Stephen Lyle Export Formats TEC06 Slide 2 Agenda Types of
Exports Components of the new Export Framework Building an Export
Running an Export Editing & Analyzing an Export Merging edits
back to their source tables Slide 3 Screen shot and email Quick
Report Regular report run to Excel Traditional Export All business
logic is in the Java source, including the query, sort order, field
definitions, and validations New Export Framework Java code may
contain all or none of the business logic Field definitions can be
changed without editing any Java Queries, sorts and re-exports
allow unlimited flexibility with tools you already know Types of
Exports Slide 4 Components of the new Export Framework Procedure
Currently requires a Java procedure for all exports using this
framework Export Runs your export, includes option to save results
Export Format Identifies the fields, format, order and validations
Results Review results, Query and Quick Report to analyze,
regenerate as needed, merge back when done! Slide 5 Start with a
Procedure Upload the Java source from your conference USB drive
ExportProcedureForStudentDemographics.java This Java source will
allow exporting any field from the student and related tables (such
as Person, Address, School, District) Name the procedure [Your
initials]-STD-EXP-DATA (Ex: STL-STD-EXP-DATA) Check the Custom Java
source box, then compile your Java source (Options menu) and
finally Save Building a new Export Slide 6 Create a new Export
Format Personalize your export name and ID NOTE: the ID must be the
same as what you specified in your export procedure [Your
initials]-STD-EXP-DATA Choose the Student table Set the delimiter
char to, Enter a header row Save, and go to the Fields side-link
Building an Export Define the Format Slide 7 Create 7 fields using
the Java name from the Data Dictionary LASID = localId SASID =
statdId First Name = person.firstName Last Name = person.lastName
Grade = gradeLevel DOB = person.dob Building an Export - Define the
Fields Slide 8 From the Export side-tab, add a new Export with your
name [Your initials]-STD-EXP Upload the Java source and Input
definition from your USB - StandardExportFormat.java -
StandardExportFormatInput.xml Edit the Input definition with the
procedure ID from slide 5 [Your initials]-STD-EXP-DATA Create and
Run the Export Slide 9 Save your Export, then click Options >
Run The Procedure ID you specified will be executed, which will in
turn use the Export Format you created to pull all the fields you
specified Summary: What you need for a custom Export Definition
1.Procedure entry (the Procedure ID will be used in two other
places) containing a Java source with a Procedure ID 2.Export
Format definition with a Procedure ID that matches the 1st
component 3.Export entry containing a Java source and custom input
XML with matching Procedure ID Create and Run the Export Slide 10
Click on the Results side-tab From here, you can edit and
regenerate/reprint your export Saved results allows editing and
analysis 1 2 3 Slide 11 Use Summary Quick Reports on the Results
table to generate statistics When running a Summary report, leave
the field selection blank, and just use the Statistics to generate
your counts Tips & Tricks Gender Grade Level Slide 12 Questions
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