an object. Menu options include:
1.
2.
3.
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5.
6.
7.
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Insert
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Group Header/Footer
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Page Header/Footer
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Report Header/Footer
Delete
Cut
Copy
Paste
Bring to Front
Send to Back
Align
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Lefts—aligns objects vertically against their left side. This is only available if you have
selected multiple objects (holding the CTRL button while clicking) and then accessed the
context-sensitive menu.
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Centers—aligns objects vertically through their center. This is only available if you have
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Rights—aligns objects vertically against their right side. This is only available if you have
Tops—aligns objects horizontally against their tops. This is only available if you have selected multiple
objects (holding the CTRL button while clicking) and then accessed the context-sensitive menu.
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Middles—aligns objects horizontally through their middles. This is only available if you have
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Bottoms—aligns objects horizontally against their bottoms. This is only available if you have
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To Grid—aligns the object to the nearest grid markers
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Center in Selection—centers the object in center of the section
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Size
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Make same width—make all the objects selected the same size. This is only available if you
have selected multiple objects (holding the CTRL button while clicking) and then accessed the
Make same height—make all of the objects selected the same height. This is only available if
you have selected multiple objects (holding the CTRL button while clicking) and then
accessed the context-sensitive menu.
Make same size—make all of the objects selected the same width and height. This is only
available if you have selected multiple objects (holding the CTRL button while clicking) and
then accessed the context-sensitive menu.
10. Horizontal Spacing
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Increase—increase the horizontal distance between the objects. This is only available if you
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Decrease—decrease the horizontal distance between the objects. This is only available if you
Make Equal—make the horizontal distance between the objects equal. This is only available if
Vertical Spacing
Increase—increase the vertical distance between the objects. This is only available if you have
Decrease—decrease the vertical distance between the objects. This is only available if you
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Make Equal—make the vertical distance between the objects equal. This is only available if
11. Format Border—brings up the Format Border window
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The Tabs
Above and to the left of the format button bar are two tabs that control which workspace you are in. To
access a workspace, simply click on the tab.
Design
Preview
To view your report in edit mode.
To view your report in print-form. This is identical to:
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Clicking on the
Print Preview button
Selecting the Print Preview option from the File menu
Pressing CTRL + P
Keyboard Shortcuts
GAGEtrak includes several keyboard shortcuts to make accessing import functions quick and easy.
Shortcuts include:
CTRL + N
CTRL + O
CTRL + S
CTRL + P
CTRL + Z
CTRL + X
CTRL + C
CTRL + V
Create a new report
Open an existing report
save the current report
print preview the current report
undo the last action
cut the currently selected object from the canvas
copy the currently selected object on the canvas
paste whatever is in the Windows clipboard onto the canvas
Manual Conventions
This manual uses some conventions for you to quickly and better understand GAGEtrak.
Bold
Screen Captures
Words, terms, and menu items throughout the manual are bold to draw
attention. If something is bold, it is most likely important.
Screen captures are meant to illustrate functionality, not specific report
types or report content. Descriptions of screen captures flow below the
screen capture caption
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Before You Get Started
Properly planning your report before you start designing will save you considerable time in developing a
report that satisfies your needs. Some of the items that you should document before designing include:
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Purpose/Title—what is the overall purpose/title of the report? Clarify the function of the report; this
can be easily obtained by defining a descriptive report title; additional descriptive title information
could include the company name.
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Readers—who is going to read the report? Is the report going to be distributed to sales reps,
purchasing agents, or to technicians? Each of the users of the report has different interests, it is
important to plan the report so it includes the information each of the users is looking for.
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Header Information—additional identifying information in conjunction to the title of the report
could include current date, the range of data covered, and page number.
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Footer Information—what identifying information do you want to appear at the bottom of each page
(report name/title, the word “Confidential,” etc.)?
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Report Body—what specific data do you want to appear in the body of the report? All information
included in the body of the report should fulfill the Purpose/Title stated for the report. It should
also contain the data required by the readers identified.
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Body Data Sources—where is the data coming from? Asking this question requires you to
determine whether you will be putting data directly into the report (headings, text blocks, etc.) or
if you will be drawing it from data fields that require you to look at the available tables.
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Data Types in the Body—what fields contain the data: number, text, etc.? It is very important that
you know the data type for all data you will be using in your report. Functions and operators work
with specific types of data, so this is especially important for data fields that will be calculated.
Developing a Prototype on Paper
In addition to planning a report by answering the questions posed above, we also recommend that you
sketch out how your report will look.
Creating a rough design of the report on paper will help you create a look for each page. This type of
planning will help you identify a balanced way of positioning the various elements before working with the
graphics tool. Below are some suggested guidelines you should consider when designing your prototype:
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Determine the paper size and layout orientation of the paper that you will be using for the report.
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Position your title and header information using boxes or lines to represent report elements.
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Position your footer information.
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Determine the information you intend to include in the body of the report like labels, and fields
(do not forget to include appropriate spacing).
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Determine additional information like group values, totals, and highlighted areas.
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Review your report for appearance and balance, and make any changes as needed.
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Chapter 1:
Creating a New Report
GAGEtrak 6 provides you with the convenience of customizing your reports, to satisfy all of your
requirements. You can create new reports or edit existing reports. GAGEtrak 6 also allows you to import
reports from compatible databases, or even export reports. You can also delete reports that are no longer in
use.
The Report Editor design environment describes how to add and modify controls in your report. It
includes detailed descriptions of Report Editor user interface elements, including menus and toolbar items
and preference settings. In addition, you will learn about some basic operations while using the Report
Editor, such as selecting and moving, formatting and aligning controls in your report.
Note: For complex custom report design users must have knowledge of basic VB Scripting and of Data
Dynamic Objects, variables, and report events in order to successfully program with the Report Editor. For more
information, see Chapter 4: Creating Advanced Reports, beginning on page 82.
Accessing the GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility
The GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility is accessible by selecting Custom Reports from the Setup menu.
This will call the Custom Reports window.
The content of the custom report window is divided into three tabs: Create/Edit Report; Delete Report; and
Import/Export Report.
There are two types of new reports you can create:
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A blank, new report—created by clicking on the Create New Report button in the Create/Edit tab, or
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A report based on a standard report following pre-determined settings—created by selecting an
existing report and clicking on the Edit Selected Report button.
Creating a New, Blank Report
Clicking on the Create New Report button will invoke the Select Report Template menu.
This window provides quick access to the built-in report templates upon which you can base your new
report. The GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility offers you the following templates:
Template Name
Blank Report
Standard
Report
Custom Label
Pre-Defined
Labels
Label Wizard
Description
Use this template to create a report from scratch. You have to setup
everything from data source to page formatting and records grouping.
This template is set for standard 8.5” wide paper, letter or legal. You
must select paper length from Printer Settings. This report includes a
report header that can accommodate an optional company logo,
heading and sub-heading label; page header with default report title,
current date and page numbers; area to put details of reports; page
footer with a default report control; and a report footer area.
The size of the label will depend on the default size of the printer that
you are using. Labels do not include headers and footers, which are
standard in other report types.
There are six label templates to choose from: ¼”, ⅜”, ½”, ¾”, 1”, and
1½” labels. These templates are designed for use with Brother label
printers and come with pre-defined lengths. However, you can modify
the length depending on your need.
This allows you to customize a label following a series of instruction
that allows you to specify a printer, the label size, and the dataset and
field/s that will be used. The fields selected are then automatically
placed at a pre-defined location in your label, which you can move and
modify on the canvas later.
Note: If you have a label printer, using the most common label formats will fast track your label design. You
may also use the Label Wizard to develop new label designs quickly.
To create a new, blank report, select the Blank Report button
from the floating toolbar menu. This
will open the Report Editor window, which is similar to the following:
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Note: When you create a New Blank Report, GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility automatically adds an embedded
subreport to the canvas. In order to utilize this subreport, you must edit the subreport links as described in
Embedding Subreports on page 77.
The Blank Report Canvas
The Report Editor is divided into a number of critical information areas:
Frame Title
Report Header (optional)
Page Header
Group Header (optional)
Detail
Subreports (optional)
Report Footer
Page Footer
Report Fields
Property Toolbox
(optional)
Description
This section appears only once in a report – on the very first page. This
section is normally used for company header and report title. The
illustration above includes a company logo, company name, division name
and report title.
The section appears in each and every page of your report document. The
usual contents of this section would include the heading for each field of
your report. It is a good idea to include the report date and sometimes even
page number in this section so you know which pages go together as well
as their arrangement.
If the data can be organized based on a common field, create a group
header to hold the values of the common field. This is called data grouping.
For example, creating a report of gage calibration schedules, you can group
the report on gage IDs. For more details, see Grouping Your Data on page
15.
This section includes data fields – the detail of your report. If you have
subreports they are also normally included in this section.
Subreports can be contained within the detail section or any of the group
sections. Subreports are linked using a common field – if the field appears
in the details section, subreports can be included in the same section, or
any other section where the field may be.
This section appears only on the last page of your report, after the last
record. The example above also includes the total number of records
printed for the report.
Page Footers come in pairs with Page Headers. They appear at the bottom
of every report page. The page footer normally includes page numbers and
sometimes sub-totals of the value fields in your report.
If you have established a database connection, all available fields will
appear in this frame. You can then select any field and drag it to the
designer canvas on the right.
This frame lists the properties of the object/control currently selected in the
Explorer frame. The properties displayed vary depending on the object
selected.
See Appendix A: Object/Control Properties Definitions, beginning on page
128, for a detailed discussion of the different properties of controls/objects
of Report Editor.
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The following screenshot highlights the frequently used elements of the Report Editor. Descriptions of
highlighted buttons are extensively discussed on separate sections.
For more information about the other parts of the GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility interface, see
How Is It Organized? on page 1 and Navigating GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility on page 1.
The Report Data Source
Before you can design and build your report, you need to set the data source. The fields in the data source
will define the fields you can put into your report.
Opening a Data Source
There are two ways of opening the Data Source Wizard:
1. Select Set SQL Source from the Tools menu.
2.
Activate the Set SQL Source icon
.
Both methods will open the SQL Source Wizard.
When creating a new report, the New SQL Source option is already selected. Click on the OK button
to continue. The Select Query Type window will then appear.
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You can select one from three types of queries:
Simple Query
Advanced
Query
Direct-SQL
Query
The options on the dropdown menu are automatically determined and
are the names of the tables in your data source. Select the table that
you want to use (in this case, Authorized_Persons).
Once you have selected a table, this table will automatically populate
with the fields from that table.
Recommended for those who wish to enter their own SQL statement.
The first two options use a query wizard to guide you through the process. For the third type,
knowledge of how to create SQL commands and corresponding syntax is necessary. Depending on the type
of Data Source you want to create, the report will retrieve data from one table or from multiple tables.
Select the Query type to use by selecting the corresponding radio button and click the Next button to
continue.
The proceeding discussion is about Simple Query. For more information about Advanced Query and
Direct SQL Queries, see Chapter 4: Creating Advanced Reports, beginning on page 82.
Simple Query
If you only have one data source—that is, only one table to use for your report—then the Simple Query is
the best choice. After you have selected the Simple Query Type and clicked the Next button, the Select
Report Fields window will appear.
A Simple Query is based on the following:
Tables
Available
Fields
The options on the dropdown menu are automatically determined and
are the names of the tables in your data source. Select the table that
you want to use (in this case, Authorized_Persons).
Once you have selected a table, this table will automatically populate
with the fields from that table.
To select specific fields from the table you have selected, click on the field you want to use by
selecting it and clicking the > button. The selected field will then be enumerated on the Selected Fields box.
You can also move all of the fields by clicking the >> button.
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To remove field/s from the Selected Fields box, select field/s and click the appropriate buttons ( <
button to remove a single field; << button to remove all of the fields). The removed field will be
enumerated again in the Available Fields box.
When you have added all of the fields and are satisfied, click on the Next button to continue. The Set
Sort Orders window appears.
The Set Sort Orders window allows you to specify which field or fields that will be sorted and the order
on which the fields will be sorted.
To select a specific field, choose the > button. You may use the >> button if you want to sort all fields.
You may deselect a field from the Selected Fields box, by using the < button. If you wish to select all, use
the << button.
Select the fields you want to sort. This is the same process that you followed when you selected which
fields you wanted to include on your report.
Select from the Set Order drop-down menu, the order on which the selected fields will be sorted.
Ascending, to arrange starting from A going to Z; Descending, from Z to A. The default option is
Ascending.
Click the Next button once the desired sort order is set. This will bring up the Finish window.
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Note: Setting a sort order is not required to conduct a Simple Query. If you do add fields to the Select Fields
box but do not select a Sort Order, the system will sort the selected field/s following the default (Ascending)
option.
The Finish window displays the completed SQL Statement based upon the data table, fields, and sort
order that you specified. This window allows you to modify the SQL Statement by making changes directly
in the box. When you are satisfied with the SQL Statement, click the Finish button to close the Simple
Query Wizard and return to the Canvas.
Note: It is not recommended that you modify the SQL statement unless you are an advanced user.
When you click the Finish button, you will be returned to the main canvas where you can now access
the fields you included in your query into your report.
Each of the fields that you included in your query is available from the Fields Information box. Simply
click on a field and drag it onto your canvas to add it to the report. For more information about adding
fields to a report see Adding Fields, on page 14.
Creating Your Layout
After you have provided a data source for your report, you can start creating your layout. Creating a layout
involves a number of elements:
Adding Fields
Deleting Objects
Grouping data
Creating Custom Fields
Checkboxes
Adding Other Elements
Date/Time
Page Numbers
Labels
Bar Codes
Shapes
Images
RTF
OLE objects
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Creating a Header and Footer
Modifying the Canvas
Aligning elements
Borders
Frames
Output
Page Setup
Printer Setup
Settings
Grid Settings
Styles
Header and Footer
Adding Fields
Fields are easily added to your report by dragging them from the Fields Information box to the report canvas.
You may click one or more of the available fields in the Field Information box (hold down either the SHIFT
key or CTRL key while selecting each field using the mouse). Then drag the fields onto the report canvas.
For each field that you have selected, a Label and Field will be created. For more information about
formatting labels, fields, and text, see Styles (Creating Your Layout), on page 29.
You can select multiple elements and change common properties such as font all at once. To do this,
either hold the left-button of the mouse and drag the cursor while holding the left mouse button
encompassing all elements, or simply hold the CTRL button while selecting on the items you want to
include in your selection.
In addition to adding fields that are automatically presented from the data source, you can also add
Field button. When you click the Field button, the cursor will become a
custom fields by clicking the
crosshair that you can use to add your field to the canvas.
To add a field,
1. Click the crosshair cursor in the section of the report canvas where you want to place the
field.
2. While holding the right-button of your mouse, drag the cursor until the field is set on desired
size (you may also resize the field after you have placed it on the canvas).
3. Release the mouse button.
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Once you have created the new field, the GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility will automatically create a
corresponding Label. You can modify the properties of either the label or the field by clicking on the item
and changing values in the Property Toolbox.
Grouping Data
Sometimes, you may need to Group Data to create a special section of your report (either a header or footer)
where you can put fields that need to be separated from the rest of the report. For example, in creating a
report on Calibration History of Gages, a group header would contain the Gage ID number and the rows
beneath would enumerate the past calibrations (including the name of personnel who performed each
calibration and the date when each calibration was done) for each gage. The rest of the report might include
specific information about that equipment.
There are two ways to group data:
1. Bring up the context-sensitive menu by right-clicking anywhere in the designer canvas. Select
the Group Header/Footer option from the Insert submenu.
2.
Select the Insert Report Header/Footer option from the Insert menu.
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Both of these methods will add a Report Header and Report Footer to the canvas. You can modify the
properties of the header and footer in the Property Toolbox by clicking in the section header of each section.
Properties are slightly different for header and footer sections.
Header properties include:
Properties
(name)
BackColor
BackStyle
CanGrow
CanShrink
Height
Visible
Description
The name of the Header.
The background color of the Header.
Choose Normal or Transparent from the drop-down menu.
Select True from the drop-down menu to enable the Header to
grow based from the type of data that is included.
shrink based from the type of data that is included.
The height of the Header in twips.
Select True to make the Header visible in the report.
Footer properties include
Properties
(name)
BackColor
BackStyl
CanGrow
CanShrink
Height
Visible
PrintatBottom
KeepTogether,
Description
The name of the Footer.
The background color of the Footer.
Choose Normal or Transparent from the drop-down
menu.
Select True from the drop-down menu to enable the Footer to
The height of the Footer in twips.
Select True to make the Footer visible in the report
Select True to always print the Footer at the bottom of the
report
Only available when you are editing a footer in an existing report.
Properties
NewPage, and
PrintatBottom
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Description
§ KeepTogether – determines whether a section should print
in its entirety on the same page.
§ NewPage - determines whether the Report Editor should
insert a page-break before and/or after printing the section.
§ PrintatBottom – sets/returns if group footer section is
moved to bottom of page.
Note: It is advisable to change the group header and corresponding name of the group footer to the name of
the field on which you grouped. This change will be reflected in the header and footer names on the designer
canvas. You can add as many groups as you wish. When you add a field to a Header or Footer, make sure that
you include the field defining the group. The information on the fields that you put in this section will only be of
the first record for that particular group.
Adding Checkboxes
Checkboxes are especially useful in gathering responses (i.e., yes or no). To add a checkbox to your
canvas:
1.
2.
3.
Click on the Checkbox button
. The cursor will then become a crosshair. Point the
crosshair on portion of the canvas where you want to place your checkbox.
Click the left-button of the mouse. Hold and drag until desired size of the checkbox is
achieved.
Release the button, and observe that the checkbox is added (you may also resize the field after
you have placed it on the canvas).
Note: This does not define the actual size of the checkbox, just the size of the checkbox label area.
Like any other field or element on the canvas, you can change the checkbox properties by selecting it
(indicated by the 8 black squares known as resize handles around the label box) and modifying the property
values in the Property Toolbox. For more information about the properties you can set for labels, see the
Properties section on page 26.
Note: A checkbox relates to a data source element (by selecting a datafield value for it in the Property
Toolbox).
Besides fields, there are other elements that you can also add to your report; these include: Date/Time
Field, Page Numbers, Labels, Bar codes, Shapes, Images, Rich Text Files, and OLE objects
Date/Time Field
The Date/Time Field Element will insert a current date and time stamp field into your report. There are two
ways to add a Date/Time Field Element:
1. Select the Insert Date/Time option from the Insert menu.
2. Click on the Insert Date button
in the Format floating toolbar.
Both of these methods will invoke the Date and Time window.
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You may set date and the time depending on the desired formats:
Checkboxes
Include Date
Include Time
Description
Select this checkbox to include the date as part of your
Date/Time Field element. Checking this box will enable one of
the following options:
§ {Long Date} — the default option registers the long date
format (includes the day, the name and the day of the
month, and the year). It will display the current date from
your computer.
§ {Abbreviate Date} — the second option registers the date
in an abbreviated format. It will also display the current date
from your computer.
§ {Short Date} — the final option registers the date in a short
format. It will also display the current date from your
computer.
Select this checkbox to include the time as part of your
the following the options below:
§ {Long Time} — the first option registers the exact time up
to the last whole second. It will display the current time
from your computer.
§ {Short Time}—the second option registers the exact time
(up to the last whole minute. It will display the current time
from your computer.
§ {Military Time}—the final option registers the time (military
style) exact up to the last minute. It will display the current
time from your computer.
When you are satisfied, click the OK button to finish and add the configured Date/Time element to your
canvas.
Note: The date and time automatically update to the current date and time during the printing of the report.
Although GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility places the Date/Time Field Element in a default location, you can
drag it to wherever you want on the canvas as you would any other field or label.
Page Numbers
The Page Numbers Field element will insert the current page onto your report. There are two ways to add
page numbers:
1. Select the Insert Page Numbers option from the Insert menu.
2. Click on the Insert Page Number button
from the Format floating toolbar.
Both methods will invoke the Page Numbers window.
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Radio-buttons
Description
Format
Determines the format of the page numbers.
§ Page N — select this option to just display the page
number (i.e., Page 1).
§ Page N of M — select this option to display the current
page number (N) with respect to the total number of
pages (M), (i.e., page 1 of 10).
Determines the position of the page numbers.
§ Top of Page (Header) — select this option to register the
Page Number Field Element in the header of your report.
§ Bottom of Page (Footer) — select this option to register
the Page Number Field Element in the footer of your
report.
Use the drop-down menu to select where the Page Number
Field Element should be aligned.
§
Left — on the left side of the page.
§
Center — in the center of the page.
§
Right — on the right side of the page.
Position
Alignment
Note: Default section for insertion of Page Numbers is in the PageHeader.
Labels
Labels can serve several purposes: identify a field, identify sections of a report, and identify group of
information. GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility automatically creates a label for each field that you add to
the canvas.
To add a label to your canvas,
1.
2.
3.
4.
Click the Label button
in the main floating toolbar. The cursor then becomes a crosshair.
Point the crosshair on portion of the canvas where you want to place your label.
Click the left-button of the mouse. Hold and drag until desired size of the label is achieved.
Release the button, and observe that the label is added (you may also resize the label after you
have placed it on the canvas).
Like any other field or element on the canvas, you may change the label properties by activating it
(indicated by the 8 black squares connected by dashed line, known as resize handles), and modifying the
appropriate property values in the Property Toolbox. For more information about the properties you can set
for labels, see Appendix A: Object/Control Properties Definitions, beginning on page 128.
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You can see what your label will look like printed by selecting the Print Preview button from the main
button bar, or by clicking the Preview tab above the information boxes. For more information about
printing your report, see Output, on page 27.
Bar Codes
Bar codes are easier to create than ever with the GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility. You can do this by
simply clicking on the Bar Code button and dragging an area in the Details portion of (or any section in) the
Report Canvas where you wish to place your bar code. You may either Set or Build an SQL source and
linked it to the bar code, which you can easily set in the DataField of the Property Toolbox similar to the field
that is used to link the master report.
To add a bar code to your canvas,
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Click the Bar Code button
in the main floating toolbar. The cursor then becomes a
crosshair.
Point the crosshair on portion of the canvas where you want to place your bar code.
Click the left-button of the mouse. Hold and drag until desired size of the bar code is
achieved.
Release the button, and observe that the bar code is added (you may also resize the bar code
after you have placed it on the canvas).
Link the bar code to a specific field. Select the specific field from the DataField property
value dropdown list (of the Property Toolbox). Access preview tab to view bar code in print
form.
for labels, see Appendix A: Object/Control Properties Definitions beginning on page 128.
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Note: There are two key properties for bar code objects—BarWidth and EnableCheckSum. It is
recommended that you set the BarWidth property to 2 inches because the resolution of some bar code printers
is not fine enough to provide adequate space between bars of the bar code (at less than a 2-inch setting),
making for unreadable bar codes. If the EnableCheckSum field is set to True, some printers will fail to print the
bar code.
You can print your bar codes to a label printer by setting the page and printer properties accordingly.
To see what your bar code will look prior to printing, select the Print Preview button from the main floating
button toolbar or clicking on the Preview tab above the information boxes. For more information about
printing your report, see Output (Modifying Canvas), on page 27.
Lines and Shapes
The GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility allows the inclusion of two types of geometric figures — lines and
shapes — on your report canvas. Lines and shapes are especially useful in defining your report canvas by
separating fields, labels, and other sections of a report. Both geometric figures are added on the canvas
following a similar method.
To add a line or rectangle,
1.
2.
3.
4.
Click the Lines button
or the Shape button
in the main floating toolbar. The cursor
then becomes a crosshair.
Point the crosshair on portion of the canvas where you want to place your line or shape.
Click the left-button of the mouse. Hold and drag until desired length of line or size of shape
is achieved.
Release the button, and observe that the line or shape is added (you may also resize the line or
the shape after you have placed it on the canvas).
Like any other field or element on the canvas, you can change the line or shape properties by selecting
it and modifying the corresponding property values in the Property Toolbox.
Note: Although the default shape is a rectangle, GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility also supports two other
shapes—a rectangle with rounded corners and an ellipse. To change the shape (from the default), access the
Shape Property Value dropdown menu from the Property Toolbox and select desired shape.
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Images
The GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility also allows you to place image files (such as logos, graphs, etc) on
your report. To add an image, you first need to add an Image box on your canvas, before specifying the
image that you want.
To add an image box,
1.
2.
3.
4.
Click the Image button
crosshair.
Point the crosshair on portion of the canvas where you want to place your image.
Click the left-button of the mouse. Hold and drag until desired size of the image is achieved.
Release the button, and observe that the image is added (you may also resize the image after
To specify an image,
1. Make sure that the image is activated so you can access its property values in the Property
Toolbox. Access the Picture property value.
2. Click Browse (…) button that corresponds to Picture property value; the Open window
appears.
3. Locate and specify the image file. Note that the GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility supports
the following types: Bitmaps (.bmp and .dip); Icons (.ico); Cursors (.cur); JPEG (.jpg); and
GIF (.gif).
4.
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Click the Open button afterwards. Observe the image placed onto the image box.
Note: The GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility denies the resizing of the image (so it can fit the image box), but
instead allows the resizing of the image box. When you’ve specified the image, it will be placed as it is (size will
not vary) directly into the middle of the Image Box. In most cases, you will need to resize the image box to fit
your image.
RTF
The GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility supports canvas objects formatted as Rich Text Format—a
universal format type (read by all word processors) that supports tables and text formatting, among others.
This is a great box if you want to cut-and-paste something from a word processor (like Microsoft Word)
into your report without having to re-format it.
To add an RTF field to your canvas,
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Click the RTF button
achieved.
Link the bar code to a specific field. Select a specific field (that contains the rtf file) in the
DataField property value dropdown list (of the Property Toolbox). Access preview tab to view
.rtf file in print form.
