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Comprehensive Guide to Setting Up and Configuring Progress Results for Clients

This presentation outlines the setup, configuration, and functionality of Progress Results, an interactive reporting tool for databases. Designed for users with little to no programming experience, it enables users to quickly create reports, analyze data, and export results to various formats. Key topics include component identification, working GUI installation, report setup, and detailed setup and connection instructions. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced user, this guide will assist you in navigating and utilizing Progress Results effectively.

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Comprehensive Guide to Setting Up and Configuring Progress Results for Clients

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  1. Progress Results Configuration of Results Clients Mark Mori Technical Support Consultant mrm@qad.com

  2. Included in this Presentation - Description - Functionality Discussion - Component Identification - Setup and Connection Information - Working GUI Installation Not included in this Presentation - Report Setup - Functional Demonstration

  3. Description - What is Results ? • An interactive, menu - driven tool that lets you query, analyze and report information stored in a Progress-supported database • Users with little or no programming experience can easily create reports • Advanced users and application developers can fine tune queries

  4. Functionality • Browse Stored Database InformationChoose Tables and Fields to Query • Create ReportsAnalyze and Format Data • Create Mailing Labels • Export to Spreadsheet • Export to Word Processing Document

  5. Components • Table Relationshipsqc, qc7 Files • ViewsDisplay Formats • Labels • ReportsQuery Analysis and Results • Printer SetupMultiple Printer Setup

  6. Setup and Connection • Required Files- Results configuration file ( character .qc or gui .qc7 )- Parameter file ( .pf )- Startup Script/Icon • File Locations- QAD provides Results config files \installDir\results\v1\mfg.qc character \installDir\results\v2\qaddb.qc7 gui • File Requirements - Copy and name appropriate .qc file - Edit the parameter file ( .pf )

  7. Setup and Connection CHUI • Character Client • Login as root on server • Locate mfg.qc in /<installDir>/results/v1 directory • Copy mfg.qc to a central directory and rename it to <dbname>.qc • In each users home directory, create a Results Directory This is were all fast load files ( resxxxx.r ) and other user files will be stored • Copy a user client start up script to start.results

  8. Setup and Connection CHUI Edit start. Results - Replace -p mf.p with -p results.p - Set PROPATH Include: Current working Directory Path to qc file Results directory DLC Directory - Set Home Directory to the Results Directory HOME=$HOME/results;export HOME

  9. Setup and Connection GUI • On the client PC, create a Results working directory • Copy the qaddb.qc7 file in <QADinstallDir>\results\v2 and put it in the Results working directory • Copy or create a results.pf file Remove -p mf.p if there Modify to only include desired databases

  10. Setup and Connection GUI • Copy the progress.svg file to results.svg and put it in the Results working directory Set PROPATH to Include: • - Current working Directory • - Path to qc file • - Results working directory • - DLC Directory • Edit the qc7 Filepublic-directory=“public.qd7” feature-file= ”qaddbf.p” • menu-file= “qaddbmt.p”

  11. Setup and Connection GUI • Manually create a Results Icon on desktop or copy an existing Client Icon • Edit Target: line to include Progress executable, results.pf file and results.svg file • Start in: directory will be Results directory previously created

  12. Setup and Connection GUI • Edit the target line for the Icon to include: -pf <results work dir>\results.pf -ininame < results work dir >\ results.svg -p results.p ( put in Icon Target line, not in .pf file) • Start Database • START RESULTS ! DOUBLE CLICK ICON • Choose no when asked to rebuild • Choose ok through all other errors

  13. QuestionsCommentsSuggestions

  14. QAD ServiceLinQThe Online Service Center For more information go to… • The QAD Knowledgebase • Full Product Documentation • Call Entry & Status Reporting • QVillage Discussion Forum • Online Training Registration • And Much, Much More!!!

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