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Creating a Labeling Scheme........................................................................3
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Defining the Header, Label, and Footer ........................ ............ ......................... .......................... .................6 ....6 2.1
Select Select format format elements elements ..................... ................................. ....................... ...................... ...................... ......................7 ...........7
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Edit selected format elements.................................................................10
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Specifying Specifying Settings for *.txt Output Output ....................... .................................. ....................... ....................... ............11 .11
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Specifying Settings for Excel Output........................................................15
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Outputting Labeling....................................................................................19
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Creating a Labeling Scheme
The settings for labeling are stored in schemes. Precondition: •
You have opened a project.
Utilities > Reports > Labeling [...] in Settings field labeling dialog. 1. Click [...] in the Settings field of the Output labeling dialog.
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2. In the Settings: Labeling dialog, click
(New).
scheme dialog, enter a name and description, and click [OK] [OK].. 3. In the New scheme dialog,
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type dialog, select a report type, and click [OK] [OK].. 4. In the Report type dialog, Labeling dialog in the Report The report type is shown in the Settings: Labeling dialog type field. type field. The new scheme is now available as a user-defined scheme in the Scheme drop-down Scheme drop-down list.
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Defining the Header, Label, and Footer
You use format elements to specify which data is to be output in the header, labels, and footer of the labeling page, and how these texts are to be formatted. Precondition: You have opened a project. Utilities > Reports > Labeling [...] in Settings field labeling dialog. 1. Click [...] in the Settings field of the Output labeling dialog.
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Labeling dialog in the Scheme Scheme field, 2. In the dialog Settings: Labeling dialog field, select a userdefined scheme, or create one.
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Select format elements
You select the format elements for the header, labels, and footer in the t he same way. Which format elements are available depends on the report type selected. The format elements "Page break" and "Page break on change of DT" are only available for the footer.
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Header,, Label Label,, or Footer Footer tab. 1. Select the Header tab.
elements field, select a property and then click 2. In the Available format elements field, (move right).
Property field Property dialog. 3. Select the desired desired property property in the Property field in the Property dialog.
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Length group 4. In the Length group box, select an option for the length of the labeling field, [OK].. and click [OK] elements field. The format element is entered into the Selected format elements field.
5. To output a separator after the labeling text of a property, select the format elements field, and click element "Separator" in the Available format elements field, (move right).
Separator dialog, 6. In the Separator dialog, select an option for the separator to be output.
7. Repeat this procedure procedure until you you have selected selected all the format elements you want. In the Preview field, you will see a preview of all the selected format elements.
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Edit selected format elements
1. To change the order of the format elements, elements, select a format element in the Selected format elements field, and click (Move up) or (Move down). The format element is moved up or down one line.
2. To delete a format element from the selection, select the format element in the the Selected format elements field, and click
(Delete).
3. To change the settings settings of a format element, element, select the format element element in the Selected format elements field, and click
(Edit).
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Specifying Settings for *.txt Output
Precondition: You have opened a project. Utilities > Reports > Labeling [...] in Settings field labeling dialog. 1. Click [...] in the Settings field of the Output labeling dialog.
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Labeling dialog in the Scheme Scheme field, 2. In the dialog Settings: Labeling dialog field, select a userdefined scheme, or create one.
File tab file field, select the file type 3. On the File tab in the Type of file field, (*.txt) .
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[...] next file field, and enter the storage location and the 4. Click [...] next to the Target file field, Open dialog. name of the labeling file into the Open dialog.
[Options].. 5. Click [Options]
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6. To generate a text file for for a Windows application, select select the ANSI character set set field of the Settings: Text export dialog. export dialog. in the Character set field
umlauts check box. 7. If needed, check the Allow umlauts check
[...] next Application field, Open dialog 8. Click [...] next to the Application field, and use the Open dialog to select the *.exe of the editor to use to open the labeling file.
[OK].. 9. Click [OK]
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Specifying Settings for Excel Output
Preconditions: •
You have opened a project.
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You have defined an Excel ® template.
Utilities > Reports > Labeling [...] in Settings field labeling dialog. 1. Click [...] in the Settings field of the Output labeling dialog.
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Labeling dialog in the Scheme Scheme field, 2. In the dialog Settings: Labeling dialog field, select a userdefined scheme, or create one.
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File tab file field, select the file type 3. On the File tab in the Type of file field, (*.xls) .
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[...] next file field, and enter the storage location and the 4. Click [...] next to the Target file field, Open dialog. name of the labeling file into the Open dialog.
[...] next Template field, Open dialog 5. Click [...] next to the Template field, then use the Open dialog to select an Excel template *.xls.
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Outputting Labeling
Precondition: •
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You have opened a project. Labeling dialog, you have specified the settings for a fixed or In the Settings: Labeling dialog, user-defined labeling scheme.
Utilities > Reports > Labeling Settings drop-down 1. Select one of the possible labeling scheme from the Settings drop-down list. type field, the report type In the Report type field, t ype is displayed on which the scheme is based.
Active check 2. To limit the output of labeling data, data, select the the Active check box next to the Filter drop-down Filter drop-down list and select a filter scheme.
Active check 3. To specify the order of labeling data, select the Active check box next to the Sorting drop-down Sorting drop-down list and select a sorting scheme.
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Language drop-down 4. In the Language drop-down list, select the language in which the labeling text should be output.
[...] next file field, and enter the storage location and the 5. Click [...] next to the Target file field, Open dialog. name of the labeling file into the Open dialog.
label field, specify how many times the labeling text of 6. In the Repetitions per label field, each label should be output to the labeling file.
output field, specify how many times the entire 7. In the Repetitions of total output field, labeling text should be output to the labeling file. [OK].. 8. Click [OK] The labeling file is generated in the directory you selected as a storage location.
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