Specifications

40 Using the ID Works Reporting Application
ID Works Basic Version 5 Operator’s Guide
Selecting Records
Most ID Works projects are connected to a database. That is, the
information gathered with the Production application is saved for
future use not only by you but also by other departments in your
organization.
To use ID Works Reporting, your project must be connected to a
database. If the project you select is not connected to a database, ID
Works Reporting presents a message and closes the project. If the
project you select is connected to a database, your menu bar will
have a Record menu and your toolbar will include seven additional
buttons and a list box.
Databases store information in tables. Each row of the table is called
a record, and that is why the new menu on the menu bar is named
Record—it deals with database records. Each column of the table is
known as a field. A column contains a category of information, such
as a name, a telephone number, or a photo image of the person
described in the record. The Reporting application lets you retrieve
information stored in a database table and view or print it on a report.
Searching the database to retrieve information is explained in
Chapter 4, Searching the Database.
Select a report from this list
Record menu used to retrieve records from a
database and view retrieved records
Toolbar buttons and list box used to
retrieve records from a database and
view retrieved records