Multi Table Definition
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Settings that has been applied in each Multi Table mode can be stored as a 'Multi Table Definition'. Each settings definition can be reused in the same Multi Table mode or other Multi Table modes.
These definitions can only be stored in the primary database, but these definitions can be accessed from primary database as well as secondary database (if available).
There are 3 main groups of settings that will be saved in the Multi Table definition:
1. Selection settings |
settings of the tab 'Selection': •selected tables •table order in tree view option •the visibility of empty tables option (if applicable) |
2. Options settings |
settings of the second tab 'Options': •table rows to be printed or exported option of each selected table |
3. Layout settings |
settings of the last tab 'Layout': •output sequence of the selected tables •whether a table will be printed on a new page option of each selected table (if applicable) |
These groups will be used to distinct the definitions that will be loaded or saved in a Multi Table functionality. The matrix below shows the availability of each setting in the Multi Table functionalities.
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1. Selection settings: |
selected tables |
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table order tree view |
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visibility of empty tables |
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2. Options settings: |
selective table rows |
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3. Layout settings: |
output sequence |
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print on new page |
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If a setting is available, this means that this particular setting can be saved or loaded in the concerning Multi Table mode. Actually, this matrix represents the interchangeability of the settings between the various modes of Multi Table.
For example, definitions saved in Print mode can be loaded during the Import mode. But, only the first 2 settings of the Print mode will be loaded into the Import mode. These settings are 'selected tables' and ' table order tree view'.
To facilitate the users selecting a previous stored definition to load, different icons are introduced for the stored Multi Table definitions:
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this definition is created in Multi Table Print or Export mode
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this definition is created in Multi Table Create Template mode
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this definition is created in Multi Table Import mode
To save the settings that has been applied in a Multi Table mode, click on the 'Save Definition As' button in tab Layout (except for Import mode: in tab Selection). This will open the 'Save Multi Table Definition As' dialog.  Enter a name for this definition in the 'Definition name:' field and click on the Save button to save the settings in the current project database. |
Previous stored Multi Table Definition can be reused to simplify the Multi Table process. To select a stored definition, click on the 'Load definition' button in tab Selection. This will open the 'Open Multi Table Definition' dialog.  The definitions listed in the dialog 'Open Multi Table Definition' can be filtered using the 'Definitions of type' box. The following types are available:
User can load definitions from the current (primary) project or from the secondary database (if available). To select the store location: ➢ Click on the appropriate database button on the left side of the 'Open Multi Table Definition' dialog or, ➢ Select the database from the 'Look in:' box. Enter the definition name in the 'Definition name:' box or just select a definition from the list and click on the Open button to load a previous stored definition. If a stored definition has been loaded, the name of this definition will be shown in the title screen of the Multi Table window. |
Last changed: 2/3/2020