Rice Lake TransAct 3.5 User Manual

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Importing and Exporting Data

Admin

Version 3.5

TransAct will generate an

Export File Name

based on the current date. To change the

Export File Name,

select an existing export file name from the list or enter a different file name in the

Export File Name

box

During the export process, a prompt to overwrite the existing file will appear when an existing

file name is used.

To view an existing file, select the file and click the

View

button.

Notepad

Write

will be used

to display the file.

During the export process,

TransAct

creates an export log file. Typically this file is stored in the same

location as the export file. When

Log to Application Directory

is checked, the export log file will always

be placed in the

TransAct

application directory.

A warning appears when an invalid filename is selected. To select another file, Click

To view the definition file, click the

View

button. The file will be opened using

Notepad

Write

Once the

Export

and

Definition Files

have been selected, click the

Export

button.

TransAct

uses the

definition file to format data in the export file.

An error message appears when errors are encountered. Errors can be encountered when an improper

Transaction Table

field is used or mis-typed, or when one of the comma delimiters is missing.

To clear the error message, click

. To help determine what might be wrong, click the

View Log

button. Correct the problem with the export definition file and try again.

When data has been exported with no errors, a summary message similar to the following appears. To
continue, click