It seems I've now reached the 255 character varchar constraint for local_library_list, which means I can't add any new reports. Eeeek.
I understand that I need to create a new .pbl that houses all existing reports (and local_library_list just references that new .pbl), but I'm completely unfamiliar with Infomaker. I'm loath to tinker and destroy everything. Can someone talk me through the steps I need to take?
Thanks in advance,
C.//X.
Hi Chris,
It's actually a pretty straight forward process. And you can always play with copies of the pbl's in your test environment to put your mind at ease.
In Infomaker create your new pbl (or just pick one of your existing ones that will hold the reports). Open the pbl with the reports you want to move. Highlight all of the ones you want to move, right click and choose "Move" from the menu. A "Select Library" dialog box will open. Navigate to the pbl that is going to receive the reports. Select it and click "Open". This should move them. As long as the receiving pbl is in your local library list, you should be all set!
- Levi
That's the first time I've seen the phrase "pretty straight forward process" associated with Infomaker.
I had to do this a while back adding .PSR files into .PBLs. That was not straightforward, but perhaps you can't have .PSR files anymore anyway? As to moving reports from one .PBL to another, the one thing I guess you have to watch out for is that Infomaker .PBLs have no concept of namespace...in fact, no organizational concepts at all. So if two .PBL files both have "secondary_header" sub reports, you'll have to change the names of one or the other. Beyond the fact that now all of your sub reports for every custom report you have will all be dumped in the same long list.
I tried to at least split out general report categories (in our case reports, headers and screens) into separate .PBL files -- if you can think of a way to sensibly divide your reports into two to four different categories, (providing all the paths will fit in that stupid T_DEFAULTS field) you might want to try that.
Hello, finally - after an ordeal of getting InfoMaker installed...
It was indeed pretty straightforward, in the end: laid out exactly as Levi suggested. However, I do echo Gawain's comments... It's not the most user-friendly of systems.
Hope this helps someone in the future!C.//X.