phvwijk
27-Feb-2010, 02:12 PM
Testing is done on a big live database. 4 Gigs plus size, 2 mil plus records. I have done the same reporting with crystal reports when I had to give answers on the question of users and auditors. So real life testing. Using a Pervasive Local workstation engine. So first time accessing the data does take time.
Selecting ODBC datasource
Not sorted on alphabetic order. I have like 50 of them. Does not make it easier
Report creating Wizard
Fields
When I selected a field I think the focus should move to the next field
Same counts for all other selections to be made
Group
Cannot create a date group on like week month or something like that.
Data filters. Look pretty ugly black line in bottom of the wizard.
When wizard is the field are distributed maybe ok. But the totals are not the same the same size
When moving a field the header of the field is not moving with it. Ok this only came later in CR
When multi clicking field to set them the same size the first selected is the one where the size is taken from. That is consistent with VDF studio but crystal does not. I prefer the crystal way. Because you can make a decision when you are done selecting. Same counts for the vdf studio too for me.
Moving field in the design is fairly random. Moving a total up bring it from the group total field to the group header field. That is maybe logical but using arrow down brings it in the detail line and that is where it stays.
For what ever reason I got 2 field totals twice in the group footer line. This was done by the wizard.
It there a way to setup a default page setup
I used Export. Is there a way to stop the export? It is just giving disk activity and no progress info at all, and no way to cancel . Yes the data was not collected at the moment. And I know it will take a long time to do so. Around 15 minutes
But that is maybe better then CRXI which only exports what has been read and printed. But not when starting from no data then it, request what you in what to export, reads all, you can cancel and see progress information.
I had to use export again to get to the export report dialog
I could close that one twice.
Looks like the export to pdf is working
But no progress info
Also getting error report
Then I get GPF
Ok same report could not reproduce the double totals. Maybe I did them double. But the I should have had double entries in the detail line too.
When the data is read vrw need 546Mb. CrXI needs 84 Mb
Going to the last page in vrw uses 617 Mb. CrXI 84.
How can I remove a group in Vrw? Only in the group export. Expecting like a right mouse click delete group option. Or at least a option Group Expert.
Nice there is undo group delete option. CR does not have that.
Removing the group and print all. Yes I know a useless test. Who wants to print 2 million records. But I kept the detail lines hidden. Takes a very long time stating Reading Report data please wait.
The Progress information is gone. Vrw is still busy but does not display something That is now for 15 minutes. Some more paste. I going to kill the process. Still running at full processor speed.
Peter H. van Wijk
X-Organize Consultancy N.V.
Selecting ODBC datasource
Not sorted on alphabetic order. I have like 50 of them. Does not make it easier
Report creating Wizard
Fields
When I selected a field I think the focus should move to the next field
Same counts for all other selections to be made
Group
Cannot create a date group on like week month or something like that.
Data filters. Look pretty ugly black line in bottom of the wizard.
When wizard is the field are distributed maybe ok. But the totals are not the same the same size
When moving a field the header of the field is not moving with it. Ok this only came later in CR
When multi clicking field to set them the same size the first selected is the one where the size is taken from. That is consistent with VDF studio but crystal does not. I prefer the crystal way. Because you can make a decision when you are done selecting. Same counts for the vdf studio too for me.
Moving field in the design is fairly random. Moving a total up bring it from the group total field to the group header field. That is maybe logical but using arrow down brings it in the detail line and that is where it stays.
For what ever reason I got 2 field totals twice in the group footer line. This was done by the wizard.
It there a way to setup a default page setup
I used Export. Is there a way to stop the export? It is just giving disk activity and no progress info at all, and no way to cancel . Yes the data was not collected at the moment. And I know it will take a long time to do so. Around 15 minutes
But that is maybe better then CRXI which only exports what has been read and printed. But not when starting from no data then it, request what you in what to export, reads all, you can cancel and see progress information.
I had to use export again to get to the export report dialog
I could close that one twice.
Looks like the export to pdf is working
But no progress info
Also getting error report
Then I get GPF
Ok same report could not reproduce the double totals. Maybe I did them double. But the I should have had double entries in the detail line too.
When the data is read vrw need 546Mb. CrXI needs 84 Mb
Going to the last page in vrw uses 617 Mb. CrXI 84.
How can I remove a group in Vrw? Only in the group export. Expecting like a right mouse click delete group option. Or at least a option Group Expert.
Nice there is undo group delete option. CR does not have that.
Removing the group and print all. Yes I know a useless test. Who wants to print 2 million records. But I kept the detail lines hidden. Takes a very long time stating Reading Report data please wait.
The Progress information is gone. Vrw is still busy but does not display something That is now for 15 minutes. Some more paste. I going to kill the process. Still running at full processor speed.
Peter H. van Wijk
X-Organize Consultancy N.V.