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The following steps are required to be able to test Elliott ReportWriter, which is being developed for Elliott v8.3, in Elliott v8.2- Copy the RW directory and all its files and subdirectories from M:\Elliott7 to the target root directory (e.g., M:\ELILIP). (Done)
- Modify EL800.Cfg in the target \Bin directory. Add the following sections: (Done)
[DatabaseName]
Server=TS4
Root=ELIROOT
Company01=ELI83DATA
Company90=ELI83DATA90
[RW-Images]
COMPADDR=COMPADDR.PNG
COMPLOGO=COMPLOGO.PNG
Server= is optional. It defaults to the local computer (environment variable ComputerName).
Root= is optional. It is the PSQL database name for the root directory, and defaults to ELIROOT.
Company01= is optional. It is the PSQL database name for Company 01, and defaults to ELI83DATA.
CompanyNN= entries are optional database names that point to the other companies under the root directory. They default to ELI83DATAnn.
COMPADDR= is optional. It names the Company Address image file for displaying on reports and defaults to COMPADDR.PNG.
COMPLOGO= is optional. It names the Company Logo image file for displaying on reports. It defaults to COMPLOGO.PNG.
- Modify EL800S.Cfg in the target \Bin directory. Add the following sections: (Done)
[Menu-Override]
ARSTMSCN=ARSTMSCN,ARSTMENT,ARSTMENTL
[Menu-Override-Description]
ARSTMSCN=Legacy AR Statement
ARSTMENT=Statement
ARSTMENTL=Lipsey's Statement
These entries will result in a selection dialog when the menu item associated with ARSTMSCN is selected. In this case, the user can select among three options:
ARSTMSCN Legacy AR Statement
ARSTMENT Statement
ATSTMENTL Lipsey's Statement
- Modify EL800U.Cfg in the target \Bin directory. This section is optional and is used only to override corresponding selections in EL800S.Cfg.
[Menu-Override]
ARSTMSCN=ARSTMSCN,ARSTMENT This would hide ARSTMENTL
[Menu-Override-Description]
ARSTMSCN=Legacy AR Statement
ARSTMENT=ReportWriter Statement
- Create required databases in PSQL ControlCenter. You need a database like ELI83DATA for each company that will use ReportWriter. For example, to test Company 96, create a database named ELI83DATA96 (or something else -- this is the default naming convention) and point its dictionary to M:\Elliott7\bin\DDF83 and its data to the appropriate data directory.
- Set up Images for COMPADDR and COMPLOGO (optional). If you want an image to appear on the top left of each report page, create a company directory under \RW\Images, like RW\Images\96, and place an image file there. If the image file is not available, the name and address will appear in its place.
