Use the calendar to specify a date
Learn how to specify a date, use the Today function, and use a range of dates for OpenReports in Amlib.
To select a specific date:
- Select the Year – Default is the current year but use either:
- Select once to the left (decreasing) or right (increasing) to get the next Year as appropriate for example, Select left once of 2014 to display 2013 and again to display 2012 etc.
- Use the Mouse Wheel to scroll to an earlier Year by winding down or winding up to get years in the future
- Select the Month – Default is the current Month but use either:
- Select once to the left (decreasing) or right (increasing) to get the next Month for example, Select to the left of June to display May and again to display April etc.
- Use the Mouse Wheel to scroll to an earlier Month by winding down or winding up to get years in the future
- Select the Day - Default is the current day but use either:
- Select once to the left (decreasing) or right (increasing) to get the next Day as appropriate for example, if displaying 15, Select to the left once to display 14 and again to display 13 etc.
- Use the Mouse Wheel to scroll to earlier days by winding down or winding up to get years in the future
- Once the Date is correct, Select out of the box into the blank space
- The actual Date selected will appear in the relevant Date Field and used within the Filter
Using the Today Function
The Today Function is very useful when setting an overdue report when you wish each week to find all those items overdue by a number of days for example, 14 days overdue. A date does not have to be entered each time!
- Select either minus or plus (Default is minus)
- Enter the relevant days as a number (Default is 0) For example, enter 14 for 2 weeks prior
- Select Today
- The Date calculation will display in the Date Field and used in the Filter
Note: If the Date calculation does not appear in the field, the Today button has not been selected. Ensure the calculation appears before Selecting outside of the box
Range of Dates
It is possible to get a range of dates using the actual Dates or the Today function
For example, to calculate the Issue Due Back within the date range for 14 and 21 days overdue, based on the current dates calculation enter the following: