Report Writing
How do I create differing Purchase Order Layouts?
Step 1. Create your new Purchase Order Layout using the Report and View Developer (File>Reporting Configuration>Report and View Developer) and save the report with a unique name. Step 2. Go into File>Reporting Configuration>Specific Reports Layouts ...
How do I create different Invoice Layouts?
Step 1. Create your new Invoice Layout using the Report and View Developer (File>Reporting Configuration>Report and View Developer) and save the report with a unique name. Step 2. Go into File>Reporting Configuration>Specific Reports Layouts and ...
Duplicate Reports in List
Ostendo is duplicating all standard reports. The customer has standard Ostendo installation and noticed that on Reports & Views developer list screen, they have two 'System' level records for each report / view. This will have been caused by someone ...
Landscape Reports only printing the .pdf in Portrait format
Check the PC's Display Settings. ie: Font Size settings (Should be 'Medium') and DPI Settings (should be 96)
How can I force a specific printer for a user
Lets say your in the Demo Company. and you want specific reports for the ADMIN user to go to "Printer 2" 1) Create a new Folder under the Ostendo\Reports\Demo folder called ADMIN 2) Move a copy of the fr3 file into the Ostendo\Reports\Demo\Admin ...
How do I create a Web URL link in a PDF Document generated from Ostendo?
You may want to insert a URL into a PDF document that has been generated from Ostendo. This URL could take you to a Paypal account from an invoice or even a freight tracking website for delivery tracking. To achieve this, follow the steps below: 1) ...
Cannot see Reports Folder - Virtualising Directorys
We have had some support tickets regarding users not being able to see the Ostendo Reports folders from Windows Explorer, however they can see them from the Ostendo Report & View Developer. After some investigative work on this it appears to be ...
Can Ostendo generate 2D Barcodes or QR codes ?
There are in built functions within Ostendo (Available after Ostendo.exe Build 1425) that allow you to generate QR codes. These QR Codes are generated when either the report or script runs, therefore you must have an internet connection available ...
Custom Data Entry Screens Tutorial
Attached is a full tutorial covering the setup and use of Customised Data Entry Screens.
PDF Fonts not displaying correctly on some devices
Ostendo Update 237 introduces an upgraded Report and PDF Writer which resolves a character spacing issue when some specific fonts were used. The upgraded PDF writer also now caters for Extended Fonts. Unfortunately the downside of this is that some ...
Inserting Hyperlinks into Forms
If you wish to insert a hyperlink into a form, the following code should be inserted in to the Code section of the form (fr3) to allow the link to run in Microsoft Edge, Chrome and Adobe PDF viewers when a '#' is included in the file path. eg: ...
Can Ostendo Generate ITF-14 Barcodes
To generate an ITF-14 Barcode from the Ostendo Report writer, use the Barcode 2_5_interleaved option to use ITF (Interleaved Two of Five) Both ITF-14 and GTIN-14 barcodes are generated using the “Interleaved 2 of 5” symbology. Refer this article for ...
Report Writer User Manual
Ostendo uses FastReports software for it's Report Editor. A comprehensive manual is available online from this link https://www.fast-report.com/public_download/docs/vcl/FR6/HTML_EN/index.html Please note this only covers the Editor, as the Queries ...
Print HTML from Memo Notes Fields
Occasionally there maybe a need to print Memo fields (eg: Job Notes ) in Ostendo with some HTML formatting. The Report Writer allows for some basic HTML formatting tags to be used. Example: We wish to print the following sentence in bold as shown ...
What Fields can be shown in Specific Email Text
There maybe occasions when you wish to include some fields in the Specific Email Text when sending a document (eg: Invoice) from Ostendo via email. All Form Names other than "Call Centre" can include any fields from the Master Query PROVIDED that ...