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Generating reports
Norstar PC Console 1.1 User Guide P0887496 01
Setting the report period
Some reports require a report period. The report period defines the time span for which data is
considered. If the report type chosen does not require a report period, the
Period
group box is
inactive. The report period begins on the From date and ends on and includes the To date.
To enter the From and To dates:
1. Click on the
From
box and enter the date. The following are acceptable date formats.
• June 5, 1997
• 6/5/1997
2. Press
Enter
.
3. Repeat for the
To
box. Press
Enter
.
Note:
If a date is typed in an unrecognized format, or if a typed date
does not exist, an error message is displayed.
To cancel out of the
From/To
boxes:
1. Press
Tab
or
Esc
.
To specify a report of one week:
1. Click on . The
One Week
dialog box appears. Choose the month that the
desired week started or ended in from the month drop-down list.
2. Select the year the week occurred in the year box. You can either type in the year box or
use the increment and decrement arrows to the right of the year box.
3. Select a week from the list of weeks in the box at the bottom of the dialog. Either click on a
week and click
OK
or double-click the desired week. When a week is selected, the start
and end dates of the week appears in the
From
and
To
date edit boxes.
To specify a report of one month:
1. Click . The
One Month
dialog box appears. Choose the desired month from
the month drop-down list.
2. Set the desired year, using the year control, either by typing it in or adjusting its value with
the increment and decrement arrows to its right.
3. When done, click
OK
to accept the month, or
Cancel
the Report Period selection.
If a month was selected, the starting and ending dates of the month appears in the
From
and
To
date edit boxes, respectively. Dates for February automatically account for leap-years,
centuries, and millennia.
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