Adding Custom Reports

[Chris Kelleher]

Hello Out There,
New to Progress and Syteline. I'm trying to
modify a specific report in Syteline which are using the system files.

According to syteline the method for creating a custom
report are as follow:

1. Copy the Source Code of an existing report.(where to ? )
2. Copy the associated system text of that report.( how and where
to?)
3. Change the new Source Code and new system text to suit the
intended purpose of the customization.


Were can I find a more detail information in doing this ?

Thanks you
Ray .

 

[Chris Kelleher]

About the best place to learn that stuff is by taking the Syteline
Programming Fundamentals class.

>1. Copy the Source Code of an existing report.(where to ? )
Other than that, you could set up a test mods directory, create the
appropriate subdirectories and copy the programs over to there. Then you
need to make sure you have the test mods directory in the front of your
propath. You would change that in your local symix.ini file.

>2. Copy the associated system text of that report.( how and where
>to?)
File -> System -> System Text Editor
Find the program you copied
View -> Drill Down
Activities -> Copy to

Remember, if you do this, you'll also have to set yourself up a menu item or
accelerator key to run the new report.

Mary S. Martin