creating renewal forms without Infomaker

We do not have infomaker installed on our server, and I am just a Box Office manager. We do not have an IT staff person. I need to pull data for renewal forms from the rollovers I created. Does anyone know of a way to get all of the necessary data out in one report? Last year I pulled the order info and the constituent info separately, then did a merge in Excel. That process is very involved and it seems there should be an easier way. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

-dennis

 

  • Would the standard "Subs Renewal Notices" report work for you? It should at least pull constituent + order data together.

  • I would run the Subs Renewal Notice report and save it as an Excel file. (Make sure to have the “Include Data Labels” checked. I forget sometimes and it’s just a hassle trying to figure out which column is which.) Our renewal format requires me to make some creative editing in order to get the info I need so yours may depend on how it’s set up.

     

    I hope this helps.

     

    ~Karen

     

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    From: Tessitura Ticketing Forum [mailto:forums-ticketing@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Keefe
    Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 10:26 AM
    To: Karen Diche
    Subject: [Tessitura Ticketing Forum] creating renewal forms without Infomaker

     

    We do not have infomaker installed on our server, and I am just a Box Office manager. We do not have an IT staff person. I need to pull data for renewal forms from the rollovers I created. Does anyone know of a way to get all of the necessary data out in one report? Last year I pulled the order info and the constituent info separately, then did a merge in Excel. That process is very involved and it seems there should be an easier way. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

    Thank you.

    -dennis

     




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  • Thank you this would be great, except when I pull the forms all that shows up are random seat numbers, no other data is on the form at all. Just blank forms with random numbers on them. I may have to open a ticket to find out what’s wrong with the forms.

     

     

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    From: Tessitura Ticketing Forum [mailto:forums-ticketing@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Karen Diche
    Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 10:56 AM
    To: dkeefe@balletsj.org
    Subject: RE: [Tessitura Ticketing Forum] creating renewal forms without Infomaker

     

    I would run the Subs Renewal Notice report and save it as an Excel file. (Make sure to have the “Include Data Labels” checked. I forget sometimes and it’s just a hassle trying to figure out which column is which.) Our renewal format requires me to make some creative editing in order to get the info I need so yours may depend on how it’s set up.

     

    I hope this helps.

     

    ~Karen

     

    Please update your records to include my new e-mail address: KDiche@SCFTA.org

    From: Tessitura Ticketing Forum [mailto:forums-ticketing@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Keefe
    Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 10:26 AM
    To: Karen Diche
    Subject: [Tessitura Ticketing Forum] creating renewal forms without Infomaker

     

    We do not have infomaker installed on our server, and I am just a Box Office manager. We do not have an IT staff person. I need to pull data for renewal forms from the rollovers I created. Does anyone know of a way to get all of the necessary data out in one report? Last year I pulled the order info and the constituent info separately, then did a merge in Excel. That process is very involved and it seems there should be an easier way. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

    Thank you.

    -dennis

     




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  • I bet that report is an Infomaker report with embedded subreports, which don't save as Excel.

    Having access to SQL Management Studio would really help. No-IT-staff is rough in this situation...

  • Hi Dennis,

     

    What you want is the data behind what you see on the screen, so generally it doesn’t matter what it’s showing (but what you describe does sound a little odd).  Renewal notices always select the same set of data, but they don’t always display all that data.  When you save the output to Excel though, you will get all the data, even if some of that data isn’t displayed on the screen.  So try saving the output to Excel and see what you get.

     

    If you don’t get the data you want when you do that, look in the T_FORMAT_INFO table and tell me what is in the D_Object column for the row for the renewal notice format you are using when you run the Renewal Notices report.

     

    And here are three links to topics in the new online help system that explain renewal notices:

    Renewal Notice Formats

    Renewal Notice Data Fields

    Subs Renewal Notices Report

     

     

    Kevin Sheehan

    Senior Documentation & Learning Resources Specialist

    Tessitura Network

    +1 888 643 5778 x 329

    ksheehan@tessituranetwork.com

     

  • I just tried saving to excel, and all get is some seat numbers in the seat columns, but there is no other data there.

    My D_Object is: d_report_renewal.

     

    WE do not have Infomaker, so if this an infomaker report, that eplains why I can’t get the data.

