Query Builder

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Query Builder

Query Builder is designed to create query to pull out information from the database tables.

 

To open the screen, choose Reports > Designer/Label > Query Builder

Search Screen

Field

Description/Activity

Search Criteria

Id

Specify the Id of the query to be searched.

Description

Specify the Description of the query to be searched.

Type

Select Type value on which records to be searched. Possible values:

AllArea: Search all type of queries

Dashboard: Search queries where type is Dashboard.

Transaction Search: Search queries where type is Transaction Search.

Scheduler: Search queries where type is Scheduler.

Search Results

Id

Displays the Id of the query.

Description

Displays the Description of the query.

 

 

Setup Screen

Field

Description/Activity

Search Criteria

Id

Specify the Id of the query.

Description

Specify the Description of the query.

Type

Specify Type of the Query. Possible values:

AllArea

Dashboard

Transaction Search

Scheduler

Designer Area

Table List

Displays the List of tables from iVend database.

Designer Area

Shows the selected tables. Tables can be dragged from the table list onto the Designer area. If multiple tables are selected then the tables must be joined. To specify a join on a table you can drag and drop a column of a table onto another table.

Direct Query Text Box

If users are comfortable writing the query directly then instead on selecting the table from the table list a query can be directly written in this area.

Buttons

Execute

Click on this button to execute the query and see the results.

Export to Excel

Click on this button to export the results to an excel file.

OK

Saves the record in the database.

Cancel

This button does not save any changes and closes the screen.

 

 

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