How do I use an internal report as a range filter?

Summary

Internal Reports are used in the " Customer Retention Centre" and " Add/Edit/Process Orders" to filter the broader range of matching records, using anything from quite simple to potentially highly specialised criteria available to the " Report Generator".

Further Information

This works by feeding the " Report Generator" each data record in range, and using the " Report Generator" range filter to decide whether or not it matches your requirements.

The [Advanced] range in " Add/Edit/Process Orders" allows you to filter on a single "Order Attribute", but you might want to specify more than one. A report filter will allow you to do this.

Report Setup

Sort Order

Order Processing (Sales and Purchase)

                                                           (F/R)(Y/N)
    Var. Description/Formula                     Type Width Dir Heads  Group
  1 A01  Ledger Code                               T    01   F    N
  2 A02  Account Code                              T    06   F    N
  3 O01  Order Number [O01{[Y/T]}]                 T    15   F    N
  4 O07  Order Sequence                            N   8.0   F    N

Reports and Parameters

                                                           (F/R)(Y/N)
    Var. Description/Formula                     Type Width Dir Heads  Group
  1 A01  Ledger Code                               T    01   F    N
  2 A02  Account Code                              T    06   F    N

Unit Sales

                                                           (F/R)(Y/N)
    Var. Description/Formula                     Type Width Dir Heads  Group
  1 V62  Unit Stock Number                         T    08   F    N

Workshop Management

                                                           (F/R)(Y/N)
    Var. Description/Formula                     Type Width Dir Heads  Group
  1 J01  Job Number                                T    08   F    N

Main File Selection

              Select the Main File             Variables Applicable
           => ** Automatic File Selection **

Date Details

Optional.

Range Filter (1) - Simple

Leave this blank. It will be filled in by the calling program with the unique key of each data record to be tested consisting of:

A01 = Current ledger
A02 = Current account
O01 = Order number
O07 = Order sequence

Range Filter (2/3) - Simple

Here you may specify the additional filters you want to apply, to determine whether each item falls within your desired range.

The following would show items where the customer's postcode is in the 'LE' area:

Range Formula : $LEFT{$POSTCODE{A18{1} + " " + A18{2} + " " + A18{3} + " " +
              : A18{4} + " " + A18{5}, F}, 2} = "LE"

Column Details

As the report needs only to output a 'Y' to indicate a successful test, anything else indicating a fail, just one column is required as follows:

    Type/Grp : B/0 (H = Heading, B = Body, T = Totals)
 Row/Col No. :    1/01
    Position :   1 (0 = Hidden)
     Heading :

 Column Type : Q (T = Text, N = Numeric, F = File, Q = Quote, D = Date)

        Text : Y

       Width : 01    Blank if same as Prev. : N (Y/N)

Output Options

               Style : R (R/E/F/C)

              Output : I (S/P/F/T/Q/I)

        Post-Process :
Data Import Template :
     Report Category : INT  Internal Report

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