     

     

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    From: Tessitura Ticketing Forum [mailto:forums-ticketing@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Sheehan
    Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 11:57 AM
    To: dkeefe@balletsj.org
    Subject: RE: [Tessitura Ticketing Forum] creating renewal forms without Infomaker

     

    Hi Dennis,

     

    What you want is the data behind what you see on the screen, so generally it doesn’t matter what it’s showing (but what you describe does sound a little odd).  Renewal notices always select the same set of data, but they don’t always display all that data.  When you save the output to Excel though, you will get all the data, even if some of that data isn’t displayed on the screen.  So try saving the output to Excel and see what you get.

     

    If you don’t get the data you want when you do that, look in the T_FORMAT_INFO table and tell me what is in the D_Object column for the row for the renewal notice format you are using when you run the Renewal Notices report.

     

    And here are three links to topics in the new online help system that explain renewal notices:

    Renewal Notice Formats

    Renewal Notice Data Fields

    Subs Renewal Notices Report

     

     

    Kevin Sheehan

    Senior Documentation & Learning Resources Specialist

    Tessitura Network

    +1 888 643 5778 x 329

    ksheehan@tessituranetwork.com

     




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  • Dennis,

     

    Also make sure that in TR_Season, your Renewal Notice Format  has (d_report_renewal) for your current season that you are rolling over.

     

     

    Thanks,

    Bobby Moseley

    601 Preston

    Houston, TX 77002

     

    From: Tessitura Ticketing Forum [mailto:forums-ticketing@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Keefe
    Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 3:02 PM
    To: Moseley, Bobby
    Subject: RE: [Tessitura Ticketing Forum] creating renewal forms without Infomaker

     

    I just tried saving to excel, and all get is some seat numbers in the seat columns, but there is no other data there.

    My D_Object is: d_report_renewal.

     

    WE do not have Infomaker, so if this an infomaker report, that eplains why I can’t get the data.

     

     

     dkeefe_signature

    From: Tessitura Ticketing Forum [mailto:forums-ticketing@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Sheehan
    Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 11:57 AM
    To: dkeefe@balletsj.org
    Subject: RE: [Tessitura Ticketing Forum] creating renewal forms without Infomaker

     

    Hi Dennis,

     

    What you want is the data behind what you see on the screen, so generally it doesn’t matter what it’s showing (but what you describe does sound a little odd).  Renewal notices always select the same set of data, but they don’t always display all that data.  When you save the output to Excel though, you will get all the data, even if some of that data isn’t displayed on the screen.  So try saving the output to Excel and see what you get.

     

    If you don’t get the data you want when you do that, look in the T_FORMAT_INFO table and tell me what is in the D_Object column for the row for the renewal notice format you are using when you run the Renewal Notices report.

     

    And here are three links to topics in the new online help system that explain renewal notices:

    Renewal Notice Formats

    Renewal Notice Data Fields

    Subs Renewal Notices Report

     

     

    Kevin Sheehan

    Senior Documentation & Learning Resources Specialist

    Tessitura Network

    +1 888 643 5778 x 329

    ksheehan@tessituranetwork.com

     




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  • You don’t need InfoMaker to run this report.  You should be able to use the sample forms just fine.  You only need InfoMaker to customize the forms.

     

    Try changing the D_Object to d_renewal_notice_sample2, run the report again, and then see what happens.  If you still get nothing, the problem might actually be your data.  Have you checked your rollover orders to make sure that they rolled over successfully?  If so, try creating a list with just one person on it that you know has a successful rollover and then select that list when you run the report.  Also review your report parameters to make sure that everything is correctly set to find the orders you want.  If none of that works, you should open a help ticket so the support staff can help you resolve the problem.

     

    Good luck,

     

    Kevin Sheehan

    Senior Documentation & Learning Resources Specialist

    Tessitura Network

    +1 888 643 5778 x 329

    ksheehan@tessituranetwork.com

     

  • In TR_Season, I don’t have the renewal form as an option to choose in the dropdown. I only have (none) or subscription order confirmation?

     

     

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    From: Tessitura Ticketing Forum [mailto:forums-ticketing@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Sheehan
    Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 1:27 PM
    To: dkeefe@balletsj.org
    Subject: RE: [Tessitura Ticketing Forum] creating renewal forms without Infomaker

     

    You don’t need InfoMaker to run this report.  You should be able to use the sample forms just fine.  You only need InfoMaker to customize the forms.

