Scenario Export Details Window

 

This window appears when you select Export from the Action Menu if more than one scenario has been defined for the startpoint

Note

If only one scenario has been defined for the startpoint, it is automatically used for the export and this window only appears if:

§   The scenario is configured to prompt for information before exporting the data.

 

§   Information that is required by the export driver is missing from the scenario.

Purpose

This window lists 'scenarios' that exist for the startpoint. It enables you to select a scenario for the export, and to enter or amend some of the scenario details.

Further information

For information about startpoints, setting up scenarios, etc. see Scenario Maintenance.

Move through list

You can move through the list using the cursor and <Page Up> and <Page Down> keys in the standard way.

Amend

To amend an existing scenario, move the cursor to the required scenario and press <Return>. Þ Scenario Selection Options Menu. When you select the Amend option you are returned to this window. The prompts are described below.

The prompts are:

Scenario

(Display only.) The code of the scenario.

Description

(Display only.) The scenario's description.

Contents

(Display only.) The code and description of the contents list.

Style

The code and description of the style. Press <F1> for a pop-up enquiry.

Data folder

The code and description of the data folder. Press <F1> to list data folders which are valid for your operator id Þ Select Data Folder Window.

Note

You can make changes to the data path, through the Select Data Folder Window. Any changes you make are used for the subsequent export. The data path itself is only updated with the changes if it contains your own operator id.

File name

For Global exports or imports enter a file name of up to eight characters to identify the GSM file to or from which information is to be transferred.

 

For open exports or imports enter a filename of up to 20 characters identifying the file to or from which information is to be transferred.

Template folder

(Exports to open system only.) If you want to use a template when you invoke a program in the host system, enter the code of the template folder here. Leave this blank if you do not want to use a template.

 

Press <F1> to > to list template folders which are valid for your operator id Þ Select Template Folder Window.

Note

You can make changes to the template path, through the Select Template Folder Window. Any changes you make are used for the subsequent export. The template path itself is only updated with the changes if it contains your own operator id.

Note

If you want to use a template, you must also specify the template in the 'Parameters' prompt below.

Program folder

The code and description of the program folder which holds the details of a program to be invoked in the host system after the export has successfully completed. Leave this blank if you do not want to invoke a program in the host system.

 

Press <F1> to list program folders which are valid for your operator id Þ Select Program Folder Window.

Note

You can make changes to the program path, through the Select Program Folder Window. Any changes you make are used for the subsequent export. The program path itself is only updated with the changes if it contains your own operator id.

Parameters

(Only if you entered a program folder above.) If you want to pass parameters to the host system when the specified program is invoked, enter them here; for example you could specify the name of the exported file to be loaded into a spreadsheet, the template to be used, a macro to be run, etc.

 

You can use the following abbreviations:

§   %DP. To indicate the data path specified in the Data Path.

 

§   %FN. To indicate the file name specified at the file name prompt above.

 

§   %EX. To indicate the file extension defined for the style.

 

§   %TP. To indicate the path specified in the Template Path.

Example

You would enter '%DP%FN%EX %TP\statement.doc' to indicate the file created by the data export process, and a template called 'statement.doc' in the path specified in the Template Path.

Further information

For information about scenarios, contents lists, styles, and data, program and template folders and paths, see Scenario Maintenance.

On completion

If the scenario is configured to prompt for details at the point of export Þ Scenario Selection Options Menu.

 

Otherwise the export process is initiated using the selected scenario. A window displays the progress of the export process. When the process finishes:

§   If a program has been specified for the scenario, it is invoked in the host environment.

 

§   Otherwise Þ Scenario Export Details Window.

Export errors

If the file specified in the scenario already exists and the scenario's data path is configured to prompt when this happens Þ Output File Exists Menu.

 

If any of the following occur Þ Export Error Options Menu):

§   The file specified in the scenario is in use.

 

§   The specified data path is invalid.

 

§   The file becomes full as the exported data is being written to it.

Note

If you use the sample templates when exporting data to Word, an error can occur in Word if the 'Hide MS-DOS file extensions for file-types that are registered' option is selected in Windwos. To check or change this setting in Windows:

§   Select 'Options' from the View Menu in Windows Explorer

 

§   Select the View Tab and deselect the 'Hide MS-DOS file extensions for file-types that are registered' option.