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The following list contains elements that can appear on the Report screen:

  1. Header

    Displays the help topic for the current report and the Print dialog box that allows you to send the report to your printer

  2. Search criteria fields

    You can input values to narrow a search for the report results. An empty value in a search field means that all values for that field will be displayed in the results.

    Recommendation Recommendation

    To improve report performance, fill in as many of the selection criteria fields as possible. Some search criteria fields use a wildcard (*) to make the search faster and easier.

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    • Browse icon

      You can use it to look through or view data. The ability to browse on a field is represented by an icon with a flashlight. When you choose the browse icon next to a field, the system displays a screen with the records of the selected field that exist in the database. You can either choose the row with the value or the OK button at the bottom of the browse screen.

    • Date/time fields

      You can use these fields to restrict the data to specific ranges of dates and times.

    • Required fields

      All required fields are marked with red asterisks. If the field is required, this means that the value for this field must be specified. The Site field appears on all report screens as the required and text-only field.

    • Optionally required fields

      These fields are marked with a green triangle. To perform a search you must fill in at least one of the optionally required fields.

  3. Tabular and graphical views for report results

    Appear in the lower part of the Report screen. Most reports are displayed in the tabular view. Additionally, there are reports that can be displayed in both graphical (bar or pie chart) view and tabular view. If both views are available, you can switch between the views by using the Graphical View and Tabular View buttons located at the top-right corner of the Results section.