Report Procedure Tool Menu Bar
The menu bar has the following main menu items.
File Menu
The following items are found on the File menu:
Save Session Report
Exports selected dynamic procedure and specified associated components (Reports/Options/Include) to a file. This operation always writes out the export file or files, even if they are unchanged.
Save Image Server
Exports a new or updated Image Server Frame to a file
Import Dyn Proc
Temporarily loads a report procedure from an export file
Exit
Exits the Reporter Procedure Tool, prompting to save any unsaved components
View Menu
The following items are found on the View menu:
Application Info
Shows Database/Application and Application Report areas in the dialog. This is definable as a user preference.
Refresh Applications
Reloads the application list for the selected database
Refresh Reports
Reloads the report list for the selected application
Image Server
Displays the current Image Server Frame
Batch File
Displays the current application report import script for viewing only
Reports Menu
Note: All menu items marked with an asterisk (*) are definable as user preferences.
The following items are found on the Reports menu:
Run
Runs the currently selected dynamic procedure using the Procedure Tool’s settings for locating images.
Convert RW Reports
Run the Report-Writer Conversion Tool RWConv to convert Report-Writer reports into 4GL procedures that can be run using the Reporter API. For more information, see
RWConv Utility (Report Converter) (see
RWConv Utility (Report Converter)).
Install To Application/Write Install Script
Imports selected report components to selected application or creates a batch file for execution at a later time.
These two items are alternate views of the same menu button and are controlled by Reports, Options, Immediate.
You are prompted to save if the component has not been exported during the current session.
Batch Import
Opens a file chooser dialog so that you may select an existing application report import script to execute.
Options
The Options menu contains the following commands:
Replace Existing*
If selected, uses '–m –nreplace' when importing procedures to the target application and does not prompt if clashes are detected.
If unselected and a clash is detected, you have the option to overwrite. (Clashes cannot always be detected.)
Default: unselected
Immediate*
If selected, exported reports are imported into the target application immediately by 'w4gldev backupapp in ...'
If unselected, a report import script is created and can be run from Reports/Batch Import, or at any time from the Windows Run command or from a command window.
Default: unselected
Add Selected/Add All*
Selects which dynamic procedures to install to the target application: only selected procedures, or all procedures
Include…
Specifies what types of procedures to include. Applies to both export and import of the selected dynamic procedures.
Procedure*
Includes dynamic procedures
Default: selected
Dialog Frame*
Includes the associated print dialog frame
Default: unselected
Image Server*
Includes the current Image Server
Default: unselected
Trace*
Specifies standard OpenROAD trace flags (No, Yes, Min) to be used on import of procedures to applications
Images Menu
Note: All menu items marked with an asterisk (*) are definable as user preferences.
The following options are found on the Images menu:
Image Server
Contains the following image server options:
Load
Imports an image server frame from disk and initializes the Image Server global variable
Create New
Creates a new Image Server Frame from a built-in template
Add Images
Adds images to the dynamic image server frame from the currently available dynamic procedures
Add Image Options
Contains the following add image options:
Replace Existing Image*
(Not yet implemented.) If an image of the same ID already exists in the image server, replace it.
Add Selected Session Procedure/
Add All Session Procedures*
Adds images for the currently selected procedure or for all listed dynamic procedures
Options
Contains the following options:
Check for Images*
Checks for images during the installation of reports to target applications
Default: selected
Use Image Server*
Specifies whether to run the dynamic procedure using the image server (selected) or with database-resident images (unselected)
Default: selected
Use Image Dir*
Specifies whether to run dynamic procedure using the specified image directory (selected; see
Disk-resident Images (see
Disk-resident Images)) or with original paths for images (unselected)
Default: selected
Options Menu
Note: All menu items marked with an asterisk (*) are definable as user preferences.
The following items are found on the Options menu:
Auto
Specifies the following automatic options:
Refresh Apps*
Reloads the application list when the database is changed
Default: selected
Refresh Reports*
Reloads the report list when an application is changed
Default: selected
Load ImgSvr*
Loads the image server on startup of the frame
Default: unselected
Files
Specifies the following file options:
Replace Existing*
Overwrite existing files without prompting
Default: unselected
Use Default Names*
Derives names from component names (recommended)
Default: selected
Batch File*
Sets or changes the report import script name
Default: unselected
Image Directory*
Sets or changes the bitmap image directory
Image Server*
Sets or changes the Image Server Frame name
Default: unselected
Working Directory*
Sets or changes the directory for report procedures (shown in title bar)
Default: unselected