Rice Lake TransAct 3.5 - Manual (Page 189)

Editing the TransAct Initialization File Appendix
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Where Name of Report is the name of the report you would like to see displayed in the Report Type
drop-down list and nameorpt.rpt is the name of the crystal report file.
When Name of Report is selected from the report drop-down list, the report nameorpt.rpt will be
generated. The file must be placed in the TransAct installation directory (usually C:\TRANSACT ).
Subsequent custom reports can be added by inserting additional lines in the initialization file.
Report2=
Report3=
etc.
Major and minor sort controls are disabled when custom reports are selected. All transaction selection
(other then the
General Selections for Type and Date Range ) and sorting must be handled within the
custom report.
Modifying Standard Reports
Standard reports can be modified to preserve the use of all sorting options. Standard reports are located
in the TransAct installation subdirectory (usually
C:\TRANSACT ). The first two characters of a standard
report will always be GF. The first two characters of a modified standard report will always be CF. All
reports have an extension of .RPT.
To change one of these reports, use Crystal Reports for Visual Basic version 2.0 . When saving the
modified report, select ‘Save As’ from the File pull-down menu and replace the G prefix in the filename
to the letter C (e.g. CFACCT.RPT, CFAGING.RPT , etc.). Always make a copy of the original report file.
The modified report file must be saved in the TransAct installation subdirectory ( C:\TRANSACT ). When
a report type is selected, TransAct will search and use the report beginning with the letter C first. If a
custom report is not found, it will use the report beginning with the letter G .
By changing the first letter of the filename, future software upgrades will not overwrite the changed
reports. TransAct will automatically use the modified standard report in place of the distributed standard
report.
NOTE: While upgrades will not overwrite a modified standard or custom report, changes to the
TransAct database structure may affect these reports. Use Crystal Reports to update the
report if a modified standard or custom report does not run after an upgrade. If someone
else designed the report, contact them for assistance.