Hi,
I wanted to have a look at modifying the d_mailing_labels object that Tessi uses in the User Defined Object From a List. From what I understand of the documentation and hunting around on TASK, when you select something like a label, it:
a) Looks up the object in T_FORMAT_INFO.
b) Then (and this is not perfectly clear in the documentation), I presume it goes and finds the D object (say, d_mailing_labels) from userreports.pbl?
Where I'm running into problems is that I can't find a userreports.pbl in our User Reports folder. The only .pbl that contains those label objects in question is one called SampleFormats80.pbl.
I tried a quick test, just by making a copy of d_mailing_labels and calling it ud_mailing_labels and getting the T_FORMAT_INFO to point to it. It didn't work.
So my questions are:
1. Where is the .pbl that the existing label objects are stored in and that any custom label objects need to be stored in?
2. Has it been renamed from userreports.pbl to something else, or have I got something wrong?
And maybe at some stage, it would be great to see some documentation added that explains clearly where labels need to be located to be referenced by T_FORMAT_INFO?
Ken, thanks for that great explanation answer to Matt’s question. I couldn’t have said it better myself.
Matt, I’m working on clarifying the documentation regarding pbls and T_FORMAT_INFO. In the documentation on User Defined Output from a List there was definitely some information missing. To make sure I don’t overlook anything, can you tell me exactly which documents you looked at?
Thanks,
Kevin Sheehan
Documentation & Learning Resources Specialist
Tessitura Network
1 888 643 5778 ext 329 Office
ksheehan@tessituranetwork.com
Hi Matt, There is also a line in T_DEFAULTS called LOCAL_PRE_LIBRARY_LIST. If you have a report living in more than one .pbl (bad practise, I know, but it happened to us) then making an entry into this field means these .pbl's will be read before any in LOCAL_LIBRARY_LIST and you can be sure that the latest version of you report is used.
Debbie