Report Builder field format?

I've tested this. I made a report on the Part table only and inserted the 6 offending fields. Then changed the format to 4 decimal places and saved & closed the report. Upon re-opening it still gives the warning. Normally if you alter the format of a field (add it to a band, change it and then take it off the report) it will retain the format change even if not being printed. I have learned this the hard way for unprinted fields used within calculated fields.

In this case though I am pretty certain that upon opening the report and initially linking to the tables it examines the fields (used or not) as defined in the schemas for "correctness" with RB's limitations. I can't blame Epicor for "going forward" and expanding the precision for some fields (for currency situations perhaps?) in light of RB going away. At least it does not crash RB altogether and is just an anoyance.

-Todd C.

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Subject: RE: [Vantage] Report Builder field format?


Example: WARNING: Format for field AvgBurdenCost has too many digits -
Format has been changed from 'zz,zzz,zzz,zz9.99999' to 'zz,zzz,zzz,zz9.9999'

Did you try to change the format in the reports in question temporally to
say zz9.9 and see if the errors go away. Your example shows the schema
changing from 5 decimal places to 4. It appears if you adjust to 4 the
errors will go away.

Patrick Winter

-----Original Message-----
From: Cliff Drumeller [mailto:cliff@...]
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 11:42 AM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [Vantage] Report Builder field format?

Norm
I called support about the report builder for mat error when I went to
6.0. They told be they are not going to out any effort into curing the
problem. Funny thing is it only happens when you are in Report Builder.
There you have to click through all the errors ( 6 when you load the part
table). Once they are run from in the menu the errors don't occur....


Cliff Drumeller
IT Manager
Mass Precision Sheetmetal
408 954 0200 x 217

-----Original Message-----
From: Norm Watkins [mailto:nwatkins@...]
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 7:17 AM
To: Vantage@Yahoogroups. Com
Subject: [Vantage] Report Builder field format?


I'm preparing to convert from 5.2 to 6.0 by modifying my RB reports, and
when I open some of them I get a warning indicating a format change in some
of the fields in the tables I'm using for the report. I'm not using those
changed fields in the actual report, either directly, or indirectly in a
calculated/aggregate field.

Example: WARNING: Format for field AvgBurdenCost has too many digits -
Format has been changed from 'zz,zzz,zzz,zz9.99999' to 'zz,zzz,zzz,zz9.9999'

What do I do to get rid of the warning? Unless I missed it, the 5.2 to 6.0
upgrade guide doesn't mention RB report conversions.

Thanks

Norm Watkins
Engineering Manager
ELECPAC
Phone: 847-639-2307



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I'm preparing to convert from 5.2 to 6.0 by modifying my RB reports, and
when I open some of them I get a warning indicating a format change in some
of the fields in the tables I'm using for the report. I'm not using those
changed fields in the actual report, either directly, or indirectly in a
calculated/aggregate field.

Example: WARNING: Format for field AvgBurdenCost has too many digits -
Format has been changed from 'zz,zzz,zzz,zz9.99999' to 'zz,zzz,zzz,zz9.9999'

What do I do to get rid of the warning? Unless I missed it, the 5.2 to 6.0
upgrade guide doesn't mention RB report conversions.

Thanks

Norm Watkins
Engineering Manager
ELECPAC
Phone: 847-639-2307
I only get the warning when I edit a report. They seem to run fine. It has something to do with RB not keeping up with the allowable Progress field formats and decimal precision. Progress froze development of RB in advance of announcing its retirement so it is probably something we will have to live with - short of a data dictionary change to undo the added decimal places Epicor added to those fields. In the mean time I'm getting really good and clicking "OK" six times for the Part table.
-Todd C

-----Original Message-----
From: Norm Watkins [mailto:nwatkins@...]
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 9:17 AM
To: Vantage@Yahoogroups. Com
Subject: [Vantage] Report Builder field format?


I'm preparing to convert from 5.2 to 6.0 by modifying my RB reports, and
when I open some of them I get a warning indicating a format change in some
of the fields in the tables I'm using for the report. I'm not using those
changed fields in the actual report, either directly, or indirectly in a
calculated/aggregate field.

Example: WARNING: Format for field AvgBurdenCost has too many digits -
Format has been changed from 'zz,zzz,zzz,zz9.99999' to 'zz,zzz,zzz,zz9.9999'

What do I do to get rid of the warning? Unless I missed it, the 5.2 to 6.0
upgrade guide doesn't mention RB report conversions.

