1. Accessing Your Data Using Reports, Grids and Queries

2. Why is it important to know how to access your data? To get the information you need

3. How Data is Processed Enter Data Software validates and formats the data Software puts data in correct DB, Tables, Records and Fields Output

4. How do we get the output? Use Prewritten Reports Use Display Grids Use Prewritten User Queries Database Queries (MS Query and Excel)

5. How Data is stored Database – File Cabinet for Data – NFBSData, GLData, APData and CTData.

6. How Data is stored Tables – Drawers in the File Cabinet – tblAgency, tblDonor, tblProduct

7. How Data is stored Records – Folders in the Drawers – all of the information for a particular Agency.

8. How Data is stored Fields – Pieces of Information in the Folder – AgencyRef, AgencyName, ContactName, Email, etc.

9. Queries & Reports A way to look at the contents of several drawers at once. … or the content of several tables at once.

10. Using “Report Form” Report Groups/Menus Required Selections Optional Selections Saving selection sets for reuse “My Reports” Exporting Reports

11. Report Facts There are over 370 prewritten “standard” reports included in the Primarius system. Each report is assigned a Group that best fits the menu to attach it to. Each food bank has its own set of Custom reports (Number varies by food bank). All reports are written in Crystal Reports 2008. Only CR 2008 will run from Primarius Report Interface.

12. Report Groups/Menus

13. Report Menu

14. Required Selections Must make these selections in order for report to run.

15. Optional Selections Selections for extra filtering Table Name – “Friendly” name for table field is stored in. Field – “Friendly” name for the field. Field Selections

16. Optional Selections Window at bottom – Displays what has been selected.

17. How to set an Optional Selection Select the field you want to filter on. Double-Click

18. Adding Optional Selections Set the Operator

19. Adding Optional Selections 1) Choose the field value Text fields include a dropdown.

20. Adding Optional Selections Date fields include a calendar.

21. Adding Optional Selections True/False (BOOLEAN) fields include a checkbox.

22. Adding Optional Selections 2) Click the Add button

23. Changing Optional Selections Reset will clear ALL Optional Selections for the report.

24. Changing Optional Selections for 1 field Double- Click on option to change

25. Changing Optional Selections Highlight the selection to remove and press Delete on the keyboard.

26. Changing Optional Selections

27. Saving Optional Selections -Save selections to be reused for one specific report. - Filters can be from multiple tables. - Save selections to be reused for any report. - Filters from one table only. - Can be used with any report containing the same table.

28. Saving Optional Selections 1) Give selection set a name. 2) Click Preview to save This report only

29. Saving Optional Selections Any report with this table 1) Give the option set a name 2) Click Save and Close to save

30. Reusing saved selections for same report Saved option will appear for this report. Click the Use button to retrieve the selection.

31. Reusing saved selections Selection is retrieved

32. Reusing saved selections for same table Saved option will appear for any report with same table Click the Use This button to retrieve the selection.

33. Reusing saved selections Selection is retrieved

34. My Reports

36. To remove a report from this menu

37. Exporting Reports

39. Recommend Data-Only Exports for these reports

40. Exporting to Excel

42. Removing blank lines in Excel spreadsheet Select one row. Edit –Go to – Click on “Special”

46. Using Grid Filters

47. Example - All Pantries within Burlington or Camden County that are opened on Saturday morning. Pantry – Group code = “Pantry” Burlington or Camden County - County = “Burlington” or “Camden” Open Saturday morning – Open Saturday AM = True

48. Grid Filters Pantry – Group code = “Pantry”

49. Grid Filters Open Saturday morning – Open Saturday AM = True

50. Grid Filters Burlington or Camden County - County = “Burlington” or “Camden”

51. Custom Grid Filters

52. Copy Grid to Excel Right-Mouse-Click Menu:

54. Clearing Filters Blue columns indicate a filter set on field Clear Filters will remove ALL filters

55. Grid returns back to normal

56. Queries User Queries – Prewritten queries within Primarius that you can edit from a grid. Database Queries – Queries designed by you within Excel

57. User Queries Donor, Agency, Product, Grant Receipts, Receipt Details, Order, Order Details Agency Membership Fee (Agency Menu) Product Menu Inventory Adjustments Physical Inventory Prewritten templates that you can edit to get the data you need

58. Accessing User Query

59. On grid, Right-Click Edit Columns Initially get all records and all fields

60. Selecting Fields to Display Check the check boxes for the fields you want to show. Edit User Query – Select Fields Edit existing query

61. Edit User Query – Set Filters Only allows FROM and TO

62. Edit User Query – Set Advanced Filters

63. User Query Create a new Query from an existing query

64. User Queries

65. Advanced Selections Add a New Condition Select Column Name (Field) Select an Operator (Is:) Select Data If adding more than one condition, select Open, And or Or and Close Options Press Save

66. User Queries Query will now show under User Query, Query Type menu

67. Copy grid to Excel On the grid, use right-click, Copy Grid Data to Excel to export data

69. Database Queries Connecting to Data from Excel

70. Database Queries Connecting to Data from Excel Create a new Data Source Enter your Server Name Give your data source a name that you can use to reference the data

71. Database Queries Click Options and select the correct database to be used. Ex. NFBSData = Primarius GLData = General Ledger CTData = Donor Vantage Choose the correct database

72. Database Queries

73. Using Query Wizard Select fields Set filters on data fields

74. Database Queries Using Query Wizard Sort the data Select output option

75. Database Queries

76. Without Query Wizard

77. Database Queries Select tables to include Recommended :Use tables beginning with “Uqry”

78. Database Queries Link tables with fields

79. Database Queries Add the fields you want to show

80. Database Queries Add criteria to set filter on the data. The example above will give you only Authorized shopper Contacts

81. Database Queries

82. End of Accessing Your Data