V8 Bypass "Custom Report Maintenance" Window - Direct to Preview

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I have been working on getting a better solution since this is a big pain in the butt here. I have been using VStudio and just create a single form app with a crystal report viewer control. I then just compile an exe hard coded with the report path and then add it to the Vantage menu. It pulls the report up right away without any dialog box. This only works for custom reports since I have no idea yet how to do this for xml data.
Seems a bit cumbersome but it actually only takes a minute to do.
I still have to test how well it actually works in our live environment but it seems like it will do the trick for us.


--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Michael McWilliams" <mmcwilliams22@...> wrote:
>
>
> Here is an example.
> Private Sub CustomReportForm_Load(ByVal sender As object, ByVal args As
> EventArgs) Handles CustomReportForm.Load
> '//
> '// Add Event Handler Code
> '//
> Dim ReportControl As EpiDataView =
> Ctype(oTrans.EpiDataViews("ReportControl"),EpiDataView)
> ReportControl.dataView(ReportControl.Row)("ReportName") =
> "V:\mfgsys803\server\reports\TBCustomRept\WorkOrder.rpt"
> oTrans.previewReport()
> End Sub
>
>
>
> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Ari Footlik" <ari@> wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone tried eliminating/bypassing the "Custom Report Maintenance"
> > dialog box that appears when you try to print reports? It seems silly
> > to me that we have to respond to a dialog box that opens for no reason
> > other than to change the username/password used in generating the
> > report, which we never actually change anyway.
> >
> > It'd be a lot quicker to have reports automatically open as a "Print
> > Preview" instead of having to deal with this silly dialog box every
> > time.
> >
> > I searched the archives for "custom report maintenance" but only found
> > references to adding a new report.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> > --Ari
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
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Has anyone tried eliminating/bypassing the "Custom Report Maintenance"
dialog box that appears when you try to print reports? It seems silly
to me that we have to respond to a dialog box that opens for no reason
other than to change the username/password used in generating the
report, which we never actually change anyway.

It'd be a lot quicker to have reports automatically open as a "Print
Preview" instead of having to deal with this silly dialog box every
time.

I searched the archives for "custom report maintenance" but only found
references to adding a new report.

Thanks in advance.
--Ari


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Here is an example.
Private Sub CustomReportForm_Load(ByVal sender As object, ByVal args As
EventArgs) Handles CustomReportForm.Load
'//
'// Add Event Handler Code
'//
Dim ReportControl As EpiDataView =
Ctype(oTrans.EpiDataViews("ReportControl"),EpiDataView)
ReportControl.dataView(ReportControl.Row)("ReportName") =
"V:\mfgsys803\server\reports\TBCustomRept\WorkOrder.rpt"
oTrans.previewReport()
End Sub



--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Ari Footlik" <ari@...> wrote:
>
> Has anyone tried eliminating/bypassing the "Custom Report Maintenance"
> dialog box that appears when you try to print reports? It seems silly
> to me that we have to respond to a dialog box that opens for no reason
> other than to change the username/password used in generating the
> report, which we never actually change anyway.
>
> It'd be a lot quicker to have reports automatically open as a "Print
> Preview" instead of having to deal with this silly dialog box every
> time.
>
> I searched the archives for "custom report maintenance" but only found
> references to adding a new report.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> --Ari
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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Michael,
I agree with Ari, this is an annoyance. Thanks for the code but I'm having a bit of trouble implementing your solution. How exactly do you get the customization for a custom report? I've added the code to the Custom Report Maintenance form, no problem. But when I go to the Menu Maintenance for the custom report, the customization block is grayed out. I tried all the program types and can't get customization and report path at the same time. I'm on Ver 8.00.811B so is it different on your version?

Thanks,

Chris

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Michael McWilliams" <mmcwilliams22@...> wrote:
>
>
> Here is an example.
> Private Sub CustomReportForm_Load(ByVal sender As object, ByVal args As
> EventArgs) Handles CustomReportForm.Load
> '//
> '// Add Event Handler Code
> '//
> Dim ReportControl As EpiDataView =
> Ctype(oTrans.EpiDataViews("ReportControl"),EpiDataView)
> ReportControl.dataView(ReportControl.Row)("ReportName") =
> "V:\mfgsys803\server\reports\TBCustomRept\WorkOrder.rpt"
> oTrans.previewReport()
> End Sub
>
>
>
> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Ari Footlik" <ari@> wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone tried eliminating/bypassing the "Custom Report Maintenance"
> > dialog box that appears when you try to print reports? It seems silly
> > to me that we have to respond to a dialog box that opens for no reason
> > other than to change the username/password used in generating the
> > report, which we never actually change anyway.
> >
> > It'd be a lot quicker to have reports automatically open as a "Print
> > Preview" instead of having to deal with this silly dialog box every
> > time.
> >
> > I searched the archives for "custom report maintenance" but only found
> > references to adding a new report.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> > --Ari
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
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The program type needs to be Menu Item.
The Icon. --> Report
Program --> Epicor.Mfg.UI.CustomReport.dll
Customization--> Whatever the specific customization is for this report that you want to load

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "saab_barracuda" <chris.clunn@...> wrote:
>
> Michael,
> I agree with Ari, this is an annoyance. Thanks for the code but I'm having a bit of trouble implementing your solution. How exactly do you get the customization for a custom report? I've added the code to the Custom Report Maintenance form, no problem. But when I go to the Menu Maintenance for the custom report, the customization block is grayed out. I tried all the program types and can't get customization and report path at the same time. I'm on Ver 8.00.811B so is it different on your version?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Michael McWilliams" <mmcwilliams22@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Here is an example.
> > Private Sub CustomReportForm_Load(ByVal sender As object, ByVal args As
> > EventArgs) Handles CustomReportForm.Load
> > '//
> > '// Add Event Handler Code
> > '//
> > Dim ReportControl As EpiDataView =
> > Ctype(oTrans.EpiDataViews("ReportControl"),EpiDataView)
> > ReportControl.dataView(ReportControl.Row)("ReportName") =
> > "V:\mfgsys803\server\reports\TBCustomRept\WorkOrder.rpt"
> > oTrans.previewReport()
> > End Sub
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Ari Footlik" <ari@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Has anyone tried eliminating/bypassing the "Custom Report Maintenance"
> > > dialog box that appears when you try to print reports? It seems silly
> > > to me that we have to respond to a dialog box that opens for no reason
> > > other than to change the username/password used in generating the
> > > report, which we never actually change anyway.
> > >
> > > It'd be a lot quicker to have reports automatically open as a "Print
> > > Preview" instead of having to deal with this silly dialog box every
> > > time.
> > >
> > > I searched the archives for "custom report maintenance" but only found
> > > references to adding a new report.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > > --Ari
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> >
>