• Operations
• Overview of Batch Operations
• Adding an Auto-Increment ID Field to a Table
• Append Operations
• Applications
• Ascii Export Custom Filters
• Copy Operations
• Create Operation
• Crosstab Operations
• Data Processing Operations
• Delete Marked Customers
• Export Operations
• Import Operations
• Intersect, Join and Subtract Operations
• Mark, Unmark, and Delete Operations
• Order Builder
• Post Operations
• Prompting for Confirmation
• Rolling Back Enter and Change Operations
• Run Saved Operation
• Running Saved Operations
• Selecting Records for Operations
• Summarize Operations
• Supplying a Filter and Order at Run Time
• Symmetrical Outer Join
• Update Operations
• Using Operation Builders
• Using Quick Operations
• Using the Operation Genies
• Viewing the Xbasic of Operations

Using Operation Builders

Description

If you prefer not to use one of Alpha Anywhere's Genies for performing an operation, you can define the operation yourself using the appropriate Operation Builder (e.g. the Copy Builder or the Export Builder ). The following section describes how to perform operations using the different Operation Cards. You define the operation by filling in the Card.

Key Terms:

• Operation : A process in which data is manipulated. Data may come from one or more tables.

• Transaction Table : A table used in an operation which is generally not changed by the operation.

• Master Table : A table used in an operation which is usually changed by the operation.

• Result Tale : Contains the output of an operation, depending on the operation type.

• Linking Key : A common value between two records in different tables.

• Violated Table : A table created by certain operations if the Field Rules of the master or transaction table will be violated by the operation.

To create a new operation while in the Control Panel :

1. Click the Operations tab and click the New button.

2. The Create Operation Genie appears to take you through the process of creating a new operation.

Limitations

Desktop Applications Only