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Note: Like any other field or element on the canvas, you can change the RTF area properties by selecting it
values in the Property Toolbox.
OLE
OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) is a feature within MS Windows that allows you to insert files into
MS Office documents. Because GAGEtrak is based from MS Access, it supports this feature.
OLE accommodates original documents (whether images, spreadsheets, or word-processing files) into
the report, without having to re-type, or cut-and-paste. For example, you may want your report to include a
standard agreement on the last page, and that this standard agreement exists as a MS Word file. You could
easily link and embed this standard agreement to your report by linking and embedding it from the report
canvas. Printing is also easy; you can easily print the whole report–including the objects linked and
embedded into the report—with just one command. Furthermore, when you modified the standard
agreement, all future reports would print the updated file.
When you edit an OLE object that you have added to your report, GAGEtrak will open the object in
the application that created it. Thus, to edit an MS Word OLE object, GAGEtrak will open Microsoft Word
within the Custom Reports Utility.
To add an OLE Object to your report,
1. First, add the OLE box to your report.
2. Then, specify the Microsoft document file that needs to be linked and embedded in the OLE
box.
To add an OLE box to your report:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Click the OLE button
Point the crosshair on portion of the canvas where you want to place your object.
Click the left-button of the mouse. Hold and drag until desired size of the object is achieved.
Release the button; the Insert Object window appears.
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You can either create a new OLE object or link-and-embed an existing file. To create a new OLE
object,
1. Click the Create New button radio.
2. Select the application from the Object Type menu list.
3. Click OK.
4. The application will open within GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility. Create the document.
5. When finished, click the Report Canvas. Observe the OLE object placed on the report.
To link and embed an existing object (file),
1. Click the Create From File button radio.
2. Enter the path of the object in the File field. Or you may click the Browse button, and map and
locate the file.
3. Click OK.
4. Observe the file embedded into the report. Click the Report Canvas. You may resize the
OLE box using the resize handles.
Like any other field or element on the canvas, you can change the OLE box properties by activating it
and modifying the property values in the Property Toolbox.
Note: When you select the Create New option, the Microsoft Windows OLE functionality will also save the file
that you’ve created in GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility on your hard drive.
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Deleting Objects
To delete an object, simply activate (click) it and press the DELETE key; right away, the object is expunged.
Note: If you remove a field, its label is not removed automatically. You need to delete it separately.
The report canvas represents the printable area of your report. Although you can drag and drop as
many fields from the Fields Information box to the report canvas, there are times where you may need to
enlarge the canvas sections (such as Details, Footers, or Headers) in order to accommodate more fields.
There are two ways to modify the size of the sections of the Report Canvas:
1. Click on the Section Resize button next to the name of the section that you want to change and
hold the mouse button. Drag the Section Resize button up or down to change the size of the
section.
2. Click on the name of the section that you want to change. This will list its properties in the
Property Toolbox. Click on the value for Height and reset.
Note: When changing the size of a section using the Height value in the Property Toolbox, the unit of
measurement is the twip. There are 20 twips per printer’s point, or 1440 per Inch.
TWIP
By default, all movement, sizing, and graphical-drawing statements are set in terms of a unit called twip. A
twip is 1/20 of a printer’s point; 1,440 twips equal an inch, and 567 twips equal a centimeter. These
measurements designate the size of an object when printed. Actual physical distances on the screen vary
according to your monitor’s size and resolution.
Properties
Each section on the canvas has properties that you can modify—header, details, footer, etc. You can see
these properties in the Property Toolbox by activating (clicking) on any part of the canvas area (in the
section) or the section title.
The Property Toolbox is divided into two columns:
Columns
Property Name
Property Value
Description
Enumerated on the left column and registers the properties of
selected object.
Enumerated on the right column and indicates the property
values of the selected object. Some properties have dropdown
list (i.e., ColumnDirection under the object, Detail; you may
access the dropdown list by clicking the rightmost portion of a
particular field value. You may also change the property value if
necessary.
By default, the Property Name column is sorted alphabetically (indicated by the Sort Descending
button). You can also sort the property values by major categories by clicking the Sort by Category
button.
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Output
When designing your report, how it will look when printed is almost as important as what data it will show
when finished. GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility allows you to set and modify several aspects of your
report; these are: Page Setup, and Printer Settings.
Both are accessible in the Report Settings window, which can be invoked by selecting the Printer
Settings option from the File menu or activating the Printer Setup
button in the floating toolbar.
Page Setup
You can modify the Page Setup by clicking the Page Setup button from the Report Settings window.
Note: Converting from Inches or Centimeters to Twips
INCHES Margin = 1440 x n
CENTIMETERS Margin = 567 x n
Where n is your desired margin in inches or centimeters
The margin is the nonprintable area on the fringe of the main body of your report. By default, the
parameter margins are set to 1440 twips (1 inch). To change the margins you may either manually enter the
desired margins on the corresponding fields, or you may click the Up Arrow or Down Arrow buttons of the
margin you want to change. Clicking the Up Arrow will add 360 twips (¼ inches); the Down Arrow will
subtract 360 twips (¼ inches).
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The gutter, on the other hand, serves as a buffer to your inside margin width and are especially useful
in increasing the nonprintable area of your document (such when you bind your report using a ring binder).
Thus, if you bind your report using a ring binder, you may want to add a gutter of ¼” to ½” to
accommodate for the holes. To change the gutter, you may either manually enter the desired gutter width
on the corresponding fields, or you may click the Up Arrow or Down Arrow buttons that correspond to the
Gutter field. Clicking the Up Arrow will increase the gutter width to 360 twips (¼ inches); the Down Arrow,
decrease 360 twips (¼ inches).
Finally, you can print reports on both sides of a page and still preserve the layout of the page by
selecting the Mirror Margins checkbox. Checking this box automatically sets your margins in such that the
inside margins of facing pages are the same, as well as the outside margins, just as if they are reflected in a
mirror. When you check the Mirror Margins checkbox, the margin display changes from a single right-hand
page to two facing pages with mirrored margins.
Printer Settings
You can modify the Printer Settings by clicking the Page Setup button from the Report Settings window.
The Printer Settings window includes settings to determine how your printer will print the report
(based upon the page setup). The GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility allows you to either specify settings of
your printer or use the application’s default printer settings.
Element
Paper Size
Width
Height
Orientation
Collate
Duplex
PaperBin
Description
This drop-down menu shows the paper sizes your default printer can handle. It is best
to view your selection and set this option before you create a report to ensure that
your report falls within the boundaries of your page setup. Most printers have default
margins or nonprintable edges. Consult your printer manual to determine these
settings.
Width is specified in twips. Divide this value by 1440 to convert to inches; divide by
567 to convert to centimeters.
Height is specified in twips. Divide this value by 1440 to convert to inches; divide by
If you select Printer Default, check this setting in your Printer Control Panel.
The other settings are Portrait and Landscape. In portrait orientation, the page is
oriented vertically; in landscape it is oriented horizontally. When you change these
settings, the page preview icon will change to give you a visual representation of the
result.
Select Collate when you are printing several copies of a multi-page report to print
each report sequentially. When Don’t Collate is selected, all copies of page 1
will be printed, then all copies of page 2 will be printed, and so on.
If your printer offers duplex printing, you can choose this option to print automatically
on both sides of the paper. Not all documents need to be printed in this manner; it is
only activated when printing reports.
If your printer several paper bins, you can use this option to select a specific paper bin
to be used. You might use this option to print using paper of size other than the
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default, or to print on paper with letterhead instead of the usual blank paper.
Grid Settings
You can modify the Grid Settings by clicking the Grid Settings button from the Report Settings window.
The Canvas Grid—comprised by coplanar points that are evenly distributed on the canvas—is intended
to guide you in the design and layout of your report. The grid will not appear in your printed report.
By default, there are 16 collinear grid points on every inch (horizontally and vertically) of the printable
area of the Report Canvas. You may increase the number of grid points horizontally by modifying the Grid
columns field and/or vertically by changing the Grid rows field. You may either directly enter the desired
number of grid columns and rows, or use the corresponding Up Arrow (to increase) and Down Arrow (to
decrease) buttons.
Element
Show Grid
Align Contents to
Grid
Grid Columns
Grid Rows
Ruler Units
Description
Check this box to show the grid. By default, this box is checked.
Check this box to automatically align and snap report items to the grid. This makes
moving and aligning items easier.
The number of collinear grid points in one horizontal ruler unit of a printable part of
the Report Canvas.
The number of collinear grid points in one vertical ruler unit of a printable part of the
Report Canvas.
Define a ruler unit to be in Inches or Centimeters.
Note: Sometimes you may want to uncheck the Show Grid option to position elements closer together than
your grid will allow. Do not forget to recheck this option if you want the elements on the designer canvas to snap
to the grid. If you change your grid unit to centimeters, you may want to reduce the number of dots per ruler unit
to 10, better yet 5 to keep your canvas from being overcrowded with grid points.
Styles
You can set the styles (fonts, headings, etc.) of your report by accessing Styles from the Report Settings
window.
GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility comes with five pre-defined styles: Normal, Heading 1, Heading 2,
Heading 3, and Heading 4. Aside from these, you can also create and define new styles.
If you want to add a new style,
1. Click the New button. The Create New Style window appears.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Enter the name of the new style on the Name field.
Select a pre-defined style as basis for the new style from the Base Style dropdown menu.
Click the OK button.
The new style will be added, and will initially carry the elements of the Base Style. You may
modify these elements (font type and decoration, color, alignment, etc.) by selecting the
appropriate option from the dropdown menu of each of the following elements:
Style Elements
FontName
FontSize
FontName
FontSize
Bold
StrikeThrough
BackColor
ForeColor
Horizontal Alignment
Vertical Alignment
Description
Use the dropdown list to select a font.
Use the dropdown list to select a font size.
Select True from the dropdown list to set the text in bold.
Select True from the dropdown list to set the text in Italics.
Select True from the dropdown list to underline the text.
Select True from the drop-down menu to StrikeThrough the text.
Click the rightmost portion of the field to pop the color options; from
these you can select the back color.
these you can select the fore color.
Select from the dropdown list on how you wish to horizontally align the
elements of the report. Options are Left, Center, and Right.
Select from the dropdown list on how you wish to vertically align the
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To apply a text style to an element in the designer canvas, activate (select) it, and then choose the
desired style from the leftmost dropdown menu of the main floating toolbar (which is immediately above
the ruler) on the Design tab.
Working with Canvas Objects
Every object placed on the canvas can be modified and formatted in several ways: Alignment, Spacing,
Borders, Frames, Sizing, and Properties.
Aligning Objects
Multiple objects can be aligned both horizontally and vertically. To align objects,
1. Select the objects you want to align by activating (clicking) each while holding the CTRL key.
2. Specify the alignment type through any of the following:
§
Select the desired alignment type from the Align submenu of the Format menu.
§
Click the appropriate button from the floating toolbar.
§
Right-click to access the context-sensitive menu and select the appropriate option from
the Align submenu.
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Moving Objects
Objects can be easily moved around the canvas and between sections. To move an object within a section,
simply click on it, hold down the mouse button and drag to where you want the object. To move an object
between sections,
1. Select (click on) the object (or hold the CTRL key while selecting multiple objects).
2. Select Cut from the Edit menu or press X while holding the CTRL key; the object(s) will disappear.
3. Click on the section header of the section where you want to move the object(s). Then select
Paste from the Edit menu or press CTRL+P. Observe the object appears.
Spacing Objects
Spaces between objects can be set based on six pre-defined options. To define space between objects,
1. Select the objects you want to align by activating (clicking) each while holding the CTRL
button.
§
§
Click the appropriate icon from the floating toolbar.
Icons
Options
Increase horizontal space
Decrease horizontal space
Make horizontal space equal
Increase vertical space
Decrease vertical space
Make vertical space equal
§
the Align submenu.
Borders
Each object on the canvas can have a border. To modify the border of an object,
1. Activate the object and right-click the mouse to bring up the context-sensitive menu.
2.
3.
4.
Select the Format Border. This will bring up the Format Border window.
Define the color of your border by choosing the appropriate button from the dropdown menu.
Define the border by selecting the appropriate button from the Presets options. GAGEtrak
Custom Reports Utility will illustrate the border design in the Preview window.
5.
Define the type of line for the border by selecting the appropriate button from the Line Style
options.
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6.
Click the Shadow checkbox to render shadow effect on the object; observe the effect rendered
on the Preview image. Click Apply, and then OK; the Object Properties window disappears.
Observe the border definitions are rendered to the object.
Frames
The Frame object is similar to the object Table of MS Word. The frame control makes it easier to set up
tables and corrects problems with controls and sections related to static obje cts. To add a frame to the
report canvas,
1.
2.
3.
Click on the Frame button
crosshair.
Click the left-button of the mouse. Hold and drag until desired size of the frame is achieved.
Release button.
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Each frame is composed of sequentially numbered panes (the pane number is indicated in the lowerleft corner of the pane). Each pane can be split horizontally or vertically. When you split a pane, the new
pane number will follow the pane number of the pane that was split; thus, if you split pane0, you will then
have pane0 and pane1, and consequently if you split pane5, pane6 will be added. There are two ways to
split a pane:
1.
2.
Click the Horizontal Split icon
or the Vertical Split icon
in the pane (located in the
upper-left corner of the pane).
Activate the pane, and bring the case-sensitive right-click menu, from which you select
Split Horizontally or Split Vertically.
You may undo a split by clicking the Delete Pane icon on the pane, or by selecting Delete Pane
from the case-sensitive right-click menu.
You may also set the border for the entire frame or a pane. You can do this by first activating the
frame or the pane, and then select Format Border (for frame) or Format Pane Border (for pane) from
the case-sensitive right-click menu. The Format Border or Pane Properties window appears. Define border
properties following the instructions outlined in Borders on page 32.
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You can also set the properties of the entire frame object and individual panes using the Property
Toolbox.
Note: The frame control has a CloseBorder property to indicate whether or not a line should print at the bottom
of the page if a section spans across multiple pages.
Page Break
Page breaks are convenient ways to split your report for printing. You can insert a page break wherever on
the report canvas. To insert a page break,
1.
2.
3.
Click the PageBreak button
crosshair.
Point the crosshair on portion of the canvas where you want to insert a page break.
Click the left-button of the mouse. Hold, drag, and release button. Observe a black line
besides the ruler; this represents the page break. Verify that a new page is added by accessing
the Preview tab. You may also set the properties of the page break by accessing the Property
Toolbox.
Active X
Active X controls are advance, “interactive” features that provide you the ability to include buttons and
objects on your report, which accomplish certain events such as launching a pop-up window with
additional data, a calendar for selecting dates, or generating a graph based from an identified data.
The ActiveX controls that will be made available by Report Editor will depend upon the applications
installed on your computer. For example, if you have Microsoft Office installed, dozens of ActiveX
controls will become available.
To add an ActiveX control,
1.
Click the ActiveX button
window appears.
in the main floating toolbar. The Insertable ActiveX Components
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Select the control that you want to add. Click OK. The window then disappears.
The cursor becomes a crosshair. Point the crosshair on portion of the canvas where you want
to place your ActiveX object.
Click the left-button of the mouse. Hold and drag until desired size is achieved. Release
button. Observe the Active X object added. You may resize the object by using the resize
handles.
Simply select the control you want to add to your canvas by clicking on it and then select the
OK button. This will return you to the main canvas where you will need to place the control.
You may also modify its properties in the Property Toolbox.
Using the ActiveX controls available on your operating system can require a considerable amount of
technical expertise. For extensive discussion on utilizing ActiveX controls (and respective properties
needed), please see Appendix C: References, beginning on page 166.
Sizing
You can also define the sizes of objects based on six pre-defined options. To do so,
1. Select the objects by activating (clicking) each while holding the CTRL button.
§
Select the desired option from the Size submenu of the Format menu. Options include
Same Width, Same Height, and Both.
§
the Size submenu. Options include: Make same width, Make same height, and Make same
size.
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Note: When setting the sizes of two or more objects, GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility will follow the size of the
object with solid black squares.
Saving Reports
GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility has two types of Save functions: Save and Save As.
Save
The Save function is used for saving reports for the first time, and updating changes to reports. To save,
§
§
in the main floating toolbar, or
Click the Save button
Select the Save option from the File menu.
Note: If you are saving changes to an existing report and select this option, you will not be provided with input
options. GAGEtrak will save the report “behind the scenes.”
Save As
The Save As function is used for saving a new report based from a template; and saving an existing report
under a different name, to preserve the original report. To use this function, select Save as option from the
File menu, or click the Save As button
Report window.
from the floating toolbar. This option will bring up the Save
Provide the name of the report in the Report Name field. Then access the Save In dropdown list, and
select a group from which you will add the new report. Click Save.
Using a Template
GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility includes several readily available templates from which you can base a
new report. To access the available template list, select File|Open. You can also do the same if you
click the Open Report Definition File button
. The Report Designer window then appears.
To open a template, simply double-click on the Report Name of the chosen template, or highlight
(click) on the chosen report and click Open.
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The Report Designer window then disappears, and you will be reverted to the Report Editor.
Building a report based on a template is identical to building a new report. You need to:
§
Define a SQL Data Source—see Report Data Source on page 10 for more information about
connecting a data source to a report.
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Add fields, objects, etc.—see Working with Canvas Objects on page 31 for more information about
building a report.
§
Modify the canvas to serve your exact needs—see the Creating Your Layout section on page 13 for
more information about working with the canvas layout.
For more information about working with report objects, see Creating a New, Blank Report on page 8.
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Chapter 2:
Modifying an
Existing Report
There will be several instances where you will want to modify an existing report—whether update a report
that you have previously made, or create a new report from an existing GAGEtrak report template.
Open an Existing Report
To open an existing GAGEtrak report, access Setup | Custom Reports from the main menu. The Custom
Reports window appears:
Select (click) the report — maybe a GAGEtrak report template or a report that you have previously
made — and click the Edit Selected Report button. The Report Editor window then disappears; observe
that the layout of the selected report appears on the report canvas.
Once the report is open, you can modify or update the layout by using the basic and advanced
tools/functions of GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility.
The Blank Report Canvas
The Report Editor is divided into a number of critical information areas:
Frame Title
Report Header (optional)
Page Header
Group Header (optional)
Detail
Subreports (optional)
Report Footer
Page Footer
Report Fields
Description
This section appears only once in a report – on the very first page. This
section is normally used for company header and report title. The
illustration above includes a company logo, company name, division name
and report title.
The section appears in each and every page of your report document. The
usual contents of this section would include the heading for each field of
your report. It is a good idea to include the report date and sometimes even
page number in this section so you know which pages go together as well
as their arrangement.
If the data can be organized based on a common field, create a group
header to hold the values of the common field. This is called data grouping.
For example, creating a report of gage calibration schedules, you can group
the report on gage IDs. For more details, see Grouping Your Data on page
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This section includes data fields – the detail of your report. If you have
subreports they are also normally included in this section.
Subreports can be contained within the detail section or any of the group
sections. Subreports are linked using a common field – if the field appears
in the details section, subreports can be included in the same section, or
any other section where the field may be.
This section appears only on the last page of your report, after the last
record. The example above also includes the total number of records
printed for the report.
Page Footers come in pairs with Page Headers. They appear at the bottom
of every report page. The page footer normally includes page numbers and
sometimes sub-totals of the value fields in your report.
If you have established a database connection, all available fields will
appear in this frame. You can then select any field and drag it to the
designer canvas on the right.
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Frame Title
Property Toolbox
(optional)
Description
This frame lists the properties of the object/control currently selected in the
Explorer frame. The properties displayed vary depending on the object
selected.
See Appendix A: Object/Control Properties Definitions, beginning on page
128, for a detailed discussion of the different properties of controls/objects
of Report Editor.
The following screenshot highlights the frequently used elements of the Report Editor. Descriptions of
highlighted buttons are extensively discussed on separate sections.
For more information about the other parts of the GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility interface, see
How Is It Organized? on page 1 and Navigating GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility on page 1.
The Report Data Source
When working with existing reports, you may need to modify or replace the data source.
There are two ways to open the Data Source Wizard:
1. Select the Set SQL Source option from the Tools menu, or
2.
Click on the
Set SQL Source button.
Both methods will bring the SQL Source Wizard.
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When modifying an existing report, GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility presents you with more options
for the data source setup:
New SQL Source
Edit Current SQL Source
Delete Current SQL
Source
Create a new SQL Source. Previously discussed in Chapter 1 (see
page 10).
Edit the current SQL Source of the report.
Delete the current SQL Source of the report (this will require you to
assign a new SQL Source).
Any of these options will bring the SQL Builder window. If you select to edit the existing SQL
source, a window similar to the following will appear:
You may edit the current SQL statement, and click Finish when done.
Note: You are discouraged from editing the existing SQL Source unless you are proficient with the SQL
Language.
If you chose to delete the current SQL source, GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility will prompt you with
a confirmation dialog box:
To confirm action, select Yes; to cancel, choose No. The dialogue box then disappears; and you will be
reverted to the report Editor. And if you’ve deleted the current SQL source, you will be asked to add a new
SQL source as described on page 10.
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Working on the Layout
After you have provided a data source for your report, you can start creating your layout. Creating a layout
involves a number of elements:
Adding Fields
Grouping data
Creating Custom Fields
Checkboxes
Date/Time
Page Numbers
Labels
Bar Codes
Shapes
Images
RTF
OLE objects
Deleting Objects
Creating a Header and Footer
Aligning elements
Borders
Frames
Output
Page Setup
Printer Setup
Settings
Grid Settings
Styles
Header and Footer
Adding Fields
Fields are easily added to your report by dragging them from the Fields Information box to the report canvas.
You may click one or more of the available fields in the Field Information box (hold down either the SHIFT
key or CTRL key while selecting each field using the mouse). Then drag the fields onto the report canvas.
For each field that you have selected, a Label and Field will be created. For more information about
formatting labels, fields, and text, see Styles (Working on the Layout), on page 59.
You can select multiple elements and change common properties such as font all at once. To do this,
either hold the left-button of the mouse and drag the cursor while holding the left mouse button
encompassing all elements, or simply hold the CTRL button while selecting on the items you want to
include in your selection.
In addition to adding fields that are automatically presented from the data source, you can also add
Field button. When you click the Field button, the cursor will become a
custom fields by clicking the
crosshair that you can use to add your field to the canvas.
To add a field,
1. Click the crosshair cursor in the section of the report canvas where you want to place the
field.
2.
3.
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While holding the right-button of your mouse, drag the cursor until the field is set on desired
size (you may also resize the field after you have placed it on the canvas).
Release the mouse button.
Once you have created the new field, the GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility will automatically create a
corresponding Label. You can modify the properties of either the label or the field by clicking on the item
and changing values in the Property Toolbox.
Grouping Data
Sometimes, you may need to Group Data to create a special section of your report (either a header or footer)
where you can put fields that need to be separated from the rest of the report. For example, in creating a
report on Calibration History of Gages, a group header would contain the Gage ID number and the rows
beneath would enumerate the past calibrations (including the name of personnel who performed each
calibration and the date when each calibration was done) for each gage. The rest of the report might include
specific information about that equipment.
There are two ways to group data:
1. Bring up the context-sensitive menu by right-clicking anywhere in the designer canvas. Select
the Group Header/Footer option from the Insert submenu.
2.
Select the Insert Report Header/Footer option from the Insert menu.
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Both of these methods will add a Report Header and Report Footer to the canvas. You can modify the
properties of the header and footer in the Property Toolbox by clicking in the section header of each section.
Properties are slightly different for header and footer sections.
Header properties include:
Properties
(name)
BackColor
BackStyle
CanGrow
CanShrink
Height
Visible
Description
The name of the Header.
The background color of the Header.
Choose Normal or Transparent from the drop-down menu.
The height of the Header in twips.
Select True to make the Header visible in the report.
Footer properties include
Properties
(name)
BackColor
BackStyl
CanGrow
CanShrink
Height
Visible
PrintatBottom
KeepTogether,
Description
The name of the Footer.
Choose Normal or Transparent from the drop-down
menu.
The height of the Footer in twips.
Select True to make the Footer visible in the report
Select True to always print the Footer at the bottom of the
report
Only available when you are editing a footer in an existing report.
Properties
NewPage, and
PrintatBottom
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Description
§ KeepTogether – determines whether a section should print
in its entirety on the same page.
§ NewPage - determines whether the Report Editor should
insert a page-break before and/or after printing the section.
§ PrintatBottom – sets/returns if group footer section is
moved to bottom of page.
Note: It is advisable to change the group header and corresponding name of the group footer to the name of
the field on which you grouped. This change will be reflected in the header and footer names on the designer
canvas. You can add as many groups as you wish. When you add a field to a Header or Footer, make sure that
you include the field defining the group. The information on the fields that you put in this section will only be of
the first record for that particular group.
Adding Checkboxes
Checkboxes are especially useful in gathering responses (i.e., yes or no). To add a checkbox to your
canvas:
1.
2.
3.
Click on the Checkbox button
. The cursor will then become a crosshair. Point the
crosshair on portion of the canvas where you want to place your checkbox.
Click the left-button of the mouse. Hold and drag until desired size of the checkbox is
achieved.
Release the button, and observe that the checkbox is added (you may also resize the field after
Note: This does not define the actual size of the checkbox, just the size of the checkbox label area.
Like any other field or element on the canvas, you can change the checkbox properties by selecting it
values in the Property Toolbox. For more information about the properties you can set for labels, see
Properties (Modifying Canvas), on page 56.
Note: A checkbox relates to a data source element (by selecting a datafield value for it in the Property
Toolbox).
Besides fields, there are other elements that you can also add to your report; these include: Date/Time
Field, Page Numbers, Labels, Bar codes, Shapes, Images, Rich Text Files, and OLE objects
Date/Time Field
The Date/Time Field Element will insert a current date and time stamp field into your report. There are two
ways to add a Date/Time Field Element:
1. Select the Insert Date/Time option from the Insert menu.
2. Click on the Insert Date button
in the Format floating toolbar.
Both of these methods will invoke the Date and Time window.
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Checkboxes
Include Date
Include Time
Description
Select this checkbox to include the date as part of your
the following options:
§ {Long Date} — the default option registers the long date
format (includes the day, the name and the day of the
month, and the year). It will display the current date from
your computer.
§ {Abbreviate Date} — the second option registers the date
in an abbreviated format. It will also display the current date
from your computer.
§ {Short Date} — the final option registers the date in a short
format. It will also display the current date from your
computer.
Select this checkbox to include the time as part of your
the following the options below:
§ {Long Time} — the first option registers the exact time up
to the last whole second. It will display the current time
from your computer.
§ {Short Time}—the second option registers the exact time
(up to the last whole minute. It will display the current time
from your computer.
§ {Military Time}—the final option registers the time (military
style) exact up to the last minute. It will display the current
time from your computer.
When you are satisfied, click the OK button to finish and add the configured Date/Time element to your
canvas.
Note: The date and time automatically update to the current date and time during the printing of the report.
Although GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility places the Date/Time Field Element in a default location, you can
drag it to wherever you want on the canvas as you would any other field or label.
Page Numbers
The Page Numbers Field element will insert the current page onto your report. There are two ways to add
page numbers:
1. Select the Insert Page Numbers option from the Insert menu.
2. Click on the Insert Page Number button
from the Format floating toolbar.
Both methods will invoke the Page Numbers window.
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Radio-buttons
Description
Format
Determines the format of the page numbers.
§ Page N — select this option to just display the page
number (i.e., Page 1).
§ Page N of M — select this option to display the current
page number (N) with respect to the total number of
pages (M), (i.e., page 1 of 10).
Determines the position of the page numbers.
§ Top of Page (Header) — select this option to register the
Page Number Field Element in the header of your report.
§ Bottom of Page (Footer) — select this option to register
the Page Number Field Element in the footer of your
report.
Use the drop-down menu to select where the Page Number
Field Element should be aligned.
§
Left — on the left side of the page.
§
Center — in the center of the page.
§
Right — on the right side of the page.
Position
Alignment
Note: Default section for insertion of Page Numbers is in the PageHeader.
Labels
Labels can serve several purposes: identify a field, identify sections of a report, and identify group of
information. GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility automatically creates a label for each field that you add to
the canvas.
To add a label to your canvas,
1.
2.
3.
4.
Click the Label button
Point the crosshair on portion of the canvas where you want to place your label.
Click the left-button of the mouse. Hold and drag until desired size of the label is achieved.
Release the button, and observe that the label is added (you may also resize the label after you
have placed it on the canvas).
for labels, see Appendix A: Object/Control Properties Definitions, beginning on page 128.
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You can see what your label will look like printed by selecting the Print Preview button from the main
button bar, or by clicking the Preview tab above the information boxes. For more information about
Bar Codes
Bar codes are easier to create than ever with the GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility. You can do this by
simply clicking on the Bar Code button and dragging an area in the Details portion of (or any section in) the
Report Canvas where you wish to place your bar code. You may either Set or Build an SQL source and
linked it to the bar code, which you can easily set in the DataField of the Property Toolbox similar to the field
that is used to link the master report.
To add a bar code to your canvas,
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Click the Bar Code button
crosshair.
achieved.
Link the bar code to a specific field. Select the specific field from the DataField property
value dropdown list (of the Property Toolbox). Access preview tab to view bar code in print
form.
for labels, see Appendix A: Object/Control Properties Definitions beginning on page 128.
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Note: There are two key properties for bar code objects—BarWidth and EnableCheckSum. It is
recommended that you set the BarWidth property to 2 inches because the resolution of some bar code printers
is not fine enough to provide adequate space between bars of the bar code (at less than a 2-inch setting),
making for unreadable bar codes. If the EnableCheckSum field is set to True, some printers will fail to print the
bar code.
You can print your bar codes to a label printer by setting the page and printer properties accordingly.
To see what your bar code will look prior to printing, select the Print Preview button from the main floating
button toolbar or clicking on the Preview tab above the information boxes. For more information about
Lines and Shapes
The GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility allows the inclusion of two types of geometric figures — lines and
shapes — on your report canvas. Lines and shapes are especially useful in defining your report canvas by
separating fields, labels, and other sections of a report. Both geometric figures are added on the canvas
following a similar method.
To add a line or rectangle,
1.
2.
3.
4.
Click the Lines button
or the Shape button
in the main floating toolbar. The cursor
then becomes a crosshair.
Point the crosshair on portion of the canvas where you want to place your line or shape.
Click the left-button of the mouse. Hold and drag until desired length of line or size of shape
is achieved.
Release the button, and observe that the line or shape is added (you may also resize the line or
the shape after you have placed it on the canvas).
Like any other field or element on the canvas, you can change the line or shape properties by selecting
it and modifying the corresponding property values in the Property Toolbox.
Note: Although the default shape is a rectangle, GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility also supports two other
shapes—a rectangle with rounded corners and an ellipse. To change the shape (from the default), access the
Shape Property Value dropdown menu from the Property Toolbox and select desired shape.
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Images
The GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility also allows you to place image files (such as logos, graphs, etc) on
your report. To add an image, you first need to add an Image box on your canvas, before specifying the
image that you want.
To add an image box,
1.
2.
3.
4.
Click the Image button
crosshair.
Point the crosshair on portion of the canvas where you want to place your image.
Click the left-button of the mouse. Hold and drag until desired size of the image is achieved.
Release the button, and observe that the image is added (you may also resize the image after
To specify an image,
1. Make sure that the image is activated so you can access its property values in the Property
Toolbox. Access the Picture property value.
2. Click Browse (…) button that corresponds to Picture property value; the Open window
appears.
3. Locate and specify the image file. Note that the GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility supports
the following types: Bitmaps (.bmp and .dip); Icons (.ico); Cursors (.cur); JPEG (.jpg); and
GIF (.gif).
4.
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Click the Open button afterwards. Observe the image placed onto the image box.
Note: The GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility denies the resizing of the image (so it can fit the image box), but
instead allows the resizing of the image box. When you’ve specified the image, it will be placed as it is (size will
not vary) directly into the middle of the Image Box. In most cases, you will need to resize the image box to fit
your image.
RTF
The GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility supports canvas objects formatted as Rich Text Format—a
universal format type (read by all word processors) that supports tables and text formatting, among others.
This is a great box if you want to cut-and-paste something from a word processor (like Microsoft Word)
into your report without having to re-format it.
To add an RTF field to your canvas,
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Click the RTF button
achieved.
Link the bar code to a specific field. Select a specific field (that contains the rtf file) in the
DataField property value dropdown list (of the Property Toolbox). Access preview tab to view
.rtf file in print form.
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Note: Like any other field or element on the canvas, you can change the RTF area properties by selecting it
values in the Property Toolbox.
OLE
OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) is a feature within MS Windows that allows you to insert files into
MS Office documents. Because GAGEtrak is based from MS Access, it supports this feature.
OLE accommodates original documents (whether images, spreadsheets, or word-processing files) into
the report, without having to re-type, or cut-and-paste. For example, you may want your report to include a
standard agreement on the last page, and that this standard agreement exists as a MS Word file. You could
easily link and embed this standard agreement to your report by linking and embedding it from the report
canvas. Printing is also easy; you can easily print the whole report–including the objects linked and
embedded into the report—with just one command. Furthermore, when you modified the standard
agreement, all future reports would print the updated file.
When you edit an OLE object that you have added to your report, GAGEtrak will open the object in
the application that created it. Thus, to edit an MS Word OLE object, GAGEtrak will open Microsoft Word
within the Custom Reports Utility.
To add an OLE Object to your report,
1. First, add the OLE box to your report.
2. Then, specify the Microsoft document file that needs to be linked and embedded in the OLE
box.
To add an OLE box to your report:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Click the OLE button
Click the left-button of the mouse. Hold and drag until desired size of the object is achieved.
Release the button; the Insert Object window appears.
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You can either create a new OLE object or link-and-embed an existing file. To create a new OLE
object,
1. Click the Create New button radio.
2. Select the application from the Object Type menu list.
3. Click OK.
4. The application will open within GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility. Create the document.
5. When finished, click the Report Canvas. Observe the OLE object placed on the report.
To link and embed an existing object (file),
1. Click the Create From File button radio.
2. Enter the path of the object in the File field. Or you may click the Browse button, and map and
locate the file.
3. Click OK.
4. Observe the file embedded into the report. Click the Report Canvas. You may resize the
OLE box using the resize handles.
Like any other field or element on the canvas, you can change the OLE box properties by activating it
and modifying the property values in the Property Toolbox.
Note: When you select the Create New option, the Microsoft Windows OLE functionality will also save the file
that you’ve created in GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility on your hard drive.
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Deleting Objects
To delete an object, simply activate (click) it and press the DELETE key; right away, the object is expunged.
Note: If you remove a field, its label is not removed automatically. You need to delete it separately.
The report canvas represents the printable area of your report. Although you can drag and drop as
many fields from the Fields Information box to the report canvas, there are times where you may need to
enlarge the canvas sections (such as Details, Footers, or Headers) in order to accommodate more fields.
There are two ways to modify the size of the sections of the Report Canvas:
1. Click on the Section Resize button next to the name of the section that you want to change and
hold the mouse button. Drag the Section Resize button up or down to change the size of the
section.
2. Click on the name of the section that you want to change. This will list its properties in the
Property Toolbox. Click on the value for Height and reset.
Note: When changing the size of a section using the Height value in the Property Toolbox, the unit of
measurement is the twip. There are 20 twips per printer’s point, or 1440 per Inch.
TWIP
By default, all movement, sizing, and graphical-drawing statements are set in terms of a unit called twip. A
twip is 1/20 of a printer’s point; 1,440 twips equal an inch, and 567 twips equal a centimeter. These
measurements designate the size of an object when printed. Actual physical distances on the screen vary
according to your monitor’s size and resolution.
Properties
Each section on the canvas has properties that you can modify—header, details, footer, etc. You can see
these properties in the Property Toolbox by activating (clicking) on any part of the canvas area (in the
section) or the section title.
The Property Toolbox is divided into two columns:
Columns
Property Name
Property Value
Description
Enumerated on the left column and registers the properties of
selected object.
Enumerated on the right column and indicates the property
values of the selected object. Some properties have dropdown
list (i.e., ColumnDirection under the object, Detail; you may
access the dropdown list by clicking the rightmost portion of a
particular field value. You may also change the property value if
necessary.
By default, the Property Name column is sorted alphabetically (indicated by the Sort Descending
button). You can also sort the property values by major categories by clicking the Sort by Category
button.
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Output
When designing your report, how it will look when printed is almost as important as what data it will show
when finished. GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility allows you to set and modify several aspects of your
report; these are: Page Setup, and Printer Settings.
Both are accessible in the Report Settings window, which can be invoked by selecting the Printer
Settings option from the File menu or activating the Printer Setup
button in the floating toolbar.
Page Setup
You can modify the Page Setup by clicking the Page Setup button from the Report Settings window.
Note: Converting from Inches or Centimeters to Twips
INCHES Margin = 1440 x n
CENTIMETERS Margin = 567 x n
Where n is your desired margin in inches or centimeters
The margin is the nonprintable area on the fringe of the main body of your report. By default, the
parameter margins are set to 1440 twips (1 inch). To change the margins you may either manually enter the
desired margins on the corresponding fields, or you may click the Up Arrow or Down Arrow buttons of the
margin you want to change. Clicking the Up Arrow will add 360 twips (¼ inches); the Down Arrow will
subtract 360 twips (¼ inches).
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The gutter, on the other hand, serves as a buffer to your inside margin width and are especially useful
in increasing the nonprintable area of your document (such when you bind your report using a ring binder).
Thus, if you bind your report using a ring binder, you may want to add a gutter of ¼” to ½” to
accommodate for the holes. To change the gutter, you may either manually enter the desired gutter width
on the corresponding fields, or you may click the Up Arrow or Down Arrow buttons that correspond to the
Gutter field. Clicking the Up Arrow will increase the gutter width to 360 twips (¼ inches); the Down Arrow,
decrease 360 twips (¼ inches).
Finally, you can print reports on both sides of a page and still preserve the layout of the page by
selecting the Mirror Margins checkbox. Checking this box automatically sets your margins in such that the
inside margins of facing pages are the same, as well as the outside margins, just as if they are reflected in a
mirror. When you check the Mirror Margins checkbox, the margin display changes from a single right-hand
page to two facing pages with mirrored margins.
Printer Settings
You can modify the Printer Settings by clicking the Page Setup button from the Report Settings window.
The Printer Settings window includes settings to determine how your printer will print the report
(based upon the page setup). The GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility allows you to either specify settings of
your printer or use the application’s default printer settings.
Element
Paper Size
Width
Height
Orientation
Collate
Duplex
PaperBin
Description
This drop-down menu shows the paper sizes your default printer can handle. It is best
to view your selection and set this option before you create a report to ensure that
your report falls within the boundaries of your page setup. Most printers have default
margins or nonprintable edges. Consult your printer manual to determine these
settings.
Width is specified in twips. Divide this value by 1440 to convert to inches; divide by
Height is specified in twips. Divide this value by 1440 to convert to inches; divide by
If you select Printer Default, check this setting in your Printer Control Panel.
The other settings are Portrait and Landscape. In portrait orientation, the page is
oriented vertically; in landscape it is oriented horizontally. When you change these
settings, the page preview icon will change to give you a visual representation of the
result.
Select Collate when you are printing several copies of a multi-page report to print
each report sequentially. When Don’t Collate is selected, all copies of page 1
will be printed, then all copies of page 2 will be printed, and so on.
If your printer offers duplex printing, you can choose this option to print automatically
on both sides of the paper. Not all documents need to be printed in this manner; it is
only activated when printing reports.
If your printer several paper bins, you can use this option to select a specific paper bin
to be used. You might use this option to print using paper of size other than the
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default, or to print on paper with letterhead instead of the usual blank paper.
Grid Settings
You can modify the Grid Settings by clicking the Grid Settings button from the Report Settings window.
The Canvas Grid—comprised by coplanar points that are evenly distributed on the canvas—is intended
to guide you in the design and layout of your report. The grid will not appear in your printed report.
By default, there are 16 collinear grid points on every inch (horizontally and vertically) of the printable
area of the Report Canvas. You may increase the number of grid points horizontally by modifying the Grid
columns field and/or vertically by changing the Grid rows field. You may either directly enter the desired
number of grid columns and rows, or use the corresponding Up Arrow (to increase) and Down Arrow (to
decrease) buttons.
Element
Show Grid
Align Contents to
Grid
Grid Columns
Grid Rows
Ruler Units
Description
Check this box to show the grid. By default, this box is checked.
Check this box to automatically align and snap report items to the grid. This makes
moving and aligning items easier.
The number of collinear grid points in one horizontal ruler unit of a printable part of
the Report Canvas.
The number of collinear grid points in one vertical ruler unit of a printable part of the
Report Canvas.
Define a ruler unit to be in Inches or Centimeters.
Note: Sometimes you may want to uncheck the Show Grid option to position elements closer together than
your grid will allow. Do not forget to recheck this option if you want the elements on the designer canvas to snap
to the grid. If you change your grid unit to centimeters, you may want to reduce the number of dots per ruler unit
to 10, better yet 5 to keep your canvas from being overcrowded with grid points.
Styles
You can set the styles (fonts, headings, etc.) of your report by accessing Styles from the Report Settings
window.
GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility comes with five pre-defined styles: Normal, Heading 1, Heading 2,
Heading 3, and Heading 4. Aside from these, you can also create and define new styles.
If you want to add a new style,
6. Click the New button. The Create New Style window appears.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Enter the name of the new style on the Name field.
Select a pre-defined style as basis for the new style from the Base Style dropdown menu.
Click the OK button.
The new style will be added, and will initially carry the elements of the Base Style. You may
modify these elements (font type and decoration, color, alignment, etc.) by selecting the
appropriate option from the dropdown menu of each of the following elements:
Style Elements
FontName
FontSize
FontName
FontSize
Bold
StrikeThrough
BackColor
ForeColor
Horizontal Alignment
Vertical Alignment
Description
Use the dropdown list to select a font.
Use the dropdown list to select a font size.
Select True from the dropdown list to set the text in bold.
Select True from the dropdown list to set the text in Italics.
Select True from the dropdown list to underline the text.
Select True from the drop-down menu to StrikeThrough the text.
these you can select the back color.
these you can select the fore color.
Select from the dropdown list on how you wish to horizontally align the
Select from the dropdown list on how you wish to vertically align the
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To apply a text style to an element in the designer canvas, activate (select) it, and then choose the
desired style from the leftmost dropdown menu of the main floating toolbar (which is immediately above
the ruler) on the Design tab.
Modifying Canvas Objects
Every object placed on the canvas can be modified and formatted in several ways: Alignment, Spacing,
Borders, Frames, Sizing, and Properties.
Aligning Objects
Multiple objects can be aligned both horizontally and vertically. To align objects,
4. Select the objects you want to align by activating (clicking) each while holding the CTRL key.
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Click the appropriate button from the floating toolbar.
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the Align submenu.
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Moving Objects
Objects can be easily moved around the canvas and between sections. To move an object within a section,
simply click on it, hold down the mouse button and drag to where you want the object. To move an object
between sections,
4. Select (click on) the object (or hold the CTRL key while selecting multiple objects).
5. Select Cut from the Edit menu or press X while holding the CTRL key; the object(s) will disappear.
6. Click on the section header of the section where you want to move the object(s). Then select
Paste from the Edit menu or press CTRL+P. Observe the object appears.
Spacing Objects
Spaces between objects can be set based on six pre-defined options. To define space between objects,
3. Select the objects you want to align by activating (clicking) each while holding the CTRL
button.
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Click the appropriate icon from the floating toolbar.
Icons
Options
Increase horizontal space
Decrease horizontal space
Make horizontal space equal
Increase vertical space
Decrease vertical space
Make vertical space equal
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the Align submenu.
Borders
Each object on the canvas can have a border. To modify the border of an object,
7. Activate the object and right-click the mouse to bring up the context-sensitive menu.
8. Select the Format Border. This will bring up the Format Border window.
9. Define the color of your border by choosing the appropriate button from the dropdown menu.
10. Define the border by selecting the appropriate button from the Presets options. GAGEtrak
Custom Reports Utility will illustrate the border design in the Preview window.
11. Define the type of line for the border by selecting the appropriate button from the Line Style
options.
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12. Click the Shadow checkbox to render shadow effect on the object; observe the effect rendered
on the Preview image. Click Apply, and then OK; the Object Properties window disappears.
Observe the border definitions are rendered to the object.
Frames
The Frame object is similar to the object Table of MS Word. The frame control makes it easier to set up
tables and corrects problems with controls and sections related to static objects. To add a frame t o the
report canvas,
3.
4.
6.
Click on the Frame button
crosshair.
Click the left-button of the mouse. Hold and drag until desired size of the frame is achieved.
Release button.
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Each frame is composed of sequentially numbered panes (the pane number is indicated in the lowerleft corner of the pane). Each pane can be split horizontally or vertically. When you split a pane, the new
pane number will follow the pane number of the pane that was split; thus, if you split pane0, you will then
have pane0 and pane1, and consequently if you split pane5, pane6 will be added. There are two ways to
split a pane:
3.
4.
Click the Horizontal Split icon
or the Vertical Split icon
in the pane (located in the
upper-left corner of the pane).
Activate the pane, and bring the case-sensitive right-click menu, from which you select
Split Horizontally or Split Vertically.
You may undo a split by clicking the Delete Pane icon on the pane, or by selecting Delete Pane
from the case-sensitive right-click menu.
You may also set the border for the entire frame or a pane. You can do this by first activating the
frame or the pane, and then select Format Border (for frame) or Format Pane Border (for pane) from
the case-sensitive right-click menu. The Format Border or Pane Properties window appears. Define border
properties following the instructions outlined in Borders on page 62.
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You can also set the properties of the entire frame object and individual panes using the Property
Toolbox.
Note: The frame control has a CloseBorder property to indicate whether or not a line should print at the bottom
of the page if a section spans across multiple pages.
Page Break
Page breaks are convenient ways to split your report for printing. You can insert a page break wherever on
the report canvas. To insert a page break,
1.
2.
3.
Click the PageBreak button
crosshair.
Point the crosshair on portion of the canvas where you want to insert a page break.
Click the left-button of the mouse. Hold, drag, and release button. Observe a black line
besides the ruler; this represents the page break. Verify that a new page is added by accessing
the Preview tab. You may also set the properties of the page break by accessing the Property
Toolbox.
Active X
Active X controls are advance, “interactive” features that provide you the ability to include buttons and
objects on your report, which accomplish certain events such as launching a pop-up window with
additional data, a calendar for selecting dates, or generating a graph based from an identified data.
The ActiveX controls that will be made available by Report Editor will depend upon the applications
installed on your computer. For example, if you have Microsoft Office installed, dozens of ActiveX
controls will become available.
To add an ActiveX control,
1.
Click the ActiveX button
window appears.
in the main floating toolbar. The Insertable ActiveX Components
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Select the control that you want to add. Click OK. The window then disappears.
The cursor becomes a crosshair. Point the crosshair on portion of the canvas where you want
to place your ActiveX object.
button. Observe the Active X object added. You may resize the object by using the resize
handles.
Simply select the control you want to add to your canvas by clicking on it and then select the
OK button. This will return you to the main canvas where you will need to place the control.
You may also modify its properties in the Property Toolbox.
Using the ActiveX controls available on your operating system can require a considerable amount of
technical expertise. For extensive discussion on utilizing ActiveX controls (and respective properties
needed), please see Appendix C: References, beginning on page 166.
Sizing
You can also define the sizes of objects based on six pre-defined options. To do so,
1. Select the objects by activating (clicking) each while holding the CTRL button.
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Select the desired option from the Size submenu of the Format menu. Options include
Same Width, Same Height, and Both.
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the Size submenu. Options include: Make same width, Make same height, and Make same
size.
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Note: When setting the sizes of two or more objects, GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility will follow the size of the
object with solid black squares.
Saving Reports
GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility has two types of Save functions: Save and Save As.
Save
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Save As
Report window.
Chapter 3:
Building Subreports
A subreport is a report within a report; each subreport pertains to a record in the main report). Adding a
subreport is a convenient way of including details into your report, which normally cannot be
accommodated by the SQL Statement of a regular report.
A great deal of planning
is necessary in building
reports,
especially
when
including
subreports. Sometimes
you can include the
data in your master
data
source
(SQL
Query) and just create
sub-groups for this
data. However, when
your
report
format
requires
extensive
details, as with the
example on the left,
subreports
can
be
designed
separately
and then linked onto
your main report.
Subreport of
procedures
attached to each
equipment record.
Link fields are very
critical. Fields must be
of the same type–
requiring the same
name
but
not
necessarily
same
content. However, here
we have assigned the
same name for fields
with same type of data.
Also, primary key fields
(common fields with
unique values, which
are used to link tables)
must have the same
type of content.
Subreports are designed in a separate design canvas and then linked into the main report document
through the embedded subreport object (for more information about this object, see Chapter 4: Creating
Advanced Reports on page 82). You must make sure that it contains a least one field that is common with
the table you are linking it to (contents and type). There are two key advantages to using subreports:
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Re-useable
Automatic
Updating
Subreports are individual reports within GAGEtrak, accessible like any other report.
Because of this, they can be re-used as subreports, as many times needed.
A subreport is a link to an external report in GAGEtrak. When you make a change
to a subreport (that is already embedded into 1 or more other reports), the changes
are automatically reflected in any reports onto which it is embedded.
Copying Fields
When creating custom reports it is important to have the report fields and labels correspond with what is
documented in the database as valid fields and labels. The steps listed below will walk you through a way
of doing this that will make your custom report development easier to design.
1. Select Gage Entry from GAGEtrak’s Main Records menu.
Note: Depending on the type of custom report depends on what information will be reported. For example, in
this case Equipment Entry was opened because we will be creating a report related to Equipment. If a custom
report were being developed to report information on Work Orders, then access Work Orders | Edit Work
Orders for information. The names of the labels and fields will vary depending on which form the report is
based on.
2.
The Gage Entry window appears. Access Information tab.
3.
Point cursor on Gage ID field name and double click to bring out the Set Label Text form.
4.
Scroll down, and seek the Label Text that matches the Field Name, in this case Gage ID and
Equip S/N.
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5.
6.
7.
8.
Point and highlight the Field Name that corresponds to the Label Text of interest. Right-click
to release the context-sensitive menu. Select Copy.
Temporarily minimize the GAGEtrak window, and start an MS Notepad session, or any text
editor, and paste the field names. Also copy the Field Name that corresponds to the Label Text
of interest.
Restore GAGEtrak window, and select the Cancel button on the Set Label Text form. The
said form then disappears, and you will be reverted to the Gage Entry window.
Close the Gage Entry to revert to the Main Records menu.
Creating a Subreport
Creating a subreport is similar to building a new blank report:
1. You are first required to prepare a new, blank report.
2. Remove Page Header (consequently, also the Page Footer)
3. Create a Group Heading.
4. Attach a data source to the blank report.
Selecting a New, Blank Report
Clicking on the Create New Report button will invoke the Select Report Template menu.
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This window provides quick access to the built-in report templates upon which you can base your new
report. The GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility offers you the following templates:
Template
Name
Blank Report
Standard
Report
Custom Label
Pre-Defined
Labels
Label Wizard
Description
Use this template to create a report from scratch. You have to setup everything from data
source to page formatting and records grouping.
This template is set for standard 8.5” wide paper, letter or legal. You must select paper
length from Printer Settings. This report includes a report header that can accommodate
an optional company logo, heading and sub-heading label; page header with default
report title, current date and page numbers; area to put details of reports; page footer with
a default report control; and a report footer area.
The size of the label will depend on the default size of the printer that you are using.
Labels do not include headers and footers, which are standard in other report types.
There are six label templates to choose from: ¼”, ⅜”, ½”, ¾”, 1”, and 1½” labels. These
templates are designed for use with Brother label printers and come with pre-defined
lengths. However, you can modify the length depending on your need.
This allows you to customize a label following a series of instruction that allows you to
specify a printer, the label size, and the dataset and field/s that will be used. The fields
selected are then automatically placed at a pre-defined location in your label, which you
can move and modify on the canvas later.
Note: If you have a label printer, using the most common label formats will fast track your label design. You
may also use the Label Wizard to develop new label designs quickly.
from the floating toolbar menu. This
To create a new, blank report, select the Blank Report button
will open the Report Editor canvas, which is similar to the following:
The Blank Report—Use this template to create a new report from scratch. You need to set up everything
from the data source to page formatting and records grouping.
Note: When you create a New Blank Report, GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility automatically adds an
embedded subreport to the canvas. In order to utilize this subreport, you must edit the subreport links as
described in the section Embedding Subreports on page 77.
After the report has been created, subreports need the following changes:
1. Remove Page Header — Remove the Page Header as this is not needed because it will already
appear on the main report. There are two ways to delete the page header:
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Click the Page Header bar (turns blue from gray), and select Delete Section from the Insert
drop-down menu.
Click the Page Header bar (turns blue from gray), and right click to call the contextsensitive menu; select Delete Section.
Note: Only the Details section will remain; this is where the fields of the contents of the report will go.
2.
Create a Group Heading — Create a group heading to reflect the contents of a subreport. The
data field that you will use for this heading should be the field that you will link with the
master report. It is not necessary to reflect the content of the data field in the heading, but you
must make sure to set the DataField in the Property ToolBox the same as the field linked to the
master report. You may also add more groups to this subreport, but you have to make sure
that the topmost group contains the field linked to the report.
Note: A group heading is not required for a subreport. You simply need to rename the detail title to
reflect the contents of the subreport.
Setting the Report Data Source
Before you can design and build your report, you need to set the data source. The fields in the data source
will define the fields you can put into your report.
There are two ways of opening the Data Source Wizard:
1. Select Set SQL Source from the Tools menu.
2. Activate the Set SQL Source icon
.
Both methods will open the SQL Source Wizard.
When creating a new report, the New SQL Source option is already selected. Click on the OK button
to continue. The Select Query Type window will then appear.
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You can select one from three types of queries:
Simple Query
Advanced Query
Direct-SQL Query
The options on the dropdown menu are automatically determined and are the
names of the tables in your data source. Select the table that you want to use (in
this case, Authorized_Persons).
Once you have selected a table, this table will automatically populate with the
fields from that table.
Recommended for those who wish to enter their own SQL statement.
The first two options use a query wizard to guide you through the process. For the third type,
knowledge of how to create SQL commands and corresponding syntax is necessary. Depending on the type
of Data Source you want to create, the report will retrieve data from one table or from multiple tables.
Select the Query type to use by selecting the corresponding radio button and click the Next button to
continue.
The proceeding discussion is about Simple Query. For more information about Advanced Query and
Direct SQL Queries, see Chapter 4: Creating Advanced Reports, beginning on page 82.
Simple Query
If you only have one data source—that is, only one table to use for your report—then the Simple Query is
the best choice. After you have selected the Simple Query Type and clicked the Next button, the Select
Report Fields window will appear.
A Simple Query is based on the following:
Tables
Available
Fields
The options on the dropdown menu are automatically determined and are the
names of the tables in your data source. Select the table that you want to use
(in this case, Authorized_Persons).
Once you have selected a table, this table will automatically populate with the
fields from that table.
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To select specific fields from the table you have selected, click on the field you want to use by
selecting it and clicking the > button. The selected field will then be enumerated on the Selected Fields box.
You can also move all of the fields by clicking the >> button.
To remove field/s from the Selected Fields box, select field/s and click the appropriate buttons ( <
button to remove a single field; << button to remove all of the fields). The removed field will be
enumerated again in the Available Fields box.
When you have added all of the fields and are satisfied, click on the Next button to continue. The Set
Sort Orders window appears.
The Set Sort Orders window allows you to specify which field or fields that will be sorted and the order
on which the fields will be sorted.
To select a specific field, choose the > button. You may use the >> button if you want to sort all fields.
You may deselect a field from the Selected Fields box, by using the < button. If you wish to select all, use
the << button.
Select the fields you want to sort. This is the same process that you followed when you selected which
fields you wanted to include on your report.
Ascending.
Click the Next button once the desired sort order is set. This will bring up the Finish window.
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Note: Setting a sort order is not required to conduct a Simple Query. If you do add fields to the Select Fields
box but do not select a Sort Order, the system will sort the selected field/s following the default (Ascending)
option.
The Finish window displays the completed SQL Statement based upon the data table, fields, and sort
order that you specified. This window allows you to modify the SQL Statement by making changes directly
in the box. When you are satisfied with the SQL Statement, click the Finish button to close the Simple
Query Wizard and return to the Canvas.
Note: It is not recommended that you modify the SQL statement unless you are an advanced user.
When you click the Finish button, you will be returned to the main canvas where you can now access
the fields you included in your query into your report.
Saving Subreports
There are two types of save functions available in the Report Designer: Save
and Save as.
Save
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§
Save As
Report window.
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Note: Subreports can only be accessed from the GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility, unlike Reports, which are
also available when you accessed the Reports button from GAGEtrak’s Main Menu. It is therefore
recommended that subreports must be saved with a “predictable key word” on file names to distinguish
“Subreports” from “Reports.” Remember that “Subreports” do not have page headers unlike “Reports”.
Adding a Subreport
Adding a subreport onto a report canvas involves two steps:
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Embedding the Subreport
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Setting Subreport Properties
Embedding Subreports
Embedding a subreport is the process of placing a subreport onto the canvas and linking it to an external
report. A Subreport container is needed on the canvas of the “Main Report.” The Subreport container will
be then linked to an external report.
To create a subreport container,
1.
2.
3.
Click the Subreport button
on the main floating toolbar.
The cursor becomes a crosshair. Point the crosshair on the portion of the canvas where you
want to place the subreport.
button. Observe the subreport container is added.
When adding the subreport container, it is good to keep the rectangle height to a minimum. GAGEtrak
automatically adjust the height of subreports when displayed and printed, but you will need to adjust the
width to display fully the entire subreport.
Setting SubReport Properties
Once a subreport container has been added to the report, you can then link an external report, which will
become the subreport. To link an external report,
1. Customize the properties of the subreport using the Subreport Custom Properties form, which
you can call by any of the following:
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§
Click on the Edit Subreports Links
button from the main floating toolbar.
Select the Edit Subreports Links from the Tools menu.
2.
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The Subreport Custom Properties form allows you to specify the report source, and set criteria
necessary to connect to an external report. The first step is to define a report source. From the
Report Source drop-down list, select the report that will become the subreport.
Note: After selecting the report source, GAGEtrak Custom Reports utility automatically updates the subreport
data source, which is based from the Source SQL Statement of the report (which is now the subreport). The
SQL field is non-editable, and is provided so you can view the tables and fields that are used in the subreport.
3.
Set the link filter to display only the appropriate fields in the subreport.
A. You can specify the field,
by first selecting it from the
Sub-Report Fields dropdown
list.
You may not specify the
name of the table from
which the field belongs as
long as that field is unique
only to one table.
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B. Select the operator that
will be used in comparing
the field to a value.
C. Specify the filters. There
are three types: Value; Field;
and External Criteria. To use
Field and External Criteria,
select corresponding checkboxes. The External Criteria
option allows you to select a
field that exists both in the
main
report
nad
the
subreport; this advance filter
only displays in the SQL of
the main report.
D. Click the Add button to
create the criterion as
subreport link filter. You can
repeat the steps to add
additional criterion.
E. You can also add other
criterion for link filter. You
can even change the
relationship between criteria
to “OR” instead of “AND.”
Just make sure to click the
OR button before adding a
new criterion.
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Note: You can remove a criterion that was previously added as link filter by clicking criterion and then the
Remove button. To erase all criteria, click the Clear button.
4.
Select the OK button to save the custom properties of the subreport. You may select the
Cancel button to discard modifications, and to exit the Subreport Custom Properties form.
Edit Embedded Subreports
You may also need to edit a subreport that is already embedded. Because a subreport is a GAGEtrak report
in itself, you can also edit it following the techniques discussed in Creating Your Layout on page 13 and in
Working with Canvas Objects on page 26.
GAGEtrak recognizes that it will be inconvenient to exit the report (main) and open another report
(subreport) just to edit the subreport. Because of this, GAGEtrak was designed to have built-in
functionality that allows you to edit the subreport without having to close the [main] report.
Editing the Subreport object
To edit the subreport object, click the subreport object, and then call the Subreport Custom Properties form
though any of the following:
1.
2.
To edit using the subreport filter criterion, follow the instruction discussed in Setting SubReport
Properties on page 77.
Editing the Subreport
To start editing the subreport, click the subreport object and do any of the following:
1. Click on the Edit Subreport button
2. Select the Edit Subreport option from the Tools menu.
Both options will open the subreport in the main design window.
Observe that GAGEtrak creates two new tabs: Subreport Design and Subreport Preview. Both of these
tabs work similar to the Design and Preview tabs. GAGEtrak will allow you the same functionality for
editing a normal report, such as:
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Creating Data Groups (for a review, go to page 15).
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Adding fields and objects to the report canvas (for a review, go to page 14).
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Modifying canvas objects and properties (for a review, go to page 61).
§
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For more information on how you can customize your report canvas, see Modifying the
Canvas on page 26.
If you access the subreport to view its contents and do not make changes, you can select the Design tab
to return to the main report. If you accessed the subreport and you’ve edited its contents, you need to save
the subreport prior to accessing the Main Report’s Design tab.
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Chapter 4:
Creating Advanced Reports
GAGEtrak supports a number of advanced features to create more dynamic, flexible reports. The level of
expertise required to utilize these features is generally high—from basic knowledge of formulating Visual
Basic scripts to building SQL statements. You must also have knowledge on how Data Dynamics Objects,
Variables and Report Events work in order to begin programming with the Report Editor. Some reports
may require runtime calculations on fields, passing the value of a field to another element, and so on. Due
to some functional flexibility requirements of some of the built-in reports, you may need to do “miniprogramming” to accomplish non-trivial tasks on complex reports.
Architectural Overview
Before you start utilizing GAGEtrak’s advanced reporting features, you need to understand how a report is
structured and the dynamic controls and events that make up the sections of the report.
To understand the architecture of a GAGEtrak report, you need to know about three core components:
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Report Sections
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Section Events
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Report Processing
Report Sections
A report section contains a group of controls that are processed and printed at the same time as a single
unit. The section types are as follows:
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§
Report Header
Page Header
§
§
§
§
§
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Group Header
Detail
Group Footer
Page Footer
Report Footer
Report Header
A report can have only one report header section, which appears at the beginning of the report. It is
generally used to print a report title, a summary table, a chart, or any information that needs to appear only
once at the beginning of the report.
Page Header
A report has a page header section that appears at the top of each page. It is the first section that prints on a
page except when it contains a report header section (as in front pages of most reports). The page header
section is used to print column headers, page numbers, a page title, or any information that needs to appear
at the top of each page.
Group Header/Group Footer
A report can consist of single or multiple (nested) groups, with each group having its own header and footer
sections. The Goup Header section(s) are inserted and printed immediately prior the Details section; Group
Footer Section(s), after the Details section.
The number of Group Header/Footer sections depends on how the report data is grouped. The Report
Editor starts a new group (Header, Detail, and Footer) when the data value for the field changes.
Details
A report can only contain one Details section, which is the body of the report. Subreports are con tained
usually within the detail section, or sometimes in any of the group sections. For more information about
creating subreports, see Chapter 3: Building Subreports, beginning on page 69.
Page Footer
A report can only have a single page footer section, which appears at the bottom of each page. It is used to
print page totals, page numbers, or any other information that needs to appear at the bottom of each page.
Report Footer
A report can only have a single report footer section, which appears at the end of the report. A Report
Footer may usually contain a summary of the report, summary of statistics (such as grand totals for sales
reports), or any other information that can only appear at the end of the report.
Events
Reports are composed of several events, from which you can add scripts to create more powerful and
robust output. These events are broken into two main categories:
Active Report
Individual Sections
This is the entire report, and supports the following events:
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OnReportStart
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OnReportEnd
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OnPageStart
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OnPageEnd
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OnHyperLink
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OnDataInitialize
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OnFetchData
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OnNoData
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OnPrintProgress
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OnError
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Format
§
BeforePrint
§
On
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Active report
The following events are supported by an active report:
OnReportStart
This event fires immediately when a report runs. It fires only once, and is the first event to fire at report
runtime.
OnReportEnd
This event fires immediately when a report ends. It fires only once, and is the last event to fire at report
runtime.
OnPageStart
This event fires before a report starts to process a page.
OnPageEnd
This event fires after a report has processed a page.
OnHyperLink
Fires when a hyperlink on a report is clicked. The event can be used to redirect the hyperlink or to prevent a
hyperlink from activating.
OnDataInitialize
This event is fired before OnReportStart add custom fields to report fields collection. Custom fields can be
added to a bound report (one that uses a data control to connect and retrieve records) or an unbound report
(one that does not depend on a data control to get its records). In a bound report, the recordset is opened
and the recordset fields are added to the custom Fields collection then the DataInitialize event is fired so that
a new custom field is added.
OnFetchData
This event is fired whenever a new record is processed. Usually, this event is used to set the values of
custom fields that were added in the OnDataInitialize event.
OnNoData
This event fires when the report does not return any records.
OnPrintProgress
This event is fired after each page is printed during a print job.
OnError
This event is fired as a result of an internal error in the report.
Note: If you do not code an event procedure for the Error event, the built-in ActiveReports display
message will display the error message.
Section Events
There are three events for each section, regardless of the sections’ type of content: Format, BeforePrint, and
AfterPrint. Because there are many possible report designs, the event triggering sequence of your report
must be dynamic in order to satisfy individual report demands.
Format
This event is triggered after the data is loaded and bounded to the controls contained in a section, but before
the section is rendered to the canvas. The format event is the only event where the section's height may be
changed. This section is used to set or change the properties of any controls, or load subreport controls wit h
subreports.
If the CanGrow or CanShrink property of any control contained within a section (or the section itself) is
set to true, all of the growing and shrinking of controls contained in this section, and the section itself, takes
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place in this event. Because of this, information about a control or section's height cannot be obtained in
this event.
BeforePrint
This event is triggered before a section is rendered to the canvas. The growing and shrinking properties of
a section, and all controls contained in a section, will transpire before this event is triggered. Use this
section to resize any controls.
Since all controls and section resizing take place before this event is triggered, BeforePrint is used to set
an accurate height of the section or any control contained. You may resize any control in this event but you
cannot resize the section itself.
AfterPrint
This event is triggered after the section is rendered to the canvas. When you are placing code in the section
events, you are likely to place your code in the Format or BeforePrint events. The AfterPrint event is still
useful for drawing on the canvas after text has already been placed on the canvas.
Report Processing
The speed in processing and generating output is achieved from intelligent, multi-threaded, single-pass
processing. The program will process and render each page as soon as the page is ready. If the program is
not able to fully render a page, such as when some of its data elements remain unknown, or when its layout
is not final, the page is cached until the data becomes available.
Summary fields and KeepTogether constraints are the two common reasons on why a page is not
immediately displayed. The summary field is not completed until all the data needed for calculation is read
from the data source. When a summary field such as a grand total is placed ahead of its completion level
(such when it is placed in the report header), the report header section and subsequent sections will be
delayed until all data (relevant to the report header) are read.
Scripts
Scripts are very useful for posting data that can be calculated from other existing fields. For example, if you
create a field that displays the total of the values of a certain group of fields, conventional processing will
require tables to be updated for totals whenever reports are generated. Aside from the fact that this takes up
space, recalculation may sometimes be even missed, and reports left with non-updated values. Also, there
could be a number of different calculations for value fields that do not need to have results stored in the
actual table. Such when a field calculated depend from several combinations of fields; thus you will be
creating several extra fields. Scripts get rid of these inconveniences, and hasten the processing of output.
In addition to scripts, GAGEtrak includes a table for report controls, which lists Control IDs, Report
Names, and Control Names. This enables GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utilitys to automatically add labels
by tagging controls to Control IDs and displaying the corresponding report or control name. This enhances
uniformity in labels and automatic updates of labels. SQL statements in scripts link these labels to your
reports. For example, if your company needs to comply with ISO 9000 or QS 9000 document identification
and control requirements, you can identify each report with a unique document control number.
To identify each report with a unique document control number, select Report Control ID Entry from the
Setup menu. This will bring up the Report Control ID Entry window.
The reports are listed alphabetically and the name is automatically input into the Report Name field.
Navigate from report to report by using the navigation buttons. Enter or edit the existing control text for
each report. Modify or Enter the Control ID Number. Close the window to revert back to the Setup menu.
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Tip: If your company does not require a form number on reports, use this area for your company’s address and
telephone numbers.
Script Location
There are several locations in the GAGEtrak design window where you can insert and view scripts. These
include:
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The Tag value in the Property Toolbox for the section or object currently selected
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The Script Editor window (only used for document-based scripts such as Footer, Header, Detail, etc.)
Adding Scripts
If you are proficient with VB Script, adding scripts to your report is easy. There are three report elements
for which you can add a script:
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The Active Report
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A Report Section
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An Object
Adding a Script to the Active Report
To add a script to the Active Report, click the View Scripts button
up the Script Editor window.
in the floating toolbar; this will bring
Object
Events
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Use the drop-down menu to select a section of the report where you want to add a new
script (i.e., Details). The Object field indicates the section of the report that you are
editing for a script.
Use the drop-down menu to select and add an event for the active section of the
report. This will open the event’s code into the main window, where you can modify the
code using standard VB Script conventions.
Adding Scripts to a Section
To add a script to a section, click on the
the Script Editor window.
View Scripts button in the format button bar. This will bring up
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Use the drop-down menu to select a section of the report where you want to add a new
script (i.e., Details).
Use the drop-down menu to select and add an event for the active section of the
report. This will open the event’s code into the main window, where you can modify the
code using standard VB Script conventions.
Object
Events
Note: You may invoke the Edit Script command from any section of the Active Report. In such, you do not
need to select an Object, you can as well add and edit a script directly.
Adding Scripts to Objects
Adding script to an object is accomplished through the Tag value in the Property Toolbox. To add a script to
an object, activate it (object’s name will be reflected on the Property Toolbox), and enter the script on the
Tag property value. For more information about Tag value syntax, see the Dynamic Controls section on
page 89.
Working with Scripts
Although GAGEtrak supports Visual Basic Script conventions, all scripts must adhere to specific syntax in
order to interact with GAGEtrak application and the report object.
Script Syntax
All scripts within the Script Editor (those scripts that deal with report sections, not objects on the report)
must adhere to specific script syntax. For example:
rpt.Sections("name of section").Controls("name of control")
The "rpt" must be used with all calls relating back to the report. It functions in the same way as using
the keyword "me" in Visual Basic. If the script references a control, a public variable, or a public property,
"rpt" must be used.
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Sample Script
Below is a sample script that was added to the group header section of the active Report using the Script
Editor window.
Sub OnFormat
If rpt.Sections("GroupHeader4").Controls("fldCompleted").Text
rpt.Sections("GroupHeader4").Controls("fldCompleted").Text
Else
rpt.Sections("GroupHeader4").Controls("fldCompleted").Text
End If
If rpt.Sections("GroupHeader4").Controls("fldEmergency").Text
rpt.Sections("GroupHeader4").Controls("fldEmergency").Text
Else
rpt.Sections("GroupHeader4").Controls("fldEmergency").Text
End If
End Sub
= "-1" Then
= "Yes"
= "No"
= "-1" Then
= "Yes"
= "No"
This script places values in the different controls found in the particular section by assigning text
values to the Text property of the fields. Text and captions are assigned to controls in the various sections
for display when printing. Also, some controls may need to be placed in the report as controls containing
field values or a GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility-assigned value that can be used as reference for
calculations, but do not need to be shown in the print output. For example, to display the city and state
using the standard “City Name, and State” as displayed on a letter, knowing that a city name can be long,
you leave plenty of space for the city name to be displayed before you have the comma and the state name,
i.e.,
Scottsdale, Arizona.
But if the city name is short, then the extra space will make the letter look odd, for example,
Mesa
, Arizona.
In order to fix this, you would hide both the fields for the city and the state, and create a field labeled
CityState. In the script for that section, you would set the text of CityState to be City & “, “ & State. So the
CityState field will show:
Scottsdale, Arizona
Mesa, Arizona
Note: There are several advance scripting features and options that go beyond the scope of this manual.
Saving Scripts
When your report is saved, any script that you have added (to the Tag value or through the Script Editor)
will become part of the file. Since the code needed for the report is included in the file, the script can easily
be loaded, ran, and then either displayed using the Viewer Control or exported at a later time.
Dynamic Controls
Modifying the Tag Property is one way of making a control dynamic, i.e. get its value at run time. Tag
scripts supersede any script created for the section that contains the control. The syntax for the Tag
Property is:
SPECIALFIELD - Select “Name of Field to Get Value From” From “Name of Table” Where
“Filter Expression”.
Note: “SPECIALFIELD – “ is an essential part of the syntax recognized by GAGEtrak Custom Reports
Utility. There is a space between “SPECIALFIELD” and the “-“, and another space after the “-“, before the
SQL statement. You can make your SQL statement as complicated as you like, but it will only return the
value of the first field after the keyword “Select”.
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For example:
SPECIALFIELD - Select ControlText From RepControl Where ControlID=12
The above example selects a “value (ControlText)” found in the “RepControl” table, where the
“ControlID=12”. GAGEtrak includes a table of all report controls assigning an ID to each. This enhances
uniformity in building reports. The above example returns a value of: Calibration Work Order. The report
control table is included in the database and is referred to as RepControl.
Shown below is the Calibration Work Order report with control made dynamic on the Tag property
value:
Preview the print output of Calibration Work Order report. Observe that the object Default Report
Control displays Gage Calibration Work Order, a value from the “Report Control” table based on
the value of the “Control ID”.
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Note: By default, output formats are defined in Windows Regional Options found in the Control Panel. If
you wish to override these default settings with your own formatting, place FORMAT_OVERRIDE in the
TAG property, and specify your desired format in the OutputFormat property found in the Property
Toolbox.
Hiding Controls
Hiding controls allows you to hide objects that do not need to be part of an output report. For example, you
may have controls that are only used as a part of a script to calculate a total (a related scenar io is described
in Adding Scripts on page 86); thus, you would not want the objects that were part of the calculation
visible. Hiding a control is also an ideal technique in testing a report’s functionality—you do not need to
delete the control, just hide it while you are testing the report.
There are several ways to hide controls at print time:
1. Hide the section by setting the Height or Width value to “0” or the Visible Property to “false”.
2. Set the Visible Property of the control within a section to “false.” This is ideal if the control is
within a section that you cannot hide (i.e., it has other controls on it that need to be printed).
Additional Functions and Procedure Created for GAGEtr ak 6
Aside from the regular VB functions, GAGEtrak 6 Custom Reports Utility also comes with four specialized
functions. These are global in nature – meaning, they can be used in any part of a script. These
functionalities are designed to extend the capabilities of built-in functions for scripting. Also, some
functions, like regional settings for date and time, work only on bounded fields.
The following function executes
vboSpec.GetSQLResultSet(SQLStatement,sReturnField)
The following function executes the [SQLStatement] and gets the value for the [sReturnField], i.e.
Sub OnFormat
rpt.Sections("PageFooter").Controls("lblRepControl").Caption =
vboSpec.GetSQLResultSet("Select ControlText From RepControl Where
ControlID=69"," ")
End Sub
In the above sample script, the caption for the report footer is generated and assigns the value returned
by the function vboSpec.GetSQLResultSet, after executing the SQL statement at runtime.
The following functions ensure values conform to the systems regional settings. Some built-in controls
have been found to be very inconsistent in this area that necessitated the creation of the following
functions:
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§
§
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vboFormat.FormatCurrencyValue(vValue) (Function) - Returns a string expression formatted as a
currency string value, formatting [vValue] using the system's regional settings.
vboFormat.FormatDateTimeValue(vValue) (Function) - Returns a string expression formatted as a
Date string value, formatting [vValue] using the system's regional settings.
vboFormat.FormatNumberValue(vValue) (Function) - Returns a string expression formatted as a
Numeric value, formatting [vValue] using the system's regional settings.
Control Errors
If you’ve deleted a control, a script warning dialog box will appear warning you that the selected control
has an underlying code. The dialogue will also list the sections where this code can be located.
Grouping Data
Data grouping is a method to organize a report containing records with common field data. The group
header would contain the common field data and the details section between group headings would contain
information on that common group data field. For a review on Grouping Data, revert back to page 15.
Subreports
A subreport is a report within a report. Subreports are separate reports (created individually) that are
embedded into the main report. Subreports can be used in as many reports as you want and because they
are separate reports; changes and updates are automatically reflected in reports from which subreports are
embedded. GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility allows you to embed subreports and edit embedded
subreports.
