Manage-2000 Reporting The different methods compared.

The Reporting Methods REPORT.BUILD IEP Source Code ODBC

Intro - REPORT.BUILD Advantages Simple, easy to use. GUI Interface (IF EOT is enabled) Uses EOT Viewer for output. Allows user to copy data to external sources Allows user to change sort on the fly. Allows user to format report (In EOT Viewer)

Intro - REPORT.BUILD Disadvantages Can only select data from one source UniData file. Can not do calculations on the fly (Without an I- DESC defined in the dictionary) No real control over the printer when sending the output directly to a printer device. Can not do advanced subtotal header or footer lines in report output.

Intro - IEP Advantages Can select from multiple files (As defined in DICT.BUILD) Can do ‘on the fly’ I-DESC or Calculations Complete control over printed output. Headers / Footers Decimal Precision (Data has 4 decimals, you only want to see 2 decimals) Formatting (“$” “,” “-”) Can export to PC text files.

Intro - IEP Disadvantages More difficult to use than REPORT.BUILD Does not use EOT Viewer for output.

Intro - Source Code Programs Advantages Complete, total control over all aspects. Disadvantages (Depending on if you can write or modify code) Cost to make changes to output.

Intro - ODBC Advantages Integration with ODBC compliant systems. Microsoft Excel Microsoft Access Disadvantages I-DESC rendering can at times be slow. Difficult to setup VSG Views must be setup SQL must be initialized

IEP – REPORT.WRITER Similar to REPORT.BUILD (Non EOT) Automatically creates DATA.SELECTION TEMPLATE.BUILD Compiles Code

IEP – TABLE.WRITER Similar to REPORT.WRITER Creates report output similar to a Microsoft Excel Pivot Table. Automatically creates DATA.SELECTION TEMPLATE.BUILD Compiles Code

IEP – ROI.CONNECTION Creates text files and downloads them to your PC Comma Delimited Tab Delimited User Defined Output Formats (IEP.FORMAT.BUILD) For complex text file output consider using DBU. Supports Header / Footer Layout Subroutines can be attached to attributes.

IEP – DATA.SELECTION Defines what data you want. Creates calculations Links data among multiple files.

IEP – TEMPLATE.BUILD Defines the layout of the data gathered using the DATA.SELECTION Formats data (Such as currency) Defines Headers / Footers Page Line Level Summary Page

IEP – IEP.FUNCTION.BUILD Combines a DATA.SELECTION with one or more TEMPLATE.BUILDs. A DATA.SELECTION can be used by multiple TEMPLATES at the same time. Multiple Functions can be created using the same DATA.SELECTION with different TEMPLATES.

IEP – SBA Used to take detail transactions (such as IT or SA records) and create summary records for use in DATA.SELECTION Summary data is Period sensitive. Users can define different calendars for definition of periods. (CALENDAR.BUILD)

Finding your Data… SHOW.NAMES Allows you to navigate the module tree looking for the file you are looking for SHOW.FILES Allows you to search files based on criteria such as Module or File Use DICT.INQ Allows you to search the Dictionary of a file. Also enables you to look at “Set” information.

IEP Documents to review… IEP.USER.SUMMARY DATA.SELECTION Function Document COPY.REPORTS

IEP Demo Create Sales Report Showing Customer Number Invoice / Sales Order Number Part Number Quantity Sales Invoice / Sales Order Date