The REPWIN30.EXE program used to edit reports is located on your Amlib server in the
C:\Amlib\Utility folder.
You will find both the Repwin folder (containing the REPWIN30.EXE) and the REPWINSETUP.EXE
(which you can use to install RepWin30 on a local PC).
If you are unable to access your Amlib server for any reason, then contact Amlib Support and they will sent you a copy of the installer.
Note: RepWin is not compatible with Windows 7 64 bit computers. It will work correctly with Windows 7 32 bit computers. If your library uses Windows 7 64 bit computers you will need to have your I.T. staff download Windows XP Emulation Mode in order to be able to use RepWin.
To install RepWin30 on your PC:
The most commonly edited reports are those that go out to customers, such as overdue notices and reservation notices. In many cases, all you will want to do is edit some of the text that is displayed there, and this guide will show you how.
For further alterations, such as adding a new field (for example: an item number, or author), please refer to the other documentation in our Customer Area.
The text on a report template is known as “Background Text”. You can see that it is different from “fields” because fields show up in white:
In some cases (as in the screenshot above) the text you want to edit will be inside of a field, so we will show you how to edit the text in there as well.
To update existing text in your report (like “LIBRARY OVERDUE REMINDER NOTICE” above), all you need to do is double-click on the text and the Format Background Text screen will open:
In this screen you can change the text itself, as well as the font, size and style.
Editing the text within a field is a bit different from editing normal “Background Text”. Instead of double-clicking on it, you need to select it (so it is highlighted in black) and click on the Editor button at the top:
The field will then open up in the Formula Editor screen:
The text in here is in line with some formulas that require certain characters (such as single quotation marks and pipes) to work, so you want to make sure that all you are editing in here is the text – for example:
or
Moving text around on your report is a simple matter of dragging and dropping if it’s within the same “block” of lines – for example: Detail Block or Header: UNIQUE_NO
But this can be slightly more complicated if you want to move it to a different block, such as a different Header.
There are three methods of positioning text on the same line within your template.