Copying Fields
When creating custom reports it is important to have the report fields and labels correspond with what is
documented in the database as valid fields and labels. The steps listed below will walk you through a way
of doing this that will make your custom report development easier to design.
1. Select Gage Entry from GAGEtrak’s Main Records menu.
Note: Depending on the type of custom report depends on what information will be reported. For example, in
this case Equipment Entry was opened because we will be creating a report related to Equipment. If a custom
report were being developed to report information on Work Orders, then access Work Orders | Edit Work
Orders for information. The names of the labels and fields will vary depending on which form the report is
based on.
2.
The Gage Entry window appears. Access Information tab.
3.
Point cursor on Gage ID field name and double click to bring out the Set Label Text form.
4.
Scroll down, and seek the Label Text that matches the Field Name, in this case Gage ID and
Equip S/N.
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5.
6.
7.
8.
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Point and highlight the Field Name that corresponds to the Label Text of interest. Right-click
to release the context-sensitive menu. Select Copy.
Temporarily minimize the GAGEtrak window, and start an MS Notepad session, or any text
editor, and paste the field names. Also copy the Field Name that corresponds to the Label Text
of interest.
Restore GAGEtrak window, and select the Cancel button on the Set Label Text form. The
said form then disappears, and you will be reverted to the Gage Entry window.
Close the Gage Entry to revert to the Main Records menu.
Embedding Subreports
Embedding a subreport is the process of placing a subreport onto the canvas and linking it to an external
report. A Subreport container is needed on the canvas of the “Main Report.” The Subreport container will
be then linked to an external report.
To create a subreport container,
1.
2.
3.
Click the Subreport button
on the main floating toolbar.
The cursor becomes a crosshair. Point the crosshair on the portion of the canvas where you
want to place the subreport.
button. Observe the subreport container is added.
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When adding the subreport container, it is good to keep the rectangle height to a minimum. GAGEtrak
automatically adjust the height of subreports when displayed and printed, but you will need to adjust the
width to display fully the entire subreport.
Setting SubReport Properties
Once a subreport container has been added to the report, you can then link an external report, which will
become the subreport. To link an external report,
1. Customize the properties of the subreport using the Subreport Custom Properties form, which
you can call by any of the following:
§
§
2.
The Subreport Custom Properties form allows you to specify the report source, and set criteria
necessary to connect to an external report. The first step is to define a report source. From the
Report Source drop-down list, select the report that will become the subreport.
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Note: After selecting the report source, GAGEtrak Custom Reports utility automatically updates the subreport
data source, which is based from the Source SQL Statement of the report (which is now the subreport). The
SQL field is non-editable, and is provided so you can view the tables and fields that are used in the subreport.
3.
Set the link filter to display only the appropriate fields in the subreport.
A. You can specify the field, by
first selecting it from the SubReport Fields dropdown list.
You may not specify the name
of the table from which the field
belongs as long as that field is
unique only to one table.
B. Select the operator that will
be used in comparing the field
to a value.
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B. Select the operator that will
be used in comparing the field
to a value.
C. Specify the filters. There are
three types: Value; Field; and
External Criteria. To use Field
and External Criteria, select
corresponding
check-boxes.
The External Criteria option
allows you to select a field that
exists both in the main report
nad the subreport; this advance
filter only displays in the SQL of
the main report.
D. Click the Add button to create
the criterion as subreport link
filter. You can repeat the steps
to add additional criterion.
E. You can also add other
criterion for link filter. You can
even change the relationship
between criteria to “OR” instead
of “AND.” Just make sure to
click the OR button before
adding a new criterion.
Note: You can remove a criterion that was previously added as link filter by clicking criterion and then the
Remove button. To erase all criteria, click the Clear button.
4.
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Select the OK button to save the custom properties of the subreport. You may select the
Cancel button to discard modifications, and to exit the Subreport Custom Properties form.
Edit Embedded Subreports
You may also need to edit a subreport that is already embedded. Because a subreport is a GAGEtrak report
in itself, you can also edit it following the techniques discussed in Creating Your Layout on page 13 and in
Working with Canvas Objects on page 31.
GAGEtrak recognizes that it will be inconvenient to exit the report (main) and open another report
(subreport) just to edit the subreport. Because of this, GAGEtrak was designed to have built-in
functionality that allows you to edit the subreport without having to close the [main] report.
Editing the Subreport object
To edit the subreport object, click the subreport object, and then call the Subreport Custom Properties form
though any of the following:
1.
2.
To edit using the subreport filter criterion, follow the instruction discussed in Setting SubReport
Properties on page 96.
Editing the Subreport
To start editing the subreport, click the subreport object and do any of the following:
1. Click on the Edit Subreport button
2. Select the Edit Subreport option from the Tools menu.
Both options will open the subreport in the main design window.
Observe that GAGEtrak creates two new tabs: Subreport Design and Subreport Preview. Both of these
tabs work similar to the Design and Preview tabs. GAGEtrak will allow you the same functionality for
editing a normal report, such as:
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Creating Data Groups (for a review, go to page 15).
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Adding fields and objects to the report canvas (for a review, go to page 14).
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Modifying canvas objects and properties (for a review, go to page 61).
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§
For more information on how you can customize your report canvas, see Modifying the
Canvas on page 26.
If you access the subreport to view its contents and do not make changes, you can select the Design tab
to return to the main report. If you accessed the subreport and you’ve edited its contents, you need to save
the subreport prior to accessing the Main Report’s Design tab.
Multiple Data Sources
The GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility supports two types of advanced queries, which give you flexible
access on data required by your reports. These query types are Advanced Query and Direct-SQL Query.
Simple Query type is discussed extensively beginning in page 11.
Advanced Query
An Advanced Query is suitable for reports that use multiple datatables. You will be able to use the fields
from different tables that you select, which in turn are connected by links that you will create or specify. It
is, however, very important that you know the structure of your tables and the types of the fields that are in
these tables. You can link two tables using a field similar to both tables. To create an Advanced Query,
bring out the SQL Builder Window (discussed in page 42). From the options provided, select the radio
button that corresponds to Advanced Query, and click on Next.
Note: It is very important that you know the structure of your tables and the types of the fields in these tables.
You cannot create links using two different kinds of fields (e.g., a text field displaying the Gage ID number
cannot be linked to a date field showing the Maintenance Date). These linked fields should be common to both
tables.
Selecting Tables and Fields
The first thing you need to do in building an advanced query is to select the tables and fields; this is similar
to the process to creating a Simple Query (page 11), but with some marked differences.
A. Select a table from Tables
drop-down list. The available
fields will be automatically updated on the Available Fields
window.
B. Select specific fields from
the table selected, and click the
> button. The selected field will
then be enumerated on the
Selected Fields box. You can
also move all of the fields by
clicking the >> button.
C. Select a second table. You
can do this by either selecting
the table from the list of tables
and/or by typing the table name
directly into Tables field.
Typing over the first table
name will not overwrite any
predefined table names. Each
time fields are added, they will
have a prefix of the table name
followed by a period then the
field name.
D. Select specific fields from
the table selected, and click the
> button. The selected field will
then be enumerated on the
Selected Fields box. You can
also move all of the fields by
clicking the >> button. Click the
Next button. You will then be
asked to define tables link.
Note: Fields that you will use to link your tables do not need to be included in the Selected Fields list. We do
suggest that you link fields coming from the table where all the records are to be included in the report. For
example, you have a table of gage records, which does not include details of each piece of gage, and another
table listing the details for all the equipment. For a certain period of time, not all equipment records are to be
included in the filtered table. If you want a report that will include all the filtered equipment with its corresponding
descriptions, you will need to link to both tables, for instance, link to the Gage_ID field. In this case, not all
descriptions will be used.
Establishing Table Links
After selecting your report fields from different tables, GAGEtrak will now ask you to establish the link or
links between the tables to keep information on a specific record together. Define these links by specifying
the tables and the fields that will be linked and the type of link to use.
A. Access the dropdown list
for Table1 field, and select
the name of the first table
that you want to link.
B. Access the dropdown list
for Table2 field, and select
the name of the second table
that you want to link.
C. You link two tables at a
time through their common
field. It is not necessary that
the fields have the same
name, but they should be of
the same type. Go to the
Table1 Linked Field, access
the drop-down list, and
select the field common to
both.
D. Go to the Table2 Linked
Field, access the drop-down
list, and select the common
field.
E. You link two tables at a
time through their common
field. Click the Browse (…)
button; the Join Properties
form appears. Define the
relationship of the two fields.
GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility defines three types of relationship for linked tables. You can select
which type of relationship will apply to the tables that you are linking from the Join Properties form,
which appears when you click the Browse (…) button of the Relationship field.
Option 1 (Inner Join)
Option 2 (Left Outer
Join)
Option 3 (Right Outer
Join)
Joins two tables and includes only rows where the joined fields from
both tables are equal.
Begins with the inner join of the two tables, using matching columns in
the normal way. For each row of the first table that is not matched by
any row in the second table, add one row to the query results, using
the values of the columns in the first table, and assuming a NULL value
for all columns of the second table. The resulting table is the outer join
of the two tables. The Left Outer Join thus includes NULL-extended
copies of the unmatched rows from the first (left) table but does not
include the unmatched rows of the second (right) table.
Begins with the inner join of the two tables, using matching columns in
the normal way. For each row of the second table that is not matched
by any row in the first table, add one row to the query results, using the
values of the columns in the second table, and assuming a NULL value
for all columns of the first table. The resulting table is the outer join of
the two tables. The Right Outer Join thus includes NULL-extended
copies of the unmatched rows from the second (right) table but does
not include the unmatched rows of the first (left) table.
Click on the Next button to set sort orders.
Note: You can set multiple relationships by going to the next row in the Define Table Links window. To
continue, though, the cursor must be in a completed row. SQL statements contain many advanced features and
possibilities that go beyond the scope of this manual.
Setting Data Sort Order
To set the order or arrangement of data in your report, you have to specify which table and what field will
determine this order. You are not limited to one table and one field, since you are dealing with multiple
tables.
Select the table from which you will base the sorting order from the Tables drop-down list. Select the
fields you want to sort. This is the same process that you followed when you selected which fields you
wanted to include on your report.
Ascending.
Note: You can choose not to apply any particular order to the records within the Selected Fields list box; if you
do not, your report will display them as they appear in your original records.
Click the Next button once the desired sort order is set. This will bring up the Summary of the SQL
statement.
You can modify the SQL statement output by making changes directly. Click the Finish button when
done. You will be returned to the canvas where all of the fields selected using the Query Builder become
available.
The field names will be listed in the order selected, i.e. if you select the Authorized_Persons table and
the Gage_Master table when developing the SQL statement the first Gage_ID that will be visible in the
Fields list will be that from Authorized_Persons table and the second Gage_ID field will be that from the
Gage_Master table.
Note: It is not recommended that you modify the SQL Statement unless you are proficient with the SQL
language.
Direct-SQL Query
The Direct SQL query allows the advanced user to enter a free-form SQL statement into the SQL Builder
window. In choosing this type of query, it is assumed that you are very proficient with the syntax on
creating SQL statements.
Choose the Direct-SQL Query option from the SQL Builder window. This will bring up the Direct-SQL
Query window.
To create your SQL statement, simply enter statement, following the right syntax, into the box. Click
the Finish button when statement is done.
SQL Query Syntax
SQL queries operate according to a standard syntax—a way to organize and present the components of a
request to the database.
GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility uses standard SQL syntax that is compliant with the Microsoft Jet
database engine—a database management system that stores and retrieves data in user and system
databases. You can think of the Microsoft Jet database engine as a data manager component with which
other data access systems, such as Microsoft Access and Visual Basic, are built.
The syntax template below explains the standard conventions used by GAGEtrak Custom Reports
Utility and the Microsoft Jet Database engine:
SELECT [predicate] { * | table.* | [table.]field1 [AS alias1] [, [table.]field2
[AS alias2] [, ...]]}
FROM tableexpression [, ...] [IN externaldatabase]
[WHERE... ]
[GROUP BY... ]
[HAVING... ]
[ORDER BY... ]
[WITH OWNERACCESS OPTION]
The following explains each italicized part of the sample syntax:
Predicate
Use the predicate to restrict the number of records returned; Useable predicates:
ALL, DISTINCT, DISTINCTROW, or TOP; if none is specified, the default is ALL.
*
Table
Field1, field2
Alias1, alias2
tableexpression
externaldatabase
Specifies that all fields from the specified table or tables are selected.
The name of the table containing the fields from which records are selected.
The names of the fields containing the data you want to retrieve. If you include
more than one, fields are retrieved in the order listed.
The names used as column headers instead of the original column names in the
table.
The name of the table or tables containing the data you want to retrieve.
The name of the database containing the tables in tableexpression, if they are not
in the current database.
To perform this operation, the Microsoft Jet database engine searches the specified table or tables,
extracts the chosen columns, selects rows that meet the criterion, and sorts or groups the resulting rows into
the order specified.
The minimum syntax for a SELECT statement is:
SELECT fields FROM table
You can use an asterisk (*) to select all fields in a table. The following example selects all of the fields
in the Suppliers table:
SELECT * FROM Suppliers;
If a field name is included in more than one table in the FROM clause, precede it with the table name
and the dot (.) operator. In the following example, the Department field is in both the Employees table and
the Supervisors table. The SQL statement selects departments from the Employees table and supervisor
names from the Supervisors table:
SELECT Employees.Department, Supervisors.SupvName
FROM Employees INNER JOIN Supervisors
WHERE Employees.Department = Supervisors.Department;
For more information on programming SQL Statements, see Appendix C: References, beginning on
page 166.
Chapter 5:
Report Maintenance
GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility includes several built-in features, which allow you to maintain, share,
and store your reports. These include:
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§
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Saving reports
Restoring reports
Import/export reports
Data Transfer Utility
Saving Reports
As discussed earlier on, GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility has two types of save functions: Save and Save
as. The Save function is used for saving reports for the first time, and saving updates to reports. The Save
As function, on the other hand, is used for saving a new report based from a GAGEtrak report template, and
saving a copy of an existing report using a different file name.
Save
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§
Save As
Report window.
Note: Subreports can only be accessed from the GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility, unlike Reports, which are
also available when you accessed the Reports button from GAGEtrak’s Main Menu. It is therefore
recommended that subreports must be saved with a “predictable key word” on file names to distinguish
“Subreports” from “Reports.” Remember that “Subreports” do not have page headers unlike “Reports”.
Restoring Reports/Labels
There may be times when you are making changes to an existing report and/or label and realize that you
have unwittingly made a mistake in your design. Rather than closing the report and/or label without saving
changes, you simply invoke GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility to discard any changes and restore the
report and/or label (from the database) to its original state.
There are two ways to restore a report and/or label:
1. Click on the Restore button
in the main floating toolbar.
2. Select the Restore option from the Tools menu.
Both options will bring up the Restore confirmation dialog box.
Select Yes to restore or No to cancel. This action cannot be undone. If you select Yes, the report is
restored to its original configuration, and GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility will then inform you on the
success of the action. Click OK to acknowledge.
Note: The Restore command can be used for a report if the user saves the report, exits, and returns to the
disorganized report.
Deleting Reports
To maintain an orderly report database, it is necessary to delete unnecessary reports. To delete a report,
access the Delete Report tab of the Custom Reports window.
Select (click) the report/s that you want to delete from the list of available reports, and click the Delete
Report button. GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility will then prompt you to confirm action.
Select Yes button to continue action, or No to cancel. This action cannot be undone.
Import/Export Reports
Sharing custom reports is beneficial in standardizing your organization’s operating and information
reporting procedures. GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility allows you to easily share (import and export)
custom reports by encrypting report files in a proprietary .RPT format.
Importing/exporting reports from others in your organization, affiliates, or distributors is easily
accomplished when you access GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility’s Import/Export tab.
Exporting Reports
To export a report,
1. Map the directory of your hard drive and specify the folder to which you want to export
reports.
2. Select the reports you want to export from the Current Reports Table window. You can select
several reports by holding the CTRL key when choosing (clicking) reports.
3. Click Export button. GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility will inform you through a dialogue
box on the success of the action. Observe the files that you’ve just exported registered in
bottom-right window.
Note: Reports with subreport(s) that are being exported will export both the main report and the linked
subreport(s).
If multiple reports are being exported, a final dialog box will appear stating the [number] of report(s)
successfully exported. Remember, reports exported onto your hard drive need to have an .RPT file
extension or the importing process will not recognize them.
Exporting to an Existing File
To export to an existing file, select the destination file before clicking the Export button. You cannot export
multiple reports to a single file, and since you are exporting to an existing file you will be overwriting that
file.
Importing Reports
To import a file,
1. Access (by mapping the directory and specifying the) folder from where the reports that you
wish to import are stored.
2. Identify the folders that you wish to import. You can select several reports by holding the
CTRL key when choosing (clicking) reports.
3. Click Import button. Observe the imported files registered in the Current Reports Table field.
GAGEtrak will prompt you with a dialogue stating the number of files successfully imported
by GAGEtrak Customs Report Utility.
4.
If a report that you are trying to import already exist in GAGEtrak, you will be asked on
whether you would like GAGEtrak to overwrite the existing database or not. Select Yes to
overwrite; No, to cancel.
Note: Reports imported into the database need to have an .RPT file extension or they will not be recognized by
the database.
Data Transfer Utility (DTU)
Periodically, new reports are added to GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility, and/or enhancements may have
been done to existing report(s). In the event that a new version of GAGEtrak is released, it is recommended
that you run the DTU in order to access the most recent reports.
When an update is applied, updated files replace the original files that are currently installed in the
program. In order to keep your data safe from upgrade "overwrites," updates ignore the target database so
your essential information is not overwritten or affected. This includes custom reports you have created and
stored in the target database.
To update GAGEtrak, run the Data Transfer Utility found in the Windows GAGEtrak program group
found in the Windows Start menu (Programs|GAGEtrak|Data Transfer Utility). This will open the Data Transfer
Utility Wizard.
The Data Transfer Utility Wizard has three options:
Run Scripts
Transfer Data
Update/Add
Reports
This option is for users who have opted to use Oracle or MSSQL to store their data.
When the Run Scripts utility is run, the utility will run the scripts needed to build the
tables.
This option is used to transfer data from older versions of our software to upgraded
versions; e.g., GAGEtrak 6.0 to GAGEtrak 6.1
This option is used to update older versions of reports and/or add new reports
Run Scripts
To run the Scripts utility, select the Run Scripts option and click the Next button. This will open the Script
Running Utility window.
The Script Running Utility features a number of fields that you must complete in order to use this utility
Script Path;
Browse
Data File Name
Log File Name
(MS SQL only)
Administrator
User ID and
Password
Server (MS SQL
only)
Service Name
(Oracle only)
This field contains the location of the “Scripts” file for the current workstation. It defaults
to the same path that the DTU is in for the current workstation. If this path is incorrect,
a message will appear in the Run Scripts screen similar to the one shown above. Click
Browse to find the directory where the Scripts file is located.
Enter the name and server location of the GAGEtrak data file. The letter for the drive
must be its physical drive letter, not a mapped letter. For example, if your server has a
physical drive (D) that’s mapped to as a different letter (F), enter D followed by the rest
of the path.
MS SQL users should enter the name and server location of the log file. We
recommend that you use the same path as for the data file (again, using the drive letter
of the physical drive).
Enter the user name and password of your database administrator
MS SQL users must enter the server name in this field. For example, if the server
name is “Company_NT”, enter that name in this field.
Oracle users must enter the name of the service that the database will be installed on;
you create this name when you configure Oracle on the server.
When you have finished specifying the script information, you can click one of the buttons to continue:
Run
Test Connection
Cancel
Click this button to run the scripts when you’ve entered all of the necessary information.
Click this button to ensure that you’re connected to the correct path before you run the
scripts.
Click this to return to the main DTU screen.
You can begin transferring data when you are done running the scripts. Next, you will see several sets
of instructions for running the Data Transfer Utility. Please consult the section that corresponds to your old
version number.
Update/Add Reports
To update, select the Update/Add Reports option and click the Next button. This will bring up the Transfer
Report Data window.
Identify the Destination Connection Information by accessing the Browse (…) button to set the parameters
for the update.
Click the Browse button to search your hard drive for the new GAGEtrak database. The file selected
should have an .mdb file name extension. You can also select other sources from which to update your
GAGEtrak database. These include:
Use ODBC
Check this box to use a Microsoft ODBC data source. Selecting this check box will
disable the Database Field and enable the fields below.
§ Database Name—specify a name of the database. This must be the same
name as specified in your operating system as an ODBC data source.
This field is required
§ User ID—enter the User ID that is required to access this ODBC data source.
This field is required
§ Password—enter the password that is required to access this ODBC data
source. This field is required.
§ Driver—use the drop-down menu to select an ODBC driver. The type of
driver you will use is dependent upon the type of data source (i.e.,
Microsoft Access file, Microsoft ODBC for Oracle, etc.). This field is
required.
§ Server—enter the ODBC server name. This field is required.
§ Service Name—a string that a server application responds to when a client
attempts to establish a conversation with the server
§ Prefetch Count—if the database engine supports this, this property sets the
number of result set rows to be prefetched when executing a query, the
purpose of which is to minimize server round trips and maximize the
performance of applications.
§ Translation option—value controlling translation functionality (value of which
depends on the database engine being used), which is specific to the
translation DLL being used. The translation DLL contains the required
Use DSN
File DSN
functions that the driver loads and uses to perform tasks such as
character-set translation.
§ Translation Library Name—this is the name of the translation DLL to be used
in the Translation Option property.
Check this box to use a Data Source Name. Selecting this checkbox will disable the
Database field and enable the fields below.
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DSN—use the drop-down box to select a Data Source
Name that is currently available. This field is required.
§
no others show up
check this box to use a file Data Source Name. Selecting this checkbox will disable
the Database Field and enable the fields below.
§ File DSN—type a location for the file Data Source Name or click the Browse
button to locate it on your hard drive or the network. This field is required.
§ No others show up
Note: If you are unsure of any of these settings, please consult your GAGEtrak administrator.
When you have located your database, click the Test button to ensure connectivity. Upon successful
connection, click the OK button to close the dialog box, and the OK button to close the Open Database
window.
Once located and loaded, GAGEtrak will scan the new database and compare it against the existing
reports in the current database.
You can take an action for each report available for updating, these actions are:
Overwrite
Save As
Skip
Overwrite the existing report with the new report.
Saves the current report with a new name.
Does not update the current report.
Note: If you have not modified any reports in the past, click Transfer Data to have the updated versions of the
reports transferred to your database. If you have modified certain it’s imperative top locate them and select
Skip, or if you have modified certain reports and would like to replace them with the updated report then select
Overwrite on the Action drop-down to the right. Additionally if you would like to save the updated report with a
new report name you can do this by selecting Save As from the Action drop-down and providing a New
Report Name in the field to the right of the report being renamed. If all of the versions match from left to right
then you need not run the DTU. The DTU will not overwrite new reports that have been created by the user.
If you are unsure about whether this utility should be run, please contact Technical Support for
assistance on running the report DTU.
Chapter 6:
Labels
GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility provides an integrated and automatic way to create labels from a data
source. This functionality is divided into three main features: Building a Label from a Predefined Template,
Customizing the Design of a Predefined Label, and Using the Label Wizard.
Note: To print labels from GAGEtrak, you must have the GAGEtrak Maintenance Label Printer.
Building a Label from a Predefined Template
You can build a label from a predefined GAGEtrak template. To access the label functionality of
GAGEtrak Customs Report Utility, you first need to access the Custom Reports window.
Click the Create New Report button. This will bring up the Select Report Template window.
Select from the available pre-defined templates, and click the OK button. Options include:
Custom
Label
Pre-Defined
Labels
Label Wizard
The size of the label will depend on the default size of the printer that you are using. Labels
do not include headers and footers, which are standard in other report types.
There are six label templates to choose from: ¼”, ⅜”, ½”, ¾”, 1”, and 1½” labels. These
templates are designed for use with Brother label printers and come with pre-defined
lengths. However, you can modify the length depending on your need.
This allows you to customize a label following a series of instruction that allows you to
specify a printer, the label size, and the dataset and field/s that will be used. The fields
selected are then automatically placed at a pre-defined location in your label, which you can
move and modify on the canvas later.
Label Templates
GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility comes with several templates: ¼”, ⅜”, ½”, ¾”, 1”, and 1½” labels. To
select a template, you may either double-click a template that you wish to use or select (click) a template
followed by the OK button. The label will open in the Report Editor window.
Designing a label is similar to building any other type of report; you must select a Data Source (see
discussion on page 10), and Add Report Objects (see discussion beginning on page 13).
Custom Label
To build a custom label, you mar either double-click the Custom Label icon or click the Custom Label icon
followed by the OK button. When you select this option you will first be prompted to set up a printer.
The Print Setup Window is a standard Windows Printer Dialogue that appears when configuring
printers with other Windows-based applications. Before you can continue to build your custom label, you
must specify the label printer and the size of the label you intend to print.
If your default printer is not a label printer, but still want to use it anyway, a dialogue box will appear
soliciting your approval on whether you wish to continue using that printer or not. Select Yes to continue,
or No to cancel.
The program will attempt to set the canvas to the smallest possible area your chosen printer can handle.
You may be presented with an error message similar to the one above; simply click Yes, and the report
editor canvas will appear for you to continue designing your label. You can ignore such message because
GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility is simply telling you that it does not have a proper label size to use.
You will notice that the report editor canvas only contains a Detail section because a label does not
require all the other sections of a report. Create your label just like building any other type of report (for an
extensive discussion on building a report, refer to Opening a Data Source on page 10, Creating Your
Layout on page 13, and Working with Canvas Objects on page 31).
