Report Generator > Report variables > Edit report variable declarations

The editor is closely related to the Catalogue and the Drawing Manager. The same basic features which are available there, are also available here. This means, among other things, that the same client/server solution (Spider) as the Catalogue uses, is used here too. In the same way as in the Catalogue and in the Drawing Manager, all changes are made in the memory of your own workstation, and they are marked graphically on the screen with different colours. All changes can be undone with <CTRL_Z> and you can undo the undo command itself with <CTRL_Y>. Changes are saved to the database with a special command. Once you have done that, the changes will be available to other users, and you can no longer undo them.

You can navigate up and down using the arrow keys, with the drag list to the right or with any of the functions described below.

If you want to change the content anywhere, simply put focus on that particular field with a single mouse-click, and then type directly.

In the lower part of the window, you will find separate buttons for the functions that are described below. Please note that you might need to enlarge the window to be able to access all buttons if the initial size of the window does not make room for them all.

Button	Description
First	Go to the first row (the uppermost).
Previous	Step one row backwards (upwards).
Next	Step one row forwards (downwards).
Last	Go to the last row (the lowermost).
New	Create a new report variable, that is a new row corresponding to a new record in NVARDEC.DBF. New rows are always added in the end, but when you change the sorting, they will be put in their proper place.
Remove	Delete the selected report variable. The selected rows are marked to be deleted, which is shown with red colour. Nothing is however deleted from the database until you click the Update button. Before you click Update, you can undo using <CTRL_Z>.
Update	All changes and additions that you have made are saved to the NVARDEC.DBF database.
Restore	All changes and additions that you have made since the last Update are abandoned. The original content is restored.
Exit	Exit the editor. The edit-window is closed.

The editor also has several other features that are not directly associated with specific buttons. Those functions are described below.

Feature	Description
Undo	<CTRL_Z> cancels the last change, meaning that the last change has been undone.
Undo Undo	With <CTRL_Y> you can undo the last undo, meaning that you are back to where you were before hitting <CTRL_Z>.
Undo Undo Undo	If you press <CTRL_Y> after <CTRL_Y>, you will undo that you have undone the undo.
Change sorting	Click on the heading of the column you want to sort on. The sorting changes immediately. If you repeat this with another click, the sort order is reversed.
Filter	A filter line is available at the top directly below the title bar. There you can fill-in suitable filters to easily find the variables that you are looking for. You can enter a complete text or use so-called “wildcards”. Below is an example from the Report Variable column:
	!POST	Only lines with the exact content “!POST” are displayed.
	!POST*	All rows where the content of the column in question begins with “!POST” are displayed.
Global edit	You can use the same technique to edit multiple rows as in the Catalogue and in the Drawing Manager. In short, you follow these steps: 1.Select the rows you want to change using <SHIFT> or <CTRL>. See below! 2.Press and hold <SHIFT> or <CTRL>. 3.Click again in the in the field you want to change, in the row you last selected. The field in question is highlighted. 4.Release <SHIFT> or <CTRL>. 5.Enter the desired text. 6.Click on another row. The change is implemented in all selected rows.
Selecting Multiple Rows	Standard Windows features are available. <SHIFT> to select multiple rows in succession, <CTRL> to select single rows and <CTRL_A> to select all rows.

Functions of the NVARDEC editor

Functions of the NVARDEC editor