I went back and read your original post regarding this. In Crystal go into
the Database Expert and click on the Links Tab and then the Order Links
button that will show the field links from Table to Table from what field to
what field, but you still need to look at the properties of the Links
between the Tables to see how they are joined (inner, left).
The Report Data Definition does have the JobMtl table but it is not used in
the main report Database design. If you look at the Raw Material Components
subreport you will see the JobMtl Table, along with other tables. The
Sub-reports are Link back to the main report. If you altenate-click on the
subreport you will see a option for Change Subreport Links, click on that
and it will show you how the subreports are linked back to the main report.
I think you want to do what I am doing by linking the Job Materials to the
perticular operation that needs them. I am using the Report Data Definition
and creted my own Subreport called JobMtl (Operation Material). I placed
this subreport in the JobOper.OperSeq Group Header in its own section after
the operation information. My subreport links are JobAsmbl.JobNum,
JobAsmbl.AssemblySeq and JobOper.OpSeq and the Tables I used in the
Subreport are JobAsmbl and JobMtl. I link Jobasmbl to JobMtl by Company,
JobNum and AssemblySeq.
I just added today another subreport in a section below the JobMtl
subreport, still in theJobOper.OpSeq Group Header, called SubAsmPart which I
am shoing if there is a part from a subassembly needed at the particular
operation.
Like I said I am using the Report Data Defintion, copied to my own user
defined one so I can included some excluded fields from Vantage standard
report defintion, because Epicor has a habit of creating temp (Calc_XXX)
fields that you can not grab from a Table but show up in reports and that I
want to use. So I found it beneficial if it is a more complicated report,
such as the Traveler, to use their definiton, Otherwise I am converting my
ODBC reports over to BAQ where it makes sense. Some things are still easier
ODBC.
It takes a bit to figure out how tables are related to each other but I
found by looking at the canned reports in Crystal and then using the Data
Dictionary and the DataSet Relationships I was able to get a grasp on how
tables are related to each other. I also go into Developer mode to look a
certain fields on screens to tell me which Table and Field Name it is, which
a least gets me started.
Hope this helps
Scott
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I am not concerned at this point as to the method I will use - ODBC, BAQ, or
Report Data Definition. I was hoping to get an understanding on what tables
store what data and the relationship.
I have written a 4GL query, a BAQ, and looked at the standard travelers
Report Data Definition. I can return most everything I need but don't want
to overlook something for a unique condition that I am not testing
(assemblies, etc.)
Example, many of the tables have the same fields - I don't know what is
stored in the JobAsmbl table or how it relates to the JobHead/JobOper
tables.
My thought is that I will use:
JobHead - job related information
JobOper - operation specific
JobOpDtl - additional operation specific JobMtl - material details used on
an operation
The V8 "JobTrav" data definition uses these Rpt Table IDs and "JobAsmbl",
"JobPart", "JobShip", "ResourceTimeUsed", "SubAsmbl", and "TTJobPartMtl".
It took me a little time to become familar with our previous ERP db schema
(Styeline) and learning as I go with Vantage.
Thanks in advanced for any assistance.
--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Litzau" <scott.litzau@...> wrote:
>
> Are you setting up an ODBC Job Traveler, a BAQ Report Job Traveler or
> modified the Report Data Definition Job Traveler?
>
> I have completely modified the Job Traveler to fit our environment. I
> am using a modified report Data Definition adding fields that were
excluded in
> the original data definition creating a new Style to print the
Traveler as
> we need it. Such as we wanted it Portrait versus Landscape so more
operation
> could fit on a Page, removed a lot of unnecessary fields, removed
the Job
> parts subreport that we did not use, and one big one was to remove
the Raw
> Material Components from the current location and the create a new
subreport
> to show what part(s) was needed at the operation. Then when the shop
> employee is looking at there operation they know what parts are
needed for
> that operation.
>
> Scott
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