Label Wizard
The Label Wizard will assist you in building labels, using a guided step-by-step approach. All along the
wizard will ask you to select the following: label printer (from the list of available printers); label size;
table to be used; and the fields that will be included in your label.
To invoke the Label Designer Wizard, you may either double-click on the Label Wizard icon or select
(click) the Label Wizard icon before you click the OK button. The Label Wizard appears as follows:
The Label Designer Wizard will ask you to identify a label printer. Select the label printer from the list
(this is a list of the available local and network printers), and click the Next button. The Label wizard will
now ask you to set the label size.
Select a page size from the list. The Width and Height fields (that specifies the measurements of a label)
will be automatically filled. You can also manually specify the Width and Height settings by choosing
Custom. Click the Next button to continue. Label Designer Wizard will now ask you to identify the tables
you want in your query.
You can specify any table that is available in GAGEtrak. Select from the list of tables in the Database
Tables, and click the > button. Observe the selected table/s registered in the Selected Tables window.
You can select multiple tables by clicking (highlighting) each while holding the CTRL key. You may
select all table by clicking >> button. When you have specified the tables, click the Next button; the
Label Designer Wizard will now ask you the fields you want in your query.
Note: When multiple tables are selected there are no established links, so verify that both tables have records
in them that match or have at least one common field.
Select from the list of fields in the Available Fields for a particular table (identified in the Selected
Tables drop-down menu), and click the > button. Observe the selected fields registered in the Selected
Fields portion; notice that selected fields carry the name of the table from which the said fields belong. You
can select multiple tables by clicking (highlighting) each while holding the CTRL key. You can also select
fields that belong from other tables selected for query. You may select all fields by clicking >> button.
Click Finish to generate label.
You can also modify the canvass layout (for a review, see Working with Canvas Objects beginning in
page 31). Much like a blank report canvas, you can move objects and resize the canvas area when needed.
For example you can increase the size of the detail canvas by changing its Height value, or simply click on
an edge of the label and drag it to whatever size you desire. Just remember the original Height value so that
you can always resize the label to its original size.
Note: Sometimes, the height of the Detail section is greater than the label height set for your label printer.
Remember that the height value is in twips, and 1 inch is equal to 1440 twips. Therefore, a 6mm label—about
¼”—would be approximately 340 twips.
Installing Label Printer
Labels are printed using Brother P-Touch Label Printer Series. Earlier versions include PT-9200 and PT2500. The current version, PT-9500, is now available in the market. The following discussion will explain
how to install PT-9500 in your system.
To install P-Touch 9500,
1. Load the Installation CD onto your CD-ROM. The system processes, and after a while the
Brother Setup window appears.
2.
Choose the button corresponding to Basic Setup; the following window then appears:
3.
You may choose any of the three options given, but it is highly advised that you select P-touch
Editor. The Brother Setup window will disappear. The system will then process and release
the Install Shield wizard (the process will take some time).
4.
InstallShield Wizard will welcome you to the installation process. To continue, select Next
button.
5.
The InstallShield Wizard will then ask you to read the License Agreement. To read the rest
of the document, press the PAGE DOWN key.
6.
To concur with the license agreement and continue the installation process, select Yes.
InstallShield Wizard will then ask you to supply Customer Information. Enter appropriate
details on User Name and Company Name fields.
7.
Select on how you want to install the application. You may opt to install the Brother P-touch
Editor Version 4.0 for anyone who uses the computer, or only to yourself, by clicking the
corresponding radio-button. Click Next, afterwards. InstallShield Wizard will then ask you to
choose a destination location.
8.
Click the Browse button, and expect the Choose Folder window to appear. Map the system
directory and specify the folder on which you want to save the application. By default,
InstallShield Wizard will suggest that the application be installed in the following location:
C:\Program Files\Brother\Ptedit40\
9.
Click OK button; the Choose Folder window disappears. You will be reverted to the InstallShield
Wizard. Click the Next button to continue.
10. InstallShield will now ask you to select the Setup type to install. It is advised that you choose
Typical.
11. Click Next. InstallShiel Wizard will automatically add shortcut to any of the following:
Desktop, Startup Menu, and Quick Launch Bar. Choose by clicking appropriate field box.
Defaults are Desktop and Quick Launch Bar.
12. Click Next button. InstallShield Wizard will let you review the settings. If you want to change
any setting, click the Back button, and change accordingly. If not, select Next.
13. You will be asked if you are ready to install printer driver. Choose by clicking the
appropriate radio-button. Click Next to continue.
14. Driver Setup window appears. Read instructions before clicking the Next button
15. Install ShieldWizard will prepare setup of printer. Wait for the next instruction to appear.
16. You will be asked to connect printer.
17. Connect printer, turn it ON, and wait for the following message to appear:
18. Click Finish. InstallShield Wizard will then install application. Once done, you will be asked
whether you want to display software registration page or not. Choose by clicking the
appropriate radio-button. Click Next afterwards.
19. InstallShield Wizard will inform you that the installation process is done. Click the Finish
button.
Report Definition
You can also create a new label by clicking the New Report Definition button
custom report.
while working on a
GAGEtrak Customs Report Utility will open the Select Report Template window. This will allow you to
start creating a new label. Observe the design canvas size modified.
Appendix A:
Object/Control
Properties Definitions
(Name) – Name of control.
Applies to: Report Header/Footer, Page Header/Footer, Group Header/Footers, Subreports, Labels, and
Data Fields
Alignment
Applies to: Data Fields, Labels, and Checkboxes
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Labels, Fields and Checkbox - Alignment property determines where the caption should be
printed relative to the left, center and right edges of the label area.
Data Type - TextAlignment
Settings
Value
0
1
2
Mnemonic
ddTXLeft
ddTXRight
ddTXCenter
Description
Aligns the text to the left side of the object area.
Aligns the text to the right side of the object area.
Center the text horizontally within the object area.
AllowSplitters – Sets/returns whether to allow splitting of data across pages.
Applies To: Active Report
Data Type - Boolean
Angle – Angle property sets or returns the angle (slope) of the printed value (1 = 1/10 degree).
Applies To: Label
Data Type - Integer
BackColor – Sets or returns the background color of a section. The setting will be reflected when the
BackStyle property is set to ddBKNormal.
Applies To: Report Header/Footer, Page Header/Footer, Group Header/Footer, Details, Label, Data
Field, and Checkbox
Data Type - OLE_COLOR
BackStyle – Sets or returns whether the section has a transparent or normal background.
Applies To: Report Header/Footer, Page Header/Footer, Group Header/Footer, Details, Label, Data
Field, and Checkbox
Data Type - BackStyle
Settings
Value
0
1
Mnemonic
DdBKTransparent
DdBKNormal
Description
Transparent opaque background, the objects behind
the object show through the object.
Normal, the object hides all controls behind it.
Caption – Defines the label text.
Applies To: Labels, and Checkbox
§
Checkbox and DDTools - Sets or returns caption string of the tool, command button or
§
checkbox.
Labels - Sets or returns the text string to be printed.
Data Type - String
CaptionPosition – Sets/Returns caption position on bar code.
Applies To: Bar Code
Data Type – Integer
Settings
Value
0
1
2
Mnemonic
DdbcCaptionNone
ddbcCaptionAbove
ddbcCaptionBelow
Description
No bar code caption.
The caption for the bar code will be above the bar code.
The caption for the bar code will be below the bar code.
CanGrow – Determines whether the section height will be expanded if any of its contained controls grows
beyond its area. If this property is set to False, the section contents will be clipped to the height of the
section.
Applies To: Page Header/Footer, Group Header/Footer, Detail, Subreports, and Data Fields
Data Type – Boolean
CanShrink – Determines whether the section height will be adjusted to fit its contents. When this property
is set to False, the section will not shrink beyond the minimum value defined by its Height property.
Applies To: Page Header/Footer, Group Header/Footer, Detail, Subreports, and Data Fields
§
Fields - This property determines whether Report Editor should decrease the height of the
control based on the value of the field. When set to False, the field will take the exact area
defined by its preset coordinates. When set to True, Report Editor will decrease the height of
the field to exactly fit the contents and shift the control below it upward to account for the
decrease in height.
ClassName – Sets/returns CSS class name from style sheet.
Applies To: Label, Data Field, and Checkbox
Data Type - String
ColumnCount - This property sets or returns the number of newspaper columns in the report. This
property can be used to print labels or phonebook style listings. The width of each column equals the
PrintWidth of the report divided by the number of columns. ColumnCount applies to Detail sections only.
You can use the ColumnLayout property to force associated group headers and footers to follow the same
column format as their detail section.
Applies To: Detail
Data Type - Integer
ColumnDirection - This property determines how Report Editor should print the detail section in a multicolumn report.
Applies To: Detail
Data Type - ColumnDirections
Settings
Value
0
Mnemonic
ddCDDownAcross
1
ddCDAcrossDown
Description
Print each section down each column followed by the
next column to its right.
Print sections right across the first row followed by the
second row and so on.
ColumnLayout – Sets/returns whether header/footer sections are printed inside the columns.
Applies To: Group Header/Footer
ColumnSpacing – Sets/returns space between columns in multi-column report.
Data Type - Integer
Data Field
§
Field - Data Field defines the source of data for the control. When the Data Source and Data
Field properties are set to a valid field name in the data source, Report Editor binds the field’s
data from each record. Then it loads the field value into the DataValue property and formats it
into the Text property based on the OutputFormat property. Then it fires a Format event for
the section.
Data Type – String
§
Section - Data Field applies to GroupHeader sections; it defines the binding field for a group
within the detail body. This value is set to the name of any field in the Data Source or the
name of a custom field added into the Fields collection. When this property is set, Report
Editor will create a new group each time the value of the bound field changes in the detail
data records.
Note: Report Editor will not sort the data automatically. The data source should be sorted to reflect the
desired grouping of detail records.
Applies to: Group Header, Subreport, Data Field, and Checkbox
Data Type - String
DocumentName – Sets/returns the document name of the report. The document name string appears in the
print spooler to identify the printing report.
Applies To: ActiveReport
Data Type - String
EnableCheckSum – Sets/returns if checksum is used when bar code is rendered.
Applies To: Bar Code
Font – To format the text of a label or a field control, click on the Ellipse button (…) of the Font property
in Visual Basic’s property window. You can set the typeface name, size and other font settings from the
standard Font dialog box.
In addition, you can use the Format toolbar button and combo-boxes to set those properties for any
selected control or controls.
Apples To: Label, Data Field, and Checkbox
Data Type - StdFont
ForeColor – Sets/returns the foreground color used by the canvas drawing methods.
Apples To: Label, Data Field, and Checkbox
Data Type - OLE_COLOR
Height – Sets/returns the height of the section in twips.
Applies To: Page Header/Footer, Group Header/Footer, Details, Subreport, Label, Data Field, and
Checkbox
Data Type - Single
HyperLink – Identifies the hyperlink text of the clicked field.
Applies To: Label, and Data Field
Data Type - string
KeepTogether -Determines whether a section should print in its entirety on the same page. When you set
this property to True, the section will print on the same page without any page breaks. A False setting
allows the section to be split across two or more pages.
Applies To: Group Header/Footer, Detail
Data Type - Boolean
Left – Sets/returns the space between the left edge of the physical page and the left edge of the
control/object.
Applies To: Subreports, Label, Data Field, and Checkbox
Data Type - Single
Default Value - 1440 twips = 1 inch.
MaxPages – Sets/returns the maximum number of pages to be processed by Report Editor. Report Editor
will stop once the number of pages reaches this value.
You can use this value to limit the number of output pages when running reports and distributing the results
over a slow connection.
Data Type - Long
MultiLine – Determines whether the RichEdit prints multiple lines or single line. When set to False the
control is limited to single lines.
Applies To: Label, and Data Field
Data Type - Boolean
NewColumn - Determines whether Report Editor should insert a column-break before and/or after printing
the section.
Applies To: Group Header/Footer, and Detail
Data Type - NewPageConstants
Settings
Value
0
1
2
3
Mnemonic
DdNPNone
DdNPBefore
DdNPAfter
ddNPBeforeAfter
Description
No page-break before the section.
Start printing the section on a new page.
Start a new page after printing the section.
Start printing the section on a new page and start a new
page after printing it.
NewPage – Determines whether Report Editor should insert a page-break before and/or after printing the
section.
Applies To: Group Header/Footer, and Detail
Data Type – NewPageConstants
Settings
Value
0
1
2
3
Mnemonic
DdNPNone
DdNPBefore
DdNPAfter
DdNPBeforeAfter
Description
No page-break before the section.
Start printing the section on a new page.
Start a new page after printing the section.
Start printing the section on a new page and start a new
page after printing it.
OutputFormat – GAGEtrak Custom Reports Utility provides an easy to use Number Format dialog box.
You can use this dialog to set the OutputFormat property of field controls to a valid formatting mask.
To access this dialog, click on the ellipse (…) button of the OutputFormat property in Visual Basic’s
property window.
Applies To: Data Field
Note: Currency format is determined by the language set in the system Control Panel | Regional Options
settings in your systems. Depending on the language and the format placed in the OnFormat property in
the Property Toolbox the system will place that currency symbol in the defined format on the report at
run-time, i.e. OnFormat = $#,##0.00.
PrintAtBottom – Sets/returns if group footer section is moved to bottom of page.
Applies To: Group Footer
Data Type - Boolean
PrintWidth – Sets/returns the width of the report page in twips (1440 twips = 1 inch).
Data Type - Single
ReportName – Sets/returns the name of the linked report object.
Applies To: Subreports
Data Type - String
Style – Sets/returns style string of object.
Applies To: Data Fields, and Checkbox
Data Type - string
SummaryDistinctField – Sets/returns the name of the field used in a distinct summary function. The
summary function will process Data Field values based on the distinct value of this field.
Note: This property is used only when the SummaryFunc value is one of Distinct Summary Functions
Data Type - String
SummaryFunc - Sets the type of the summary function used to process the Data Field values. You can use
this function to create sub totals, grand totals and other summary values.
Data Type - SummaryFunctions
Settings
Value
0
Mnemonic
DdSFSum
1
DdSFAvg
2
DdSFCount
3
DdSFMin
4
DdSFMax
5
DdSFVar
6
DdSFVarP
7
DdSFStdDev
8
DdSFStdDevP
9
DdSFDSum
10
DdSFDAvg
11
DdSFDCount
12
DdSFDVar
13
DdSFDVarP
Description
Calculates the total of all values within the specified
summary region (group, page report).
Calculates the average of all values within the specified
summary region (group, page or report).
Calculates the count of all values within the specified
Calculates the minimum of all values within the specified
Calculates the maximum of all values within the specified
Calculates the variance of all values within the specified
Calculates the population variance of all values within the
specified summary region (group, page or report).
Calculates the standard deviation of all values within the
specified summary region (group, page or report).
Calculates the population standard deviation of all values
within the specified summary region (group, page or report).
Calculates the total based on the distinct values of another
field within the specified summary region (group, page or
report).
Calculates the average based on the distinct values of
another field within the specified summary region (group,
page or report).
Calculates the distinct count based on the distinct values of
page or report).
Calculates the variance based on the distinct values of
page or report).
Calculates the population distinct variance based on the
distinct values of another field within the specified summary
region (group, page or report).
Value
14
15
Mnemonic
ddSFDStdDev
ddSFDStdDevP
Description
Calculates the standard deviation based on the distinct
values of another field within the specified summary region
(group, page or report).
Calculates the population standard deviation based on the
distinct values of another field within the specified summary
region (group, page or report).
SummaryGroup – This property sets or returns the name of the group header section that will reset the
summarized field value. For example, setting a sum of price for an order group header will reset the sum to
zero for each order group. This property is valid when the SummaryType is set to 3-SubTotal.
Note: You must select SummaryRunning | ddSRGroup if you use Summary Group.
Data Type - String
SummaryRunning – This determines whether the summarized will be accumulated or reset for each level
(detail, group or page). Setting this property ddSRGroup or ddSRAll will make Report Editor print a
running summary of the field at the group or report level.
Note: You must select a SummaryGroup if ddSRGroup is used.
Data Type - SummaryRunningType
Settings
Value
0
1
2
Mnemonic
DdSRNone
DdSRGroup
DdSRAll
Description
Do not calculate a running summary.
Calculates a running summary (each value is the sum
of the current value and all preceding values) within the
same group level.
Calculates a running summary for all values.
SummaryType – SummaryType determines the type of summarization on the field if any. Report Editor
can summarize the field as a:
1. Sub total (group level; reset for each group)
2. Grand total (report level; do not reset until all records are processed)
3. Page total (page level; reset for each page)
4. Or a page count, which is the total number of pages printed.
Note: If the summarized field is placed ahead of it summary level (for example, placing a page total in the
page header or a report grand total in the report header); the containing section and the following
sections will not be printed until the summary value is resolved –calculated.
Data Type - SummaryType
Settings
Value
0
1
Mnemonic
DdSMNone
ddSMGrandTotal
2
DdSMPageTotal
3
DdSMSubTotal
4
ddSMPageCount
Description
No summarization.
Specifies a report level summary, evaluates the summary
function for all records in the report.
Specifies a page level summary, evaluates the summary
function for all records on each page.
Specifies a group level summary, evaluates the summary
function for all records in each group level.
Specifies a Page Count field.
Text – Sets/returns the text string to be printed.
Data Type - String
Tag – Sets/returns a user-defined value associated with the canvas object. You can use this property to
store information about the page that you might want to retrieve later from the Pages collection.
Applies To: Data Field, and Checkbox
Data Type – Variant
Note: Label tags are better left unchanged. They are set to “BUDDY@CONTROL FIELD:field name”.
This is the “link” designed into the program to make sure Labels are properly associated with data
fields. This is very important because Labels—and not fields--are used in creating the report filter.
Field labels can be changed but not field names (Field names are changed by editing data table).
TOCEnabled – Enables/disables the table of contents tree.
Data Type - Boolean
TOCVisible - Determines whether the viewer’s toolbar is displayed in the viewer window.
Data Type - Boolean
ToolbarVisible - Determines whether the toolbar is displayed in the preview window.
Data Type - Boolean
Top – Sets/returns the space between the top edge of the physical page and the top edge of the
control/object.
Data Type - Single
UnderlayNext – Determines whether the section should print underneath the following section. The
following section will start printing starting from the top the top coordinate of the under-laid section instead
of the bottom coordinate.
Applies To: Group Headers
UserData – General purpose property. It is useful when custom information is needed in a report that can
be manipulated at run-time.
Value – Sets/returns a value of true/false.
Applies To: Checkbox
VerticalAlignment – Sets/returns the vertical position of the text relative to the containing area.
Data Type - Integer
Settings
Value
0
1
2
Mnemonic
DdTXTop
ddTXMiddle
ddTXBottom
Description
Aligns the text to the top of the object area.
Centers the text vertically within the object area.
Aligns the text to the bottom of the object area.
Visible – Determines if the control/object is visible or printable.
Applies To: Page Header/Footer, Group Header/Footer, Detail, Subreport, Data Field, and Checkbox
Data Type - Boolean
Watermark – Select an image to be used as watermark or background image for your canvas. This can be
viewed in preview mode.
Data Type - Image
WatermarkAlignment - Sets/returns the watermark alignment on the printed page.
Data Type - watermarkalignment
Settings
Value
0
1
2
3
4
Mnemonic
ddPATopLeft
ddPATopRight
ddPACenter
ddPAButtomLeft
ddPAButtomRight
Description
Aligns to top left of margins
Aligns to top right of margins
Aligns to the center of the page
Aligns image to bottom left hand side of page
Aligns image to bottom right hand side of page
WatermarkPrintOnPages – lets specific pages you want the watermark image on (set via the watermark
property). The syntax can include a single page, page range or a combination of both, i.e. 1, 5-8, 9, 10-12.
The watermark is an image loaded to the report's background, which can be positioned, sized or aligned.
You set the watermark on script by loading an image via LoadPicture (e.g., rpt.WaterMark =
LoadPicture(App.Path & "\WaterMark.jpg")).
WatermarkSizeMode - Sets/returns the way the watermark will display on the printed page.
Data Type - watermarksizemode
Settings
Value
0
1
2
Mnemonic
DdSMClip
DdSMStretch
DdSMZoom
Description
This will clip an image if it is larger that print area
This will stretch an image to fit the print area
This will zoom in or out of the image to let the image
occupy the whole print area.
Width – Sets/returns the space between the left and right edges of the control/object.
Applies To: Subreport, Data Field, and Checkbox
Data Type - Single
WordWrap – Sets/returns word wrapping for control. Set to True to wrap the text to fit within the bounds
of the specified coordinates. Set to false and text will be clipped if CanGrow is set to false and control will
show only one line of text.
Appendix B:
GAGEtrak
Table Definitions
The list of tables below is a list of tables used in GAGEtrak 6.
Table Name – Analytic_RefValues
Description – A list of values used for analytical studies.
Associated From: Gage RR Studies
Field List
ID
GRR_Results_ID
Accepts
LSRefVal1
LSRefVal2
LSRefVal3
USRefVal1
USRefVal2
USRefVal3
Datatype
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Length
4
4
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
Table Name – Authorized_Persons
Description – A list of all personnel authorized to accept/return gages
Associated Form – AuthorizedGages, Auth_Persons
Field List
Auth_ID
Name
Note
Equip_ID
Datatype
Long Integer Field
Text Field
Memo Field
Text Field
Length
4
100
0
50
Table Name – Auto_Email_Header
Description – A list of events that trigger automatic sending of e-mail
Associated Form – Auto Emailer
Field List
Email_ID
Email_Event
Send_List
Send_Requester
Email_text
After_Body
Send_AuthUser
Datatype
Long Integer Field
Text Field
Long Integer Field
Long Integer Field
Memo Field
Long Integer
Long Integer
Length
4
100
4
4
0
4
4
Table Name – Auto_Email_List
Description – List email of a particular employee
Associated Form – Auto Email List Entry
Field List
Email_ID
Employee_ID
Table Name – Bookmarks
Datatype
Long Integer Field
Text Field
Length
4
50
Associated Form – frmBookmarks
Field List
Datatype
UserID
Bookmarks
LastGages
Text
Memo
Memo
Length
50
0
0
Table Name – CalFormula_Links
Description – Links gages with specific Calibration data.
Field List
Gage_ID
Calibration_Date
Calibration_Time
Gage_Standard_ID
Before_Formula
After_Formula
Datatype
Text
Date
Date
Text
Double
Double
Length
50
8
8
50
8
8
Table Name – CalFormula_Values
Description – Stores customized calibration formulas and value of variables
Associated Form – R&R Studies
Field List
Gage_ID
Calibration_Date
Calibration_Time
Gage_Standard_ID
Col_Name
Formula_Var
Formula_ID
Var_Value
Datatype
Text
Date
Date
Text
Text
Text
Double
Double
Length
50
8
8
50
50
50
8
8
Table Name – CalFreqTrack_Values
Description – Logs history of Calibration Frequency entries
Field List
Gage_ID
Calibration_Date
Calibration_Time
Old_Frequency
New_Frequency
UserName
DateChange
TimeChange
Datatype
Text
Date
Date
Double
Double
Text
Date
Date
Length
50
8
8
8
8
50
8
8
Table Name – Calib_Attachments
Description – List path of document attached to a particular calibration record.
Associated Form – CalibAttachmentsForm (Calibration Entry – Attachment tab)
Field List
ID
Gage_ID
Calibration_Date
Calibration_Time
AttachPath
Description
Datatype
Long Integer
Text
Date
Date
Text
Memo
Length
4
50
8
8
255
0
Table Name – Calib_Defined
Description – Contains user-defined fields for a particular calibration record.
Associated Form – Calibration Entry – User Defined tab
Field List
Item
Label_Text
LabelFontWeight
DftLabel_Text
Datatype
Text
Text
Long Integer
Text
Length
50
50
4
50
Field List
Field_Type
Field_Attrib
List_Source
List_Table
List_Field
Datatype
Text
Text
Memo
Text
Text
Length
50
50
0
50
50
Data type
Long Integer
Text
Memo
Length
4
255
0
Table Name – CalibFormulas
Description – Lists Calibration formulas.
Associated From – CalibFormulas
Field List
ID
Formula_Name
Formula
Table Name – Calibration_Header
Description – Contains calibration information (including measurements and results)
Associated From – CalHistory, Calibration Entry, SubKitHistory, Calibration Hours Graph, Edit Calibration
Header, frmGage_Frequency_Adjusting_Interval, Gage Calibration Certificate Entry
Field List
Gage_ID
Calibration_Date
Calibration_Time
Calibration_Type
Calibration_By
Department
Results
Action_Required
Approved
Findings
Calibration_Cost
AcctNo
TotalUncert
ResultCode
CalDateUpdated
CertNo
Time_Required
Repair_Cost
Repair_Hours
CalFrequency
CalFrequency_UOM
NextDue
Temperature
Humidity
Pressure
Other
CalibType
UserDef1
UserDef2
UserDef3
UserDef4
UserDef5
UserDef6
UserDef7
UserDef8
UserDef9
UserDef10
UserDef11
UserDef12
UserDef13
UserDef14
UserDef15
Data type
Text
Date
Date
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Long Integer
Memo
Double
Text
Double
Double
Long Integer
Text
Double
Double
Double
Double
Text
Date
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Length
50
8
8
50
50
50
50
50
4
0
8
50
8
8
4
50
8
8
8
8
50
8
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
Field List
UserDef16
UserDef17
UserDef18
UserDef19
UserDef20
SentToPDA
CalDiscrepancy
FloatFixed
Description
Gage_SN
Est_Calibration_Cost
Calibration_Hours
Effective_DF
Coverage_FactorK
Bill_To
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Text
Text
Double
Double
Double
Double
Text
Length
50
50
50
50
50
4
4
4
50
50
8
8
8
8
50
Table Name – Calibration_Header_Sig
Description – Lists and links signature information for every calibration entry.
