Reports and Forms Imported Into the Database

In previous versions of R.O. Writer, reports file (*.rpt) were stored locally in the Term folder of each machine. As a result, report files had to be maintained on each machine.

Report files include the standard system reports and form types you use on a daily basis.

R.O. Writer 3.0 has been redesigned to store report files in the database. To make this transition easier, R.O. Writer imports report files from the Term folder to the database every time you launch R.O. Writer.

After the import process is complete,

• System reports are the standard for all users.
• Form type selections are unique to each user name/machine name combination in the database.

The content and format of your reports and forms remains the same. Your reports and forms continue to run as they always have in R.O. Writer. The only difference is that R.O. Writer will look for the report files in the database instead of the local machine.

For example,

• When you click Reporting > Sales Reports, you will see the same list of reports from previous versions of R.O. Writer.

• When you click Configuration > File menu > Form types, you will see the same form type selected in each category.

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