Thanks

Norm Watkins
Engineering Manager
ELECPAC
Phone: 847-639-2307



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Norm
I called support about the report builder for mat error when I went to
6.0. They told be they are not going to out any effort into curing the
problem. Funny thing is it only happens when you are in Report Builder.
There you have to click through all the errors ( 6 when you load the part
table). Once they are run from in the menu the errors don't occur....


Cliff Drumeller
IT Manager
Mass Precision Sheetmetal
408 954 0200 x 217

-----Original Message-----
From: Norm Watkins [mailto:nwatkins@...]
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 7:17 AM
To: Vantage@Yahoogroups. Com
Subject: [Vantage] Report Builder field format?


I'm preparing to convert from 5.2 to 6.0 by modifying my RB reports, and
when I open some of them I get a warning indicating a format change in some
of the fields in the tables I'm using for the report. I'm not using those
changed fields in the actual report, either directly, or indirectly in a
calculated/aggregate field.

Example: WARNING: Format for field AvgBurdenCost has too many digits -
Format has been changed from 'zz,zzz,zzz,zz9.99999' to 'zz,zzz,zzz,zz9.9999'

What do I do to get rid of the warning? Unless I missed it, the 5.2 to 6.0
upgrade guide doesn't mention RB report conversions.

Thanks

Norm Watkins
Engineering Manager
ELECPAC
Phone: 847-639-2307



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Example: WARNING: Format for field AvgBurdenCost has too many digits -
Format has been changed from 'zz,zzz,zzz,zz9.99999' to 'zz,zzz,zzz,zz9.9999'

Did you try to change the format in the reports in question temporally to
say zz9.9 and see if the errors go away. Your example shows the schema
changing from 5 decimal places to 4. It appears if you adjust to 4 the
errors will go away.

Patrick Winter

-----Original Message-----
From: Cliff Drumeller [mailto:cliff@...]
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 11:42 AM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [Vantage] Report Builder field format?

Norm
I called support about the report builder for mat error when I went to
6.0. They told be they are not going to out any effort into curing the
problem. Funny thing is it only happens when you are in Report Builder.
There you have to click through all the errors ( 6 when you load the part
table). Once they are run from in the menu the errors don't occur....


Cliff Drumeller
IT Manager
Mass Precision Sheetmetal
408 954 0200 x 217

-----Original Message-----
From: Norm Watkins [mailto:nwatkins@...]
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 7:17 AM
To: Vantage@Yahoogroups. Com
Subject: [Vantage] Report Builder field format?


I'm preparing to convert from 5.2 to 6.0 by modifying my RB reports, and
when I open some of them I get a warning indicating a format change in some
of the fields in the tables I'm using for the report. I'm not using those
changed fields in the actual report, either directly, or indirectly in a
calculated/aggregate field.

Example: WARNING: Format for field AvgBurdenCost has too many digits -
Format has been changed from 'zz,zzz,zzz,zz9.99999' to 'zz,zzz,zzz,zz9.9999'

What do I do to get rid of the warning? Unless I missed it, the 5.2 to 6.0
upgrade guide doesn't mention RB report conversions.

Thanks

Norm Watkins
Engineering Manager
ELECPAC
Phone: 847-639-2307



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Thanks for the info, and like Todd, I'm getting pretty good at 6 mouse
clicks for the part table, and some times 1 for the orderhead table,
although after modifying so many reports my right index finger is becoming
uncontrollable.

-----Original Message-----
From: Cliff Drumeller [mailto:cliff@...]
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 11:42 AM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [Vantage] Report Builder field format?


Norm
I called support about the report builder for mat error when I went to
6.0. They told be they are not going to out any effort into curing the
problem. Funny thing is it only happens when you are in Report Builder.
There you have to click through all the errors ( 6 when you load the part
table). Once they are run from in the menu the errors don't occur....


Cliff Drumeller
IT Manager
Mass Precision Sheetmetal
408 954 0200 x 217

-----Original Message-----
From: Norm Watkins [mailto:nwatkins@...]
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 7:17 AM
To: Vantage@Yahoogroups. Com
Subject: [Vantage] Report Builder field format?


I'm preparing to convert from 5.2 to 6.0 by modifying my RB reports, and
when I open some of them I get a warning indicating a format change in some
of the fields in the tables I'm using for the report. I'm not using those
changed fields in the actual report, either directly, or indirectly in a
calculated/aggregate field.

Example: WARNING: Format for field AvgBurdenCost has too many digits -
Format has been changed from 'zz,zzz,zzz,zz9.99999' to 'zz,zzz,zzz,zz9.9999'

What do I do to get rid of the warning? Unless I missed it, the 5.2 to 6.0
upgrade guide doesn't mention RB report conversions.

Thanks

Norm Watkins
Engineering Manager
ELECPAC
Phone: 847-639-2307



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