Associated From – frmSubApprovedBy_Sig (Calibration Entry – Signature tab) frmSubCalibratedBy_Sig
(Calibration Entry – Signature tab)
Field List
Signature_ID
Gage_ID
Calibration_Date
Calibration_Time
UserID
Signature_Name
Signature_Type
Signature_Date
Signature_Time
Signature_On
Data type
Long Integer
Text
Date
Date
Text
Text
Long Integer
Date
Date
Long Integer
Length
4
50
8
8
150
50
4
8
8
4
Table Name – Calibration_Measurement
Description – Contains information on calibration measurements for every calibration header.
Associated From – Calibration Measurement SubForm (Calibration Entry – Measurements tab), Edit
Calibration Measurement
Field List
Gage_ID
Calibration_Date
Calibration_Time
Gage_Standard_ID
CM_Before
CM_After
Minimum
Nominal
Maximum
Uncert
CM_Calibration_ID
LimitUse
Units
CM_Type
GM_Type
Comments
GT_Format
StdDueDate
StdLastDate
Data type
Text
Date
Date
Text
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Text
Long Integer
Text
Text
Text
Memo
Text
Date
Date
Table Name – Calibration_Procedure_Link
Description – Links and lists calibration information for a particular gage.
Associated From – Calibration Entry – Procedure tab
Length
50
8
8
50
8
8
8
8
8
8
50
4
50
50
50
0
50
8
8
Field List
Gage_ID
Calibration_Date
Calibration_Time
Procedure_Name
Data type
Text
Date
Date
Text
Length
50
8
8
50
Table Name – Calibration_Scans
Description – Contains calibration scan records
Associated From – frmSubCalibration_Scans (Calibration Entry – Scans tab)
Field List
Gage_ID
Calibration_Date
Calibration_Time
File_Path
Scan_Date
Form_Description
Data type
Text
Date
Date
Text
Date
Memo
Length
50
8
8
255
8
0
Table Name – Calibration_Standards
Description – Contains calibration standards information used in comparing calibration measurements.
Associated From – Calibration Standard Entry (Calibration Entry – Measurements tab), Edit Calibration
Standards, Find New Measurement PDA Records, Gage Accuracy, Gage Accuracy2, Gage Accuracy Print,
Gage Accuracy Print2, IDSTDForm
Field List
Gage_ID
Standard_ID
Minimum
Nominal
Maximum
Units
CS_Type
GT_Format
GM_Type
Comments
CM_Calibration_ID
Data type
Text
Text
Double
Double
Double
Text
Text
Text
Text
Memo
Text
Length
50
50
8
8
8
50
50
50
50
0
50
Table Name – CHArchive
Description – Contains archived calibration records.
Associated From – CHArchiveViewfrm
Field List
Gage_ID
Calibration_Date
Calibration_Time
Calibration_Type
Calibration_By
Department
Results
Action_Required
Approved
Findings
Calibration_Cost
AcctNo
TotalUncert
ResultCode
CalDateUpdated
CertNo
Time_Required
Repair_Cost
Repair_Hours
CalFrequency
CalFrequency_UOM
NextDue
Data type
Text
Date
Date
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Long Integer
Memo
Double
Text
Double
Double
Long Integer
Text
Double
Double
Double
Double
Text
Date
Length
50
8
8
50
50
50
50
50
4
0
8
50
8
8
4
50
8
8
8
8
50
8
Field List
Temperature
Humidity
Pressure
Other
CalibType
UserDef1
UserDef2
UserDef3
UserDef4
UserDef5
UserDef6
UserDef7
UserDef8
UserDef9
UserDef10
UserDef11
UserDef12
UserDef13
UserDef14
UserDef15
UserDef16
UserDef17
UserDef18
UserDef19
UserDef20
SentToPDA
CalDiscrepancy
FloatFixed
Description
Gage_SN
Calibration_Hours
Effective_DF
Coverage_FactorK
Bill_To
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Text
Text
Double
Double
Double
Double
Text
Length
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
4
4
4
50
50
8
8
8
8
50
Table Name – CheckBox
Description – Program table, used for multiple choice list boxes
Associated From – Multiple
Field List
FS_Type
FS_Order
FS_Value
Text
Description
Data type
Text Field
Long Integer Field
Text Field
Text Field
Text Field
Length
50
4
50
50
100
Table Name – CMArchive
Description – Archived calibration measurements records
Associated From – CMArchiveViewfrm
Field List
Gage_ID
Calibration_Date
Calibration_Time
Gage_Standard_ID
CM_Before
CM_After
Minimum
Nominal
Maximum
Uncert
CM_Calibration_ID
Data type
Text
Date
Date
Text
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Text
Length
50
8
8
50
8
8
8
8
8
8
50
Field List
LimitUse
Units
CM_Type
GM_Type
Comments
GT_Format
StdDueDate
StdLastDate
Data type
Long Integer
Text
Text
Text
Memo
Text
Date
Date
Length
4
50
50
50
0
50
8
8
Table Name – Customer_Adjustment_Factors
Description – Not Used
Associated From – Not Used
Field List
Adjust_ID
Cust_ID
Description
Adj_Factors
Data type
Long Integer
Text
Text
Double
Length
4
50
50
8
Data type
Text
Double
Length
50
8
Table Name – Degrees_Of_Freedom
Field List
Degrees_of_Freedom
Df_Factor
Table Name – Dist_Factor
Description – Records Distribution Factor data used in calculating Uncertainty in Linearity Studies
Associated From – Linearity
Field List
Distribution_Type
Distribution_Factor
Data type
Text
Double
Length
50
8
Table Name – Events
Description – List of events for a specific gage
Associated From – Events
Field List
Event_ID
Event
Description
Eaction
Etrigger
Data type
Long Integer
Text
Memo
Text
Text
Length
4
50
0
50
50
Table Name – ezs_SearchCriteria
Description – Stored search criteria
Associated From – Edit Search Criteria, ezs_zCriteria
Field List
SearchName
Source
CriteriaNumber
CriteriaText
Data type
Text Field
Text Field
Long Integer Field
Text Field
Length
50
50
4
255
Data type
Date/Time Field
Text Field
Text Field
Text Field
Text Field
Length
8
50
100
100
100
Table Name – ezy_AuditLog
Description – Audit log records
Associated From – Audit Log
Field List
FS_DateTime
FS_User
Object
Action
DataKey
Field List
ItemNumber
Data type
Long Integer Field
Length
4
Table Name – ezy_AuditLogData
Description – Specific pre- and post-edit audit data
Associated From – AuditLog_Advanced, AuditLog_Basic, frmAuditLog_Detail
Field List
Item_Number
Field_Name
Old_Value
New_Value
Memo_Value
Data type
Long Integer Field
Text Field
Text Field
Text Field
Memo Field
Length
4
100
255
255
0
Table Name – ezy_GroupCustomer
Description – Specific pre and post edit audit data
Associated From – Audit Log
Field List
GroupName
Cust_ID
OperatorStamp
DateTimeStamp
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Date
Length
50
150
50
8
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Date
Length
50
150
50
8
Table Name – ezy_GroupGroup
Description – User Groups
Associated From – Security and Users
Field List
GroupName
Group_ID
OperatorStamp
DateTimeStamp
Table Name – ezy_GroupPermissions
Description – Group security rights and restrictions
Associated From – Security
Field List
GroupName
ObjectType
ObjectName
ControlTypeName
ControlName
Description
ControlDescription
Permission
OperatorStamp
DateTimeStamp
Data type
Text Field
Long Integer Field
Text Field
Text Field
Text Field
Text Field
Text Field
Text Field
Text Field
Date/Time Field
Length
50
4
50
50
50
100
100
50
50
8
Data type
Text
Text
Date
Long Integer
Length
50
50
8
4
Data type
Text Field
Length
50
Table Name – ezy_Groups
Description – Security groups
Field List
GroupName
OperatorStamp
DateTimeStamp
GroupOnly
Table Name – ezy_GroupUser
Description – Security group user list
Field List
GroupName
Field List
UserID
OperatorStamp
DateTimeStamp
Data type
Text Field
Text Field
Date/Time Field
Length
150
50
8
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Text
Date
Text
Long Integer
Length
150
150
50
50
8
50
4
Table Name – ezy_Users
Description – Security user list
Field List
UserID
Password
FullName
OperatorStamp
DateTimeStamp
OpenForm
StatusRules
Table Name – Field_Labels
Description – Custom field label information
Associated From – Field Labels
Field List
Field_Name
Label_Text
Status_Bar_Text
FontWeight
DftLabel_Text
DftStatus_Bar_Text
Data type
Text Field
Text Field
Text Field
Long Integer Field
Text Field
Text Field
Length
50
50
255
4
50
50
Table Name – Form_Captions
Description – Lists names and captions of every form
Associated From – Form Captions
Field List
Form_Name
Form_Caption
Data type
Text Field
Text Field
Length
50
100
Table Name – Formula_Vars
Description – Stores variables of customized calibration formulas
Associated From – Formula_Vars subform
Field List
ID
Formula_ID
Formula_Var
Var_Value
Data type
Long Integer
Long Integer
Text
Double
Length
4
4
255
8
Table Name – Gage_Attachments
Description – Contains path and descriptions of attachments for a specific gage entry.
Associated From – GageAttachmentsForm (Gage Entry – Attachments tab)
Field List
ID
Gage_ID
AttachPath
Description
Data type
Long Integer
Text
Text
Memo
Length
4
50
255
0
Table Name – Gage_Events
Description – Lists events and associated application for a particular gage emtry.
Associated From – Gage Events SubForm (Gage Entry – Events tab)
Field List
Gage_ID
Event_ID
App_Path
Data type
Text
Long Integer
Text
Length
50
4
255
Field List
App_Params
Filter
Data type
Text
Text
Length
255
255
Table Name – Gage_Master
Description – Lists attributes (non-key fields) of every gage entry.
Associated From – Gage Master Entry, Staff Master Gage Issued, subKitGAGE, Calibration Cost Graph,
Calibration Entry, Calibration Hours Graph, Current Cost Status by Type, Edit Gage Master, Edit Gage
Procedure Links, Find New Measurement PDA Records, frmGage_Frequency_Adjusting_Interval, Gage
Calibration Certificate Entry, Gage Master Print Form, Gage Master SubForm, IDREFForm, Kit Gages History,
Part Master SubForm, TodaysEventSub, TodaysEventSub2
Field List
Gage_ID
Gage_SN
Asset_No
Model_No
Manufacturer
GM_Owner
Description
GM_Type
Unit_of_Meas
Standard_Group
Drawing_No
Drawing_Date
Change_Level
Change_Date
Storage_Location
Current_Location
Service_Date
Retirement_Date
Calibrator
Calibration_Frequency
Calibration_Frequency_UOM
CyclesPerDay
Resolution
Operating_Range
Plus_Tolerance
Minus_Tolerance
Supplier_Code
GM_Cost
Purchase_Date
Calibration_Hours
CalibSkipDirection
Next_Due_Date
Last_Calibration_Date
Notes
Status
User_Defined
RefStandard
GM_Format
Calibrated_By
GM_Usage
AdjPlanCode
AdjCalFreq
MaxAdjCalFreq
RRFreq
RRFreqUnits
RRHours
RRSkipDirection
LastRR
NextRR
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Date
Text
Date
Text
Text
Date
Date
Text
Double
Text
Long Integer
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Double
Date
Double
Double
Long Integer
Date
Date
Memo
Text
Text
Long Integer
Text
Text
Double
Text
Double
Double
Double
Text
Double
Long Integer
Date
Date
Length
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
8
50
8
50
50
8
8
50
8
50
4
50
50
50
50
50
8
8
8
8
4
8
8
0
50
50
4
50
50
8
50
8
8
8
50
8
4
8
8
Field List
RRResult
LabelCode
Uncert
PriorCalDate
Nist_No
CustomerInfo
CalLabelSize
UseLeft
UseUsed
Calibration_Frequency_DOM
UserDef1
UserDef2
UserDef3
UserDef4
UserDef5
UserDef6
UserDef7
UserDef8
UserDef9
UserDef10
UserDef11
UserDef12
UserDef13
UserDef14
UserDef15
UserDef16
UserDef17
UserDef18
UserDef19
UserDef20
RestrictIssue
Min_CalFreq
Max_CalFreq
EstNext_Due_Date
FloatFixed
FloatFixedRR
PrintIssueLabel
Data type
Text
Text
Double
Date
Text
Text
Text
Double
Double
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Long Integer
Double
Double
Date
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Length
50
50
8
8
50
255
50
8
8
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
4
8
8
8
4
4
4
Table Name – GAGE_Master_Schedule
Description – Contains calibration schedule information for a particular gage.
Associated From – Gage Entry – Schedule tab
Field List
Gage_ID
Schedule_ID
Calibrator
Schedule_Frequency
Schedule_Frequency_UOM
Schedule_Hours
ScheduleSkipDirection
Next_Due_Date
Last_Done_Date
Notes
AdjPlanCode
AdjCalFreq
MaxAdjCalFreq
Gage_ID
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Double
Text
Double
Long Integer
Date
Date
Memo
Text
Double
Double
Text
Length
50
50
50
8
50
8
4
8
8
0
50
8
8
50
Table Name – GAGE_Reqs
Description – Gage part and usage information
Associated From – Part Master SubForm (Gage Entry – Parts)
Field List
Data type
Length
Field List
Part_No
Gage_ID
Step_No
Dimension
Method
Freq
Comments
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Memo
Length
50
50
50
50
50
50
0
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Length
150
50
20
4
4
4
4
4
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Length
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
Table Name – GAGE_Status_Rules
Field List
UserID
Status_ID
Status
AllowIssue
AllowView
Waiting
RequireEntry
EntryValue
Table Name – Group_Gages
Field List
Gage_ID
Group_ID
Gage_SN
Description
GM_Type
Unit_of_Meas
New_Field
Table Name – Group_Master
Description – Lists attributes of a particular group
Field List
Group_ID
Description
Group_Type
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Length
50
50
50
Table Name – GRR_Results
Description – Contains Gage R&R Studies Results
Associated From – Risk Analysis, Stability Study, Edit GRR Results Header, Edit GRR Results Measurement,
Gage RR ANOVA, Gage RR ANOVA Chart, Gage RR Anova Chart_MSA2, Gage RR Attribute, Gage RR
Attribute Analytic, Gage RR Avg Chart, Gage RR Avg Chart_MSA2, Gage RR Comparison XY Chart, Gage RR
Comparison XY Chart_MSA2, Gage RR Error Chart, Gage RR Error Chart_MSA2, Gage RR Form, Gage RR
Form_MSA2, Gage RR Linearity, Gage RR Linearity Chart, Gage RR Linearity Chart A3, Gage RR NI Chart AP,
Gage RR Part Appraiser Avg Chart, Gage RR Part Appraiser_MSA2, Gage RR Range Chart AP, Gage RR
Range Chart AP_MSA2, Gage RR Repeatability Range Chart, Gage RR Repeatability Range Chart_MSA2,
Gage RR Residual Plot Chart, Gage RR Run Chart, Gage RR Run Chart_MSA2, Gage RR Scatter Chart, Gage
RR Scatter Chart MSA2, Gage RR Stability, Gage RR Stability Chart, Gage RR Stability Chart_MSA2, Gage RR
Stability SubForm, Gage RR Stability_MSA2, Gage RR Whiskers Chart, Gage RR Whiskers Chart_MSA2, Gage
RR XY Chart, Gage RR XY Chart_MSA2, StabilityHistogramChart, StabilityXBarRChart, StabilitySBarRChart,
StabilityXMRChart
Field List
GRR_Results_ID
Gage_ID
Gage_Desc
Part_No
Part_Name
Data type
Long Integer
Text
Text
Text
Text
Length
4
50
50
50
50
Field List
Characteristic
Company_Part_No
GRR_Results_Type
Approved
Completed
GRR_Results_Date
Trials
Parts
Ops
USL
LSL
GRR
GRR_PCT
EV
EVTOL_PCT
EVTV_PCT
AV
AVTOL_PCT
AVTV_PCT
RR
RRTOL_PCT
RRTV_PCT
PV
PVTOL_PCT
PVTV_PCT
R_BAR
UCL_R
TV
Comments
C
a11
a12
a13
a14
a15
a16
a17
a18
a19
a110
a21
a22
a23
a24
a25
a26
a27
a28
a29
a210
a31
a32
a33
a34
a35
a36
a37
a38
a39
a310
b11
b12
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Long Integer
Long Integer
Date
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Memo
Long Integer
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Length
50
50
50
4
4
8
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
0
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Field List
b13
b14
b15
b16
b17
b18
b19
b110
b21
b22
b23
b24
b25
b26
b27
b28
b29
b210
b31
b32
b33
b34
b35
b36
b37
b38
b39
b310
c11
c12
c13
c14
c15
c16
c17
c18
c19
c110
C21
C22
C23
C24
C25
C26
C27
C28
C29
C210
C31
C32
C33
C34
C35
C36
C37
C38
C39
C310
Name_a
Name_b
Name_c
SixSigmaVar
Data type
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Text
Text
Text
Double
Length
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
50
50
50
8
Field List
Ref1
Ref2
Ref3
Ref4
Ref5
Ref6
Ref7
Ref8
Ref9
Ref10
LinBias
LinSlope
LinFit
LIN
LINTOL_PCT
LINPV_PCT
ChartNo
SubGroupNo
NumbFormat
PercFormat
StdError
Confidence
InterceptCOE
InterceptDF
InterceptTSTAT
InterceptTCRI
SlopeCOE
SlopeDF
SlopeTSTAT
SlopeTCRI
Result
UPL
LOL
HH
HL
LH
LL
StabType
StabRes
StabRef
StabHistXBar
StabHistSigma
UseHistoric
UseRange
BiasOnly
LinearityData
MSA_Ver
Gage_Resolution
Data type
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Text
Double
Double
Text
Text
Text
Text
Double
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Text
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Long Integer
Memo
Double
Single
Length
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
50
8
8
100
50
50
50
8
50
50
50
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
255
8
8
8
8
8
8
50
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
0
8
4
Table Name – Issue_Tracking
Description – Contains issue-tracking records in relation to a particular gage master record.
Associated From – Issue Tracking Entry, Edit Issue Tracking, Kit Gages History, PopUpIssue
Field List
GRR_Results_ID
Gage_ID
Gage_Desc
Part_No
Part_Name
Characteristic
Company_Part_No
GRR_Results_Type
Data type
Long Integer
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Length
4
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
Field List
Approved
Completed
GRR_Results_Date
Trials
Parts
Ops
USL
Data type
Long Integer
Long Integer
Date
Text
Text
Text
Text
Length
4
4
8
50
50
50
50
Table Name – Issue_Tracking_Archive
Description – Archived issue-tracking records
Associated From – CIArchiveViewfrm
Field List
Gage_ID
Issue_Date
Issue_Time
Issued_To
Issued_Dept
Received_Date
Received_Time
Received_From
Notes
Return_Cycles
Part_No
Issue_Tracking_Type
PO_No
ExpReturnDate
Kit_ID
Data type
Text
Date
Date
Text
Text
Date
Date
Text
Text
Long Integer
Text
Text
Text
Date
Text
Length
50
8
8
50
50
8
8
50
50
4
50
50
50
8
50
Table Name – Kit_Issue_Tracking
Description – Contains usage and issue records of a particular Kit.
Associated From – Kit Issue, Kit Issue, Kit Return,
Field List
Kit_ID
Issue_Date
Issue_Time
Issued_To
Issued_Dept
Received_Date
Received_Time
Received_From
Notes
Issue_Tracking_Type
ExpReturnDate
Data type
Text
Date
Date
Text
Text
Date
Date
Text
Memo
Text
Date
Length
50
8
8
50
50
8
8
50
0
50
8
Table Name – Kit_Master
Description – Lists attributes (both primary and non-key fields) of every Kit.
Associated From – Kit Entry, Kit Issue, Kit Return,
Field List
Kit_ID
Kit_Description
Kit_Storage_Location
Kit_Current_Location
Kit_Procedure
Returned
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Text
Memo
Long Integer
Length
50
50
50
50
0
4
Table Name – KitGageLink
Description – List identification and description of a particular Kit.
Associated From – subKitGAGE
Field List
Kit_ID
Data type
Text
Length
50
Field List
Kit_Description
Data type
Text
Length
50
Table Name – KitGageTypeLink
Description – List the type and number of gages belonging to a Kit.
Associated From – KitRequiredGageTypes
Field List
Kit_ID
GM_Type
Quantity
Data type
Text
Text
Long Integer
Length
50
50
4
Table Name – KitGageUseList
Description – Records use of gages belonging to a particular Kit
Associated From – Kit Entry
Field List
Kit_ID
Gage_ID
KitGageUseCheck
KitGageUseMemo
KitGageUseDesc
Data type
Text
Text
Long Integer
Memo
Text
Length
50
50
4
0
50
Table Name – Label_Hdr
Description – Contains attributes of every label type.
Associated From – Labels
Field List
Label_Name
Description
Height
Width
FontSize
Font
Columns
Field_Label
Logo
Company_Logo
Logo_Align
H_Company1
H_Company2
Text_Align
Field_Align
LT1_C1
LT2_C1
LT3_C1
LT4_C1
LT5_C1
LT6_C1
LT7_C1
LT8_C1
LF1_C1
LF2_C1
LF3_C1
LF4_C1
LF5_C1
LF6_C1
LF7_C1
LF8_C1
LT1_C2
LT2_C2
LT3_C2
LT4_C2
LT5_C2
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Binary
Text
Long Integer
Long Integer
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Length
50
50
25
25
10
20
1
4
4
0
50
4
4
50
50
255
255
255
255
255
255
255
255
255
255
255
255
255
255
255
255
255
255
255
255
255
Field List
LT6_C2
LT7_C2
LT8_C2
LF1_C2
LF2_C2
LF3_C2
LF4_C2
LF5_C2
LF6_C2
LF7_C2
LF8_C2
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Length
255
255
255
255
255
255
255
255
255
255
255
Table Name – Letter
Description – Service Request notification and update letters.
Associated From – Edit Service Request Letter, Letter Entry
Field List
Letter_Type
Date_Authored
Authored_By
FS_Body
Data type
Text Field
Date/Time Field
Text Field
Memo Field
Length
50
8
50
0
Data type
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Length
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Table Name – Man_Sequences
Description – Internal program use
Associated From – None
Field List
Key_Field
GRR_Results_ID
MDR_No
ezs_SearchCriteria
ezy_AuditLog
TblFilters
TblCriteria
Authorized_Persons
Bookmark_ID
Event_ID
Stability_ID
Table Name – MDR
Description – Contains related information of a particular service request.
Associated From – MDR Entry (Service Request Entry), Edit Service Request, MDR Gages
Field List
MDR_No
MDR_Date
Requester
Gage_ID
Ins_Amt
Letter_Type
Service_Supplier
Status
Completion_Date
Comments
Data type
Text
Date
Text
Text
Double
Text
Text
Text
Date
Text
Length
50
8
50
50
8
50
50
50
8
250
Table Name – MDR_Archive
Description – Archived Service Request
Field List
MDR_No
MDR_Date
Requester
Gage_ID
Ins_Amt
Data type
Text
Date
Text
Text
Double
Length
50
8
50
50
8
Field List
Letter_Type
Service_Supplier
Status
Completion_Date
Comments
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Date
Text
Length
50
50
50
8
250
Table Name – MDR_Gages
Description – Contains related information for a service request of a particular gage.
Associated From – Service Request Entry
Field List
MDR_No
Requester
Gage_ID
Ins_Amt
Status
Completion_Date
Comments
Next_Due_Date
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Double
Text
Date
Text
Date
Length
50
50
50
8
50
8
250
8
Table Name – MDR_Gages_Archive
Description – Archived MDR_Gages Records
Associated From – Service Request Entry
Field List
MDR_No
Requester
Gage_ID
Ins_Amt
Status
Completion_Date
Comments
Next_Due_Date
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Double
Text
Date
Text
Date
Length
50
50
50
8
50
8
250
8
Table Name – Meas_Uncertainty
Description – List necessary information for calculating uncertainty measurements.
Associated From – Uncertainty
Field List
Gage_ID
Calibration_Date
Calibration_Time
Uncert_Contributor
Type
Estimation
Distribution_Type
Distribution_Factor
Degrees_Of_Freedom
DF_Factor
Data type
Text
Date
Date
Text
Text
Double
Text
Double
Text
Double
Length
50
8
8
50
50
8
50
8
50
8
Table Name – Menu_Names
Description – Lists names and identifications of every menu.
Associated From – Form Menus
Field List
Menu_ID
Default_Name
Custom_Name
Data type
Long Integer Field
Text Field
Text Field
Length
4
100
100
Table Name – MenuBarNames
Description – File menu bar custom names
Associated From – MenuBarNames, MenubarNamesSubMenu, MenuBarNamesSubSub
Field List
Data type
Length
Field List
MenuBarName
MenuDefaultName
MenuCustomName
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Length
50
50
50
Table Name – MenuBarNamesSubMenu
Description – File submenu custom names
Associated From – Submenus
Field List
MenuBarName
MenuDefaultName
MBDefaultName
MBCustomName
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Text
Length
50
50
50
50
Table Name – MenuBarNamesSubSub
Description – File sub-submenu custom names
Associated From – Sub-submenus
Field List
MenuBarName
MenuDefaultName
MBDefaultName
SubMenuDefaultName
SubMenuCustomName
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Length
50
50
50
50
50
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Text
Length
50
50
50
50
Table Name – NumberFormat
Description – Number Format
Associated From – NumberFormat
Field List
NumberField
NumberLink
NumberFormat
LastNumber
Table Name – Part_Master
Description – Contains attributes of every part record.
