Hi folks,
We have 2 companies on a single server from a single install of GP. I created a new layout for SOP Blank invoice form for the new company and am trying to assign it to the new one but it does not show up in the Alternate Modified Forms and Reports. Am i missing any step?
Thank you in advance for your advice.
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Thank you for all of your valuable advice folks. I really appreciate it.
Nhi,
Forums are not the place to conduct training. Please refer to the Report Writer manual, which also explains the use of Templates.
Hi Mariano,
I am on GP2013 but the template does not work (see attached).
I am trying to modify the Short Invoice Form in report Writer but it does not show up in the Alternate Reports/Forms so that I cannot assign it to the correct company.
Please advise.
Regards,
That's what happens when I respond using my phone and don't look at the images properly.
Mariano is absolutely correct. Well spotted.
The report in question does not have a standard name which means it was created using the Duplicate button. Duplicate reports are a completely new report based on an original report, they have a different resource ID and can be never be used in place of an original report.
Custom Reports created with the New or Duplicate buttons can be executed from the custom reports window in GP. However if the main table is based on a temporary table, without the code around the report to populate the temporary table, the report will never have any data shown on it. Most SOP document reports use temporary tables.
Only a modified report can be used in place of the original. A modified report has the same resource ID as the original but is stored in the custom report dictionary. Security can be told to use the modified version rather than the original.
David
Nhi,
IT WILL NEVER show up. The report you are highlighting is a DUPLICATE of the SOP Blank Invoice Form, not a modified version of it. I can see you already have a modified version, so David would be correct in recommend you modify anyone of the other 3 available formats. Since you are on GP 10.0 you won't be able to take advantage of Word Templates, so I do recommend you think about upgrading your environment to GP2013 R2.
Hi Leslie,
It is still not showing up. I always use my computer to work with GP.
Regards,
Nhi
Hi David,
Could you please walk me through the process of setting up different dictionary for different companies?
Thank you,
Nhi,
If the modified report shows in the Customization Maintenance window, it must show in the Alternate/Modified Forms and Reports window. Make sure you have 'Reports' marked and are choosing 'All' for the Product list. Also, be sure you are using the same workstation to set the Alternate/Modified Forms and Reports ID that you used to see the item in the customization maintenance list.
Kind regards,
Leslie
Hi David,
The modified report shows in Customization Maintenance but not on the Alternate/Modified forms.
Also, the short, long, option invoice form are not in the Alternate forms so I cannot assign the long or short modified form to the new company. What should I do to have them in the list?
Can you see you modified report in Customization Maintenance window. If it does not show then it will not show on the security windows.
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