Output Format Tab

Report data can display in one of three formats:

Standard

The report data displays in a plain text format. For non-notice reports, the file is saved in the /Rptprint directory with the naming convention yyyymmdd_internalrptname.prn, such as 20051114_ahdb.prn. The report log lists the report file name.

Pipe Delimited

The report data is saved in a file in which every entry is delimited by pipes (||). The data can then be exported to a third-party application, such as a spreadsheet application. For non-notice reports, the file is saved in the /Rptprint directory with the naming convention yyyymmdd_internalrptname.pipe, such as 20051114_ahdb.pipe. The report log lists the report file name.

Sorting selections made within the report are not applied to pipe-delimited files. For example, if you sort the report by zip code, the zip code sort is not applied to the contents of the pipe-delimited file.

The entries listed in the Brief Entries attribute of the User Address Format wizards are used to supply information for the address fields in the pipe-delimited file. The City/State field (if it is used) is evaluated as one field, not as two separate fields for the city and the state. The report will check user records for the fields listed in the Brief Entries attribute and print only the populated fields in the pipe-delimited output.

XML

The report data is saved in a visually enhanced text format (EXtensible Markup Language). The data can then be exported to a third-party application, such as a spreadsheet application. For non-notice reports, the file is saved in the /Rptprint directory with the naming convention yyyymmdd_internalrptname.xml, such as 20051114_ahdb.xml. The report log lists the report file name.

The appearance of the data is defined by the style sheet used. For more information about selecting a style sheet, see Style Sheet Tab.