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Report generator: Edit a Report

Edit a report

If you have created a report, run it and found that it is not exactly what you required, you can use this option to alter it.

When this option is selected you will be asked to enter the report you wish to change. This is done in the same manner as selecting a report to run.

Once a report has been selected a prompt line will appear :

'E'dit which details  'S'earch 'P'rintout 'S'ort 'M'isc 'E'rase 'Q'uit
If you choose the search or printout options the screen will display the current settings which you change in the same way as you would if creating a new report. Instead of being automatically taken through each step in turn you will be returned to the prompt line after each step.

The 'Misc' options are explained in the next section of this chapter and rarely need to be changed.

If you are changing the sort criteria one important point to note is you CANNOT edit the existing details. When this option is selected then the existing sort information will be lost and you will need to start again from scratch.

Erase will completely delete this report from the system, and once deleted there is no way it can be accessed again.

Quit will take you back to the main menu if any details have NOT been changed. Otherwise you will be prompted to enter a report description and filename. If <RETURN> is pressed then the existing description and filename will be used, otherwise you can enter new details.


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