If you are working with a Support Rep to make modifications to a report or for a new report, and they email you the file, follow the steps below to download and save the report file. Both .rpt and .acctrpt…
If you are working with a Support Rep to make modifications to a report or for a new report, and they email you the file, follow the steps below to download and save the report file. Both .rpt and .acctrpt…
Not all barcodes are created equal and therefore it’s important to understand the differences in barcodes, especially when creating and printing your own. If you are printing barcodes for products that have a UPC number, then it’s recommended you use…
A UPC (Universal Product Code) is a standardized global identifier used to identify a product so that it can be sold and tracked through supply chains. Employing a UPC barcode can improve efficiency in your organization, however there are guidelines…
Prior to Acctivate version 10.3 SP4, exporting a report to a .csv format would function differently. When opened in Excel, the results will appear in a way that tries to mimic the report’s layout. Groupings, titles, page numbers, and other…
The Microsoft Query Wizard is an easier way to quickly create a Microsoft Query right from Excel. The basic steps to setup a Microsoft Query using the Query Wizard are below, these may vary slightly depending on your version of Microsoft…
If attempting to print over 1,000 records (invoices, orders, pick tickets, etc.), you will receive the following message: Error from Crystal Reports: Too many items have been given to this array. Acctivate passes the records to Crystal Reports in…
After an Acctivate update, a workstation may run into this error: “Could not load file or assembly ‘CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine, Version=13.0.2000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304’ or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.” (error -2147024894) This error is typically caused…
When you have a report with a Selection Prompt for a field with the type of ‘Date‘, using the Required checkbox defaults the filter to ‘Equal To‘. This means that you will be required to use an exact date on…
In the Report Catalog section of Configuration Manager in Acctivate, an option called “Do not overwrite changes to this definition during Acctivate Update” exists which can be set on each report individually. This article will explain the function of enabling this…