Creating Custom Search Results Reports
When your Quick, Flex, or Pre-Defined Search is completed, TorontoMLS
displays the search results in your choice of report formats. If you want
to view information that is not included in the default report, you can:
- Use an existing custom
report
- Create your own custom
report
- Edit an existing custom report
Using Custom Reports
After you enter your search criteria at the search page:
- At Select Search
Results Format, click on the down arrow to display the list of
custom reports.
- Click on the report you want to use.
When you submit your search criteria, the search results appear in the
selected custom report format.
After you enter your search criteria at the search page:
- Click Custom
Reports.
- Proceed to the column format table.
- At Col # 1,
click on the down arrow in the Field
box.
- Scroll through the choices, then click on the
field you want to appear in column # 1.
- The field name automatically displays in the Heading column. You can use this name
or change the name.
- The Width
column automatically displays the maximum width for the current field.
You can change the width. (If you enter a width that is less than the
maximum width for the field, any values exceeding your specified width
are truncated.)
- The Justification
column is automatically specified: L is left justified, R is right justified,
C is centred and $ is right justified with dollar sign and comma. Numeric
fields are typically right-justified. You can change the justification
by clicking on your choice.
- Repeat Steps 3 through 7 for each column you want
to include in your Custom Report.
- If your custom report exceeds 20 columns, click
More Columns for an additional
column definition screen.
- At Save this
report as (in the top section of the screen), enter the name for
your report.
- Click Save.
- TMLS displays your search page. The name of the
newly created report appears, already selected, at Select
Search Results Format.
After you enter your search criteria at the search page:
- Click Custom
Reports.
- The screen splits into two sections. The top section
is for editing and saving reports as well as moving up and down and deleting
fields you selected in the bottom half of the screen. The bottom section
enables you to select the fields and display format you want in your custom
report.
- At Select a report
to edit, click on the down arrow.
- Click on the report you want to edit.
- Click Edit.
The report definition displays in the bottom section.
- Edit the columns you want to change.
- At Save this
report as, enter the name of your report. Choose the same name
as the original report to replace the original with the update, or type
a new name to create a unique report.
- Click Save.
- If you are replacing the original report with
an update, TMLS prompts: "This report already exists. Okay to overwrite?".
Click OK to replace the original
report; or Cancel to return to
the edit page.
- TMLS displays your search page. The name of the
newly edited report appears, already selected, at Select
Search Results Format.
- At any search page, click Custom
Reports.
- At Select a report
to edit, click on the down arrow to reveal the choices.
- Click on the report you want to delete.
- Click Delete.
- At the confirmation prompt, click OK.
- TMLS prompts that the report is deleted. Click
OK.
Tips:
- To move a column up in the custom report sequence,
click on the column number then click Move Up. To move a column down,
click on the column number then click Move Down.
- To delete a field, click on the column number,
then click Delete Item. Click Delete All, to discard all the fields in
your report.
- Always confirm your choice of report format
at Select Search Results Format on the search page before submitting your
search.
- All custom reports created in your office
are available to you.
- See the Data Dictionaries
for information about field names, widths, etc.
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Copyright Stratus Data Systems, Inc. 2011
Help for TorontoMLS, v. June 30, 2011