     

    Try changing the D_Object to d_renewal_notice_sample2, run the report again, and then see what happens.  If you still get nothing, the problem might actually be your data.  Have you checked your rollover orders to make sure that they rolled over successfully?  If so, try creating a list with just one person on it that you know has a successful rollover and then select that list when you run the report.  Also review your report parameters to make sure that everything is correctly set to find the orders you want.  If none of that works, you should open a help ticket so the support staff can help you resolve the problem.

     

    Good luck,

     

    Kevin Sheehan

    Senior Documentation & Learning Resources Specialist

    Tessitura Network

    +1 888 643 5778 x 329

    ksheehan@tessituranetwork.com

     




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  • Thank you everyone, I now have renewal forms!!

     

     

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    From: Tessitura Ticketing Forum [mailto:forums-ticketing@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Keefe
    Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 2:47 PM
    To: dkeefe@balletsj.org
    Subject: RE: [Tessitura Ticketing Forum] creating renewal forms without Infomaker

     

    In TR_Season, I don’t have the renewal form as an option to choose in the dropdown. I only have (none) or subscription order confirmation?

     

     

     dkeefe_signature

    From: Tessitura Ticketing Forum [mailto:forums-ticketing@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Sheehan
    Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 1:27 PM
    To: dkeefe@balletsj.org
    Subject: RE: [Tessitura Ticketing Forum] creating renewal forms without Infomaker

     

    You don’t need InfoMaker to run this report.  You should be able to use the sample forms just fine.  You only need InfoMaker to customize the forms.

     

    Try changing the D_Object to d_renewal_notice_sample2, run the report again, and then see what happens.  If you still get nothing, the problem might actually be your data.  Have you checked your rollover orders to make sure that they rolled over successfully?  If so, try creating a list with just one person on it that you know has a successful rollover and then select that list when you run the report.  Also review your report parameters to make sure that everything is correctly set to find the orders you want.  If none of that works, you should open a help ticket so the support staff can help you resolve the problem.

     

    Good luck,

     

    Kevin Sheehan

    Senior Documentation & Learning Resources Specialist

    Tessitura Network

    +1 888 643 5778 x 329

    ksheehan@tessituranetwork.com

     




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  • I know this issue is years old but I'm at the point of throwing Tess out the window. Confirmations should be a standard and easy function but I have now had days of stress in running different reports without the needed results. Why isn't it clear what reports give you when you run them? 

    I'm trying to get a report  that I can export into a merge document to print my subscription confirmations. 

    So the data is: 
    Performance (Production Description or Production Name)
    Venue (facility)
    Series (Day)
    Date of the performance
    Time
    Seats (Section, row, seat)

    Torch Song Trilogy

    Mead Theatre

    9/29/2013 7:30pm

    AA 203-204

    That Hopey Changey Thing

    Milton Theatre

    Not yet purchased

     

    Sweet and Sad

    Milton Theatre

    12/8/2013 7:00pm

    A 203-204

    Tribes

    Mead Theatre

    2/2/2014 7:00pm

    AA 203-204

    Water by the Spoonful

    Metheny Theatre

    3/30/2014 7:00pm

    A 203-204

    ***

    Milton Theatre

    6/8/2014 7:00pm

    A 203-204

     

     

    So the data is: 
    Performance (Production Description or Production Name)
    Venue (facility)
    Series (Day)
    Date of the performance
    Time
    Seats (Section, row, seat)
    Is there a report that pulls this? I thought the order output would show this but it shows seats but not venue or time. 

     

  • Former Member
    Former Member $organization in reply to Adria Gunter

    Hi Adria

    A side point here - if you're trying to get Word Merge to produce a table-like output with a variable number of rows, as I think you are (your list of performances/seats/etc) - That's not something that the merge functionality in Word is really equipped to deal with. It's theoretically possible, using a bit of trickiness and vb coding, but after a few attempts, leading to tears before bedtime, I wouldn't try it again myself.

    I think you'd be much better off trying to do this sort of thing as a report in Infomaker or SSRS, and if you don't have the report-fiddling skills in-house, I'd be looking at your friendlyTess consultant/s for a bit of help.

    Ken