Associated From – Edit Part Record, Parts, Parts Master Entry, Parts Measured SubForm
Field List
Gage_ID
Part_No
Description
Operation
Drawing_No
Drawing_Date
Change_Level
Change_Date
Insp_Procedure
User_Defined1
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Date
Text
Date
Memo
Text
Length
50
50
50
50
50
8
50
8
0
50
Table Name – Part_Meas_With_Gage_Type
Description – Relates parts measured with by a particular Kit.
Associated From – Parts Measured SubForm
Field List
Kit_ID
GM_Type
Part_No
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Length
50
50
50
Table Name – Procedure_Link
Description – Procedure Link for a particular Gage Tasks
Associated From – Calibration Entry Procedures, Gage Master Entry Procedures
Field List
Data type
Length
Field List
Gage_ID
Procedure_Name
Data type
Text
Text
Length
50
50
Table Name – Procedures
Description – Maintenance procedure information
Associated From – Calibration Entry Procedures, Edit Procedures, Gage Master Entry Procedure SubForm,
Procedure Entry
Field List
Procedure_Name
Procedure_txt
MediaPath
Author_Name
Rev_Number
Rev_Date
Data type
Text
Memo
Text
Text
Text
Date
Length
50
0
255
50
50
8
Table Name – Procedures_OLE
Description – Maintenance procedure file and image links
Associated From – Calibration Entry Procedures, Gage Master Entry OLE SubForm, Gage Master Entry
Procedure SubForm, Procedure Entry
Field List
Procedure_Name
Procedure_OLE
Data type
Text
Long Binary
Length
50
0
Table Name – Program_Msg
Description – Program messages custom form
Associated From – Messages (Settings – Interface tab –Messages subtab), Reset Original Messages
Field List
Msg_ID
Msg_Text
Msg_Flags
Msg_Title
Msg_Desc
Msg_User
Msg_Misc
Data type
Long Integer
Memo
Long Integer
Text
Text
Text
Long Integer
Length
4
0
4
100
250
50
4
Table Name – RepControl
Description – Report control number information
Associated From – ReportControlForm
Field List
ControlID
ReportName
ControlText
Alignment
User1
User2
User3
User4
User5
Data type
Long Integer
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Length
4
100
75
50
20
20
20
20
20
Table Name – ResultCodes
Description – Result Codes information
Associated From – Edit Calibration Result Codes, x_ResultList
Field List
Result_Codes_ID
ResultCode
CodeValue
Lookback
Table Name – Risk_Analysis
Description – Risk analysis information
Data type
Long Integer
Text
Double
Text
Length
4
50
8
50
Associated From – Gage RR Atribute Risk Analysis
Field List
GRR_Results_ID
RiskSeqNum
A1
A2
A3
B1
B2
B3
C1
C2
C3
Decision
RefValue
Code
AppSignal
Data type
Long Integer
Long Integer
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Long Integer
Double
Text
Text
Length
4
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
8
50
50
Data type
Text
Long Integer
Text
Length
50
4
100
Table Name – RootCause
Field List
Cause
Enabled
Description
Table Name – Settings
Description – Program settings
Associated From – Settings, frmGage_Frequency_Adjusting_Interval, Interface, Lock Catcher Form
Field List
Settings_ID
Company_Name_1
Company_Name_2
Company_Address_1
Company_Address_2
Company_City
Company_State
Company_Zip
Company_Contact
Company_Phone
Company_Fax
Company_Logo
Calibration_Cert_Statement
OpenToolPalette
ToolPaletteOrientation
ToolPaletteLocation
Skip_Sun
Skip_Mon
Skip_Tue
Skip_Wed
Skip_Thu
Skip_Fri
Skip_Sat
AutoCalDue
AutoRRDue
DefaultFormat
MaxUsers
AutoAdjust
PassFactor
FailFactor
SkipDirection
ysnAuditTrail
strAuditLocation
Data type
Long Integer
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Long Binary
Memo
Long Integer
Long Integer
Double
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Text
Double
Long Integer
Double
Double
Long Integer
Long Integer
Text
Length
4
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
0
0
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
50
8
4
8
8
4
4
50
Field List
strAuditEditor
StrSerialNo
BGColor
LineColor
TitleColor
HeadingColor
DataColor
FontNameHeadings
FontNameData
FontStyleHeadings
FontStyleData
LinesVisible
PageNumbers
AllowSaveReport
ShowWideLogo
BarCode
Terminator
CCNumberFormat
CCLastNumber
SRNumberFormat
SRLastNumber
LabelAction
AuditPurge
SecurityOn
SecurityWarning
LoginMethod
MonthsAhead
MonthsBehind
RefreshRate
GreenNumber
BlueNumber
YellowNumber
RedNumber
Flags
ProgramVersion
Electronic_Signature_Login
ForceChangePassword
ForceChangePasswordDays
NoAllowLogin
NoAllowLoginEmails
PasswordMinimum
LoginInactivityPeriod
LastDateSetting
Overwrite_Warning
RestrictIssue
SecurityRestrict
LastDueEmail
GIDLastNumber
GIDNumberFormat
Scanned_Image_Path
ReliabilityTarget
OOT_Rate_Target
DesiredDispPrecision
MinAllowInterval
MaxAllowInterval
ConfidenceLevel
SCNumberFormat
SCLastNumber
FirstDayOfWeek
PrintIssueLabel
PagerPause
DoNotArchiveUnsignedCalib
Data type
Text
Text
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Text
Text
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Double
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Memo
Long Integer
Long Integer
Date
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Date
Text
Text
Text
Double
Double
Long Integer
Double
Double
Double
Text
Text
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Boolean
Length
15
50
4
4
4
4
4
15
15
4
4
4
4
4
4
50
50
50
50
50
50
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
0
4
4
8
4
4
4
8
50
50
255
8
8
4
8
8
8
50
50
4
4
4
1
Field List
DoNotArchiveUnapprovedCali
b
ProcControl
Failure_Notice_Statement
Data type
Boolean
Long Integer
Memo
Length
1
4
0
Table Name – Skip_Dates
Description – Skip date information
Associated From – Edit Skip Dates (Settings – Calendar tab)
Field List
Skip_Date
Data type
Date/Time Field
Length
8
Table Name – Stability_Results
Description – Lists Stability Study information
Associated From – Stability Study SubForm
Field List
ResultID
GRR_Results_ID
GRR_Results_Date
SubGroupNo
ChartNo
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9
S10
LinBias
LinSlope
LinFit
MR
Notes
Appraiser
MSA_Ver
Data type
Long Integer
Long Integer
Date
Double
Long Integer
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Memo
Text
Double
Length
4
4
8
8
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
0
50
8
Table Name – Staff
Description – Employee information
Associated From – Staff Master, Auto Email List, Calibration Cost by Staff, Calibration Hours by Staff Graph
Field List
Employee_ID
Social_Security
EmpName
YsnActive
Job_Title
CraftCode
Date_Hired
Date_In_Job
Department
Supervisor
Phone_Ext
Pager_No
EmailName
Address
Address_2
City
State
ZIP_Code
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Long Integer
Text
Text
Date
Date
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Length
50
50
50
4
50
50
8
8
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
Field List
Home_Phone
WorkPhone
DepartmentName
Date_Of_Birth
Education
Industry_Experience
Related_Experience
Management_Experience
Salary
Comments
SupervisorID
SpouseName
EmrgcyContactName
EmrgcyContactPhone
Seniority
Shift
Crew
SkillLevel
User1
User2
Staff_Photo
Overwrite_Warning
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Date
Text
Text
Text
Text
Double
Memo
Long Integer
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Long Binary
Long Integer
Length
50
50
50
8
50
50
50
50
8
0
4
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
0
4
Table Name – Staff_User_List
Description – Staff and security user cross reference table
Associated From – Staff User List
Field List
UserID
Employee_ID
Data type
Text Field
Text Field
Length
150
50
Table Name – Standard_Group
Description – Contains attributes of a particular standard group.
Associated From –Standard Group SubForm, Edit Standard Group
Field List
Standard_Group
Standard_ID
Minimum
Nominal
Maximum
Units
CS_Type
GT_Format
GM_Type
Comments
CM_Calibration_ID
Data type
Text
Text
Double
Double
Double
Text
Text
Text
Text
Memo
Text
Length
50
50
8
8
8
50
50
50
50
0
50
Table Name – Standard_Header
Description – Contains attributes of a particular standard.
Associated From – Standard Header
Field List
Standard_Group
Description
Resolution
Operating_Range
Plus_Tolerance
Minus_Tolerance
FloatFixed
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Long Integer
Table Name – States
Description – State/region/province information
Length
50
50
50
50
50
50
4
Associated From – States
Field List
StateCode
State
Data type
Text Field
Text Field
Length
50
50
Table Name – Status
Description – Gage status lookup
Associated From –Status Form, Edit Status
Field List
Status_ID
Status
Data type
Long Integer Field
Text Field
Length
4
50
Table Name – Supplier_Master
Description – Supplier information
Associated From – Supplier Master, Edit Supplier Records
Field List
Supplier_Code
Supplier_Master_Name
Salutation
Contact
Phone
Fax
Email
Address
City
State
Zip
Country
Last_Review
Last_Rating
Last_Received
Last_Reject
Enabled
User1
User2
SupType
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Date
Date
Date
Date
Long Integer
Text
Text
Text
Length
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
8
8
8
8
4
50
50
50
Table Name – Tab_Captions
Description – Form tab custom caption names
Associated From – Form Tabs
Field List
Form_Name
Tab_Name
Tab_Caption
Data type
Text Field
Text Field
Text Field
Length
50
50
50
Data type
Long Integer Field
Long Integer Field
Text Field
Text Field
Text Field
Text Field
Length
4
4
100
50
50
50
Data type
Length
Table Name – tblCriteria
Description – Internal use
Field List
cr_ID
cr_HeaderID
cr_Field
cr_Operator
cr_Value
cr_SortBy
Table Name – tblDTUCount
Field List
Field List
FromTableName
FromCount
ToTableName
ToCount
DTUVersion
DTUDate
Data type
Text
Long Integer
Text
Long Integer
Text
Date
Length
255
4
255
4
50
8
Data type
Long Integer Field
Text Field
Text Field
Length
4
255
255
Data type
Text
Memo
Memo
Date
Long Integer
Text
Text
Long Integer
Long Integer
Text
Long Integer
Memo
Long Integer
Long Integer
Text
Text
Text
Date
Text
Length
100
0
0
8
4
255
100
4
4
50
4
0
4
4
50
50
50
8
100
Data type
Long Integer
Text
Date
Date
Text
Double
Double
Text
Double
Text
Text
Date
Memo
Text
Text
Length
4
50
8
8
50
8
8
250
8
50
50
8
0
50
50
Table Name – tblFilters
Field List
fl_ID
fl_Code
fl_Title
Table Name – tblReports
Field List
ReportName
Structure
BaseSQL
TimeCreated
LabelMode
PrinterDevice
PresetConnection
HardCoded
TimeBase
TimeField
GroupID
OriginalStructure
RptVersion
UpdateRpt
Author
Company
Keywords
Creation_Date
ReportName
Table Name – Training
Description – Staff Training information
Associated From – Training History
Field List
ItemNumber
Employee_ID
StartDate
EndDate
Description
FS_Hours
CEUs
School
Cost
Status
Certification
CertExpDate
Comments
User1
User2
Table Name – UncertaintySetup
Description – Stores data for uncertainty calculations
Associated From – Uncertainty Studies
Field List
GRR_Results_ID
Setup_LinBiasPlusMinus
Setup_OnlyBiasPlusMinus
Setup_UncorrectedPlusMinus
Setup_LinBiasDF
Setup_OnlyBiasDF
Setup_UncorrectedDF
Setup_LinBiasInclude
Setup_OnlyBiasInclude
Setup_UncorrectedInclude
Setup_BiasCorrectedPlusMinus
Setup_ResolutionPlusMinus
Setup_GRRPlusMinus
Setup_BiasCorrectedDF
Setup_ResolutionDF
Setup_GRRDF
Setup_BiasCorrectedInclude
Setup_ResolutionInclude
Setup_GRRInclude
Budget_Uncert_Row1
Budget_Type_Row1
Budget_PlusMinus_Row1
Budget_Prob_Row1
Budget_Divisor_Row1
Budget_SensiCOE_Row1
Budget_UncertCont_Row1
Budget_DF_Row1
Budget_Uncert_Row2
Budget_Type_Row2
Budget_Prob_Row2
Budget_Divisor_Row2
Budget_DF_Row2
Budget_Uncert_Row3
Budget_Type_Row3
Budget_Prob_Row3
Budget_Divisor_Row3
Budget_DF_Row3
Budget_Uncert_Row4
Budget_Type_Row4
Budget_Prob_Row4
Budget_Divisor_Row4
Budget_DF_Row4
Budget_Uncert_Row5
Budget_Type_Row5
Budget_Prob_Row5
Budget_Divisor_Row5
Budget_DF_Row5
Budget_Uncert_Row6
Data type
Long Integer
Single
Single
Single
Single
Single
Single
Integer
Single
Single
Single
Single
Single
Single
Text
Single
Single
Single
Single
Text
Text
Single
Text
Single
Single
Single
Text
Text
Text
Single
Text
Single
Single
Single
Text
Text
Text
Single
Text
Single
Single
Single
Text
Text
Text
Single
Text
Single
Single
Single
Text
Text
Text
Single
Text
Single
Single
Single
Text
Text
Length
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
50
4
4
4
4
50
50
4
50
4
4
4
50
50
50
4
50
4
4
4
50
50
50
4
50
4
4
4
50
50
50
4
50
4
4
4
50
50
50
4
50
4
4
4
50
50
Field List
Budget_Type_Row6
Budget_Prob_Row6
Budget_Divisor_Row6
Budget_DF_Row6
Budget_Uncert_Row7
Budget_Type_Row7
Budget_Prob_Row7
Budget_Divisor_Row7
Budget_DF_Row7
Budget_Uncert_Row8
Budget_Type_Row8
Budget_Prob_Row8
Budget_Divisor_Row8
Budget_DF_Row8
TPercentConfidence
KCoverageFactor
CombiUncert_UC
CombiUncert_DF
ExpUncert_UC
Data type
Text
Single
Text
Single
Single
Single
Text
Text
Text
Single
Text
Single
Single
Single
Text
Text
Text
Single
Text
Single
Single
Single
Text
Single
Single
Single
Single
Single
Length
50
4
50
4
4
4
50
50
50
4
50
4
4
4
50
50
50
4
50
4
4
4
50
4
4
4
4
4
Data type
Text
Text
Long Integer
Text
Text
Text
Memo
Text
Text
Length
50
50
4
50
50
50
0
50
50
Table Name – User_Defined
Description – User-defined information
Associated From – frmGageCustom
Field List
Item
Label_Text
LabelFontWeight
DftLabel_Text
Field_Type
Field_Attrib
List_Source
List_Table
List_Field
Table Name – Users
Description – Records information about users
Associated From – Security (Users)
Field List
PIN
User_Name
Title
Location
Phone
Gage_Ac
Gage_A
Gage_M
Gage_D
Calib_Ac
Calib_A
Calib_M
Calib_D
Data type
Text
Text
Text
Text
Text
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Length
4
50
50
50
50
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Field List
Proc_Ac
Proc_A
Proc_M
Proc_D
IT_Ac
IT_A
IT_M
IT_D
Supp_Ac
Supp_A
Supp_M
Supp_D
GRR_Ac
GRR_A
GRR_M
GRR_D
MDR_Ac
MDR_A
MDR_M
MDR_D
REPT_M
UTIL_M
Part_Ac
Part_A
Part_M
Part_D
Data type
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Long Integer
Length
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Appendix C:
References
VBScript Resources
There are many resources available on the web and at local bookstores to help learn VBScript. Some
essential resources include:
§
Microsoft’s Web Site: The definitive reference on VBScript straight from the originators of
the language. Visit the home page of Microsoft Scripting at http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting/.
§
For VBScript documentation, tutorials, language references, and to download VBScript
manuals, visit http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting/vbscript/techinfo/vbsdocs.htm.
§
Connect to the VBScript newsgroup at Microsoft.Public.Scripting. VBScript. It is a forum where
thousands of VBScript developers congregate to ask questions and exchange ideas.
§
VBScript related websites such as http://www.visualbasicscript.com/ and
http://www.w3schools.com/vbscript/.
VBScript Related Books
VBScript Master’s Handbook: Master’s Handbook
by Christopher J. Goddard, Mark White, and Chris Goddard
Software: 669 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 2.00 x 9.25 x 7.50
Publisher: Premier Press; Book and CD-ROM edition (October 1996)
ISBN: 0761507698
Learning VBScript
by Paul Lomax
Paperback: 640 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 1.20 x 9.17 x 7.04
Publisher: O’Reilly & Associates; Book and CD-ROM edition (July 1997)
ISBN: 1565922476
Learn Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition Now
by Gary Cornell, and Gary Cornell
Publisher: Microsoft Press; Book and CD-ROM edition (January 1998)
ASIN: 1572313471
Inside Microsoft Visual Basic: Scripting Edition (Microsoft Programming Series)
by Scot Hillier, Inc. New Technology Solutions (Editor), and Scott Hillier
Publisher: Microsoft Press; Book and CD-ROM edition (November 1996)
ASIN: 1572314443
Teach Yourself VBScript in 21 Days
by Keith Brophy, and Timothy Koets
Publisher: Sams Publishing; Book and CD-ROM edition (July 1, 1996)
ASIN: 1575211203
VBScript Programmer’s Reference
by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Kathie Kingsley-Hughes, Paul Wilton, Brian Francis, Brian Matsik, Erick
Nelson, Piotr Prussak, Dan Read, Carsten Thomsen, Stuart Updegrave, Antonio De Donatis, and
Susanne Clark
Publisher: Wrox Press Inc; 1st edition (December 1999)
ISBN: 1861002718
Vbscript in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference
by Paul Lomax, Matt Childs, and Ron Petrusha
Publisher: O’Reilly & Associates; (May 2000)
ISBN: 1565927206
VBScript Pocket Reference
by Matt Childs, Ron Petrusha, and Paul Lomax
Publisher: O’Reilly & Associates; (January 2001)
ISBN: 0596001266
SQL Related Books
SQL Fundamentals (2nd Edition)
by John J. Patrick
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 2nd Book and CD-ROM edition (May 7, 2002)
ISBN: 0130669474
SQL: The Complete Reference, Second Edition
by James R. Groff, Paul N. Weinberg, and Lyssa Wald (Illustrator)
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 2nd Book and CD-ROM edition (August 15, 2002)
ISBN: 0072225599
Index
A
Accessing the GAGEtrak Custom Reports .........7
Active X Control Properties .......................36, 66
Active X Controls.......................................36, 66
Add Script to an Active Report ........................86
Adding a Subreport...........................................77
Adding Checkboxes....................................17, 47
Adding Fields to a Canvas.......................... 14, 44
Adding Other Elements .............................. 17, 47
Adding Scripts ..................................................86
Adding Scripts to a Section .............................. 87
Adding Scripts to an Object.............................. 88
Advanced Query...............................................99
Advanced Report Architecture .........................82
AfterPrint.......................................................... 85
Aligning Objects............................. 31, 37, 61, 67
Alignment.......................................................127
Allow Splitters................................................127
Available fields after SQL Wizard ...................13
B
BackColor.......................................................127
BackStyle .......................................................127
Bar Codes ...................................................20, 50
Before you get started.........................................6
BeforePrint .......................................................85
Borders .......................................................32, 62
C
CanGrow ........................................................128
CanShrink.......................................................128
Canvas Section Properties .......................... 26, 56
Caption ........................................................... 128
CaptionPosition ..............................................128
ClassName......................................................128
ColumnCount .................................................128
ColumnDirection ............................................128
ColumnLayout................................................129
ColumnSpacing ..............................................129
Context-Sensitive Menus....................................3
Copying Fields ...........................................70, 92
Creating a Layout .......................................13, 43
Creating a New Blank Report.......................8, 71
Creating a New Report .......................................7
Creating a Subreport.........................................71
Creating Advanced Reports.............................. 82
Custom Label .................................................116
CyberMetrics Product Discussion Forum ..... i
CyberMetrics Report Exchange..................... i
D
Data Field ...................................................... 129
Date/Time Field......................................... 17, 47
Delete object .............................................. 26, 56
Deleting Reports ............................................ 108
Designer Button Bar .......................................... 2
Developing a Prototype ..................................... 6
Direct SQL Query.......................................... 105
DocumentName ............................................. 129
Dynamic Controls............................................ 89
Additional Functions ................................. 91
Control Errors............................................ 92
E
Edit Embedded Subreports ........................ 80, 98
Edit SQL Source.............................................. 43
Edit Subreport Object ................................ 80, 98
Editing a Subreport .................................... 80, 98
Email and Internet Support............................. i
Embedding a Subreport ............................. 77, 94
EnableCheckSum........................................... 129
End User Licensing Agreement......................... ii
Establishing Table Links ............................... 101
Events .............................................................. 83
Export Report to an Existing File .................. 110
Export Reports............................................... 110
F
ForeColor....................................................... 129
Format Event ................................................... 84
Frame Border............................................. 35, 65
Frames ....................................................... 34, 64
G
GAGEtrak Custom Reports ............................... 1
Group Footer Properties ............................ 16, 46
Group Header/Footer ....................................... 83
Grouping Data ..................................... 15, 45, 92
H
Height ............................................................ 129
Hiding Controls ............................................... 91
HyperLink...................................................... 129
I
Images ........................................................22, 52
Import and Export Reports ............................. 109
Import Reports................................................109
Installing Label Printer ...................................119
K
KeepTogether .................................................129
Keyboard Shortcuts ............................................4
L
Label Templates .............................................116
Label Wizard ..................................................117
Label Wizard Printer Selection.......................117
Labels .................................................19, 49, 115
Left .................................................................130
Legal Information ..............................................i
Pane Border ............................................... 35, 65
PrintAtBottom ............................................... 131
PrintWidth ..................................................... 131
P-Touch 9500 ................................................ 119
Q
Query
Advanced Query ......................................... 99
Direct SQL Query .................................... 105
Simple Query........................................ 11, 74
Questions about CyberMetrics....................... i
R
Main navigation..................................................1
Manual Conventions...........................................5
MaxPages .......................................................130
Modifying an Existing Report .......................... 40
Moving Objects ..........................................31, 61
MultiLine........................................................130
Report Data Source.............................. 10, 42, 73
Report Definition ........................................... 126
Report Detail ................................................... 83
Report Footer................................................... 83
Report Gutter ............................................. 28, 58
Report Header.................................................. 83
Report Maintenance....................................... 107
Report Margin ........................................... 27, 57
Report Output ............................................ 27, 57
Report Processing ............................................ 85
ReportName................................................... 131
Resizing Canvas Sections.......................... 26, 56
Rich Text Format....................................... 23, 53
N
S
M
Name .............................................................. 127
Navigating GAGEtrak Custom Reports .............1
NewColumn....................................................130
NewPage.........................................................130
O
OLE Object.................................................24, 54
OnDataInitialize ...............................................84
OnError............................................................. 84
OnFetchData.....................................................84
OnHyperLink....................................................84
OnNoData.........................................................84
OnPageEnd.......................................................84
OnPageStart......................................................84
OnPrintProgress................................................84
OnReportEnd....................................................84
OnReportStart...................................................84
Open an Existing Report ..................................40
Opening a Data Source .........................10, 42, 73
OutputFormat .................................................130
P
Page Break..................................................35, 65
Page Footer.......................................................83
Removing.....................................................72
Page Header......................................................83
Page Numbers.............................................18, 48
Page Setup ..................................................27, 57
Save Report ................................. 37, 67, 76, 107
Save Report As ............................ 37, 67, 76, 107
Saving Reports............................. 37, 67, 76, 107
Saving Scripts .................................................. 89
Script Syntax ................................................... 88
Scripts .............................................................. 85
Section Events ................................................. 84
Select Fields in Simply Query Wizard ...... 12, 75
Selecting an available Active X Control.... 36, 66
Selecting Tables and Fields ........................... 100
Set Sort Orders .......................................... 12, 75
Setting Data Sort Order ................................. 103
Setting Subreport Properties ...................... 77, 95
Shapes........................................................ 21, 51
Simple Query............................................. 11, 74
Spacing Objects ............................. 31, 37, 61, 67
SQL Query Syntax......................................... 105
SQL Query Wizard .......................................... 42
SQL Related Books ....................................... 166
Style............................................................... 131
Subreports.................................................. 69, 92
Container.............................................. 77, 94
Saving ......................................................... 76
SummaryDistinctField................................... 131
SummaryFunc................................................ 131
SummaryGroup ............................................. 132
SummaryRunning.......................................... 132
SummaryType ............................................... 132
Support ...............................................................i
V
T
Value ............................................................. 133
VBScript References ..................................... 165
VBScript Related Books................................ 165
VerticalAlignment ......................................... 133
Visible ........................................................... 133
Tabs ....................................................................4
Tag..................................................................132
Text.................................................................132
The Button/Menu Bar.........................................2
The Canvas .........................................................1
TOCEnabled...................................................132
TOCVisible ....................................................133
Toolbar Visible...............................................133
Top .................................................................133
Trademark..........................................................i
U
UnderlayNext .................................................133
UserData.........................................................133
Using a Template..............................................38
W
Warranty ............................................................ ii
Watermark ..................................................... 133
WatermarkAlignment .................................... 133
WatermarkPrintOnPages ............................... 133
WatermarkSizeMode ..................................... 134
What can you Accomplish? ............................... 1
Width ............................................................. 134
WordWrap ..................................................... 134
Working with Canvas Objects ................... 31, 61
Working with Multiple Data Sources .............. 99
Working with Scripts....................................... 88

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