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Introduction
Argos is a powerful reporting solution designed for everyone from novice users to the
most seasoned technical experts. For ease of use, Argos users are divided into three
distinct types:
DataBlock Designers: Argos “power users” who create DataBlocks.
Report Writers: Intermediate users who use DataBlocks to build a variety of reports.
Report Viewers: Casual users who are able to run reports, then save and distribute the
output in a variety of useful formats.
Each user type has a corresponding guide associated with it. This guide is intended for
Report Writers. Regardless of your level of expertise, Evisions recommends that you
become familiar with this guide before moving on to more advanced features.
A prerequisite to reading this guide is reading the Argos Report Viewers Guide. This guide
describes how to log into Argos, how to navigate through the Argos User Interface, and
how to execute reports. Therefore, this basic information need not be repeated in this
guide.
Once you have completed this guide, you should be able to:
Create a QuickView report
Design a Comma Separated Value report
Design a Banded report
Design an Extract report
This guide is not intended to be a comprehensive reference guide that covers each and
every option within Argos. The intent is to provide a sufficient number of examples to aid
a new Argos user to get started quickly, with the In-Product Help used as a reference for
each feature within Argos.
Evisions Support Site
The easiest way to get to the Evisions support site is to access it through Argos. Under the
Help menu is a link to the Support page. A link to the Support page also exists on the
Argos toolbar. All the technical documentation available for download is found under the
Support page.
Evisions can also provide more in-depth and even customized training via our Professional
Services department. Visit the Consulting Services page on the Evisions web site at
http://www.evisions.com/Services/Overview.aspx
In Product Help
In addition to the Support site is In-Product Help. You can get to In-Product Help a few
different ways. There is a link under the Help menu to Argos Help. There is a button on the
toolbar, and you can also use your F1 key. Most screens within Argos have a link to Argos
Help as well.
Argos
Evisions solution for building and deploying
reports and dashboards across the enterprise.
DataBlock
DataBlocks are the foundation of Argos. They
contain user input forms and queries to retrieve
information from one or more data sources.
Reports in Argos have a DataBlock as their
“parent” and each DataBlock can contain
multiple reports.
Explorer Tree
The Argos Explorer Tree is a way to view and
navigate the folders, DataBlocks, and reports in
Argos.
Support icon on Argos toolbar