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The information shown in the Tabs3 Report Writer Table of Contents is stored in a single table of contents file (WT3RWDEF.TOC). This file may need to be rebuilt if report writer or form definitions are manually added, edited, deleted or renamed via the operating system.
The rebuild process deletes the current Table of Contents file and recreates a new one based on the report writer definitions (*.T3R) and form definitions (*.T3L) in the Tabs3 working directory. The rebuild process retrieves the type of definition, the definition name, the report description and the date the report was last edited.
To rebuild the Table of Contents, click the Rebuild button in the Report Writer Manager. You will be asked to confirm that you want to rebuild the Table of Contents.
Click Yes if you want to begin the rebuild process. Upon confirmation, the rebuild process will begin and a progress indicator will be shown indicating how far along the rebuild process is. Upon completion, you will be returned to the Report Writer Manager. The rebuild process takes a matter of seconds to complete and cannot be aborted once started. Running this program does not delete any data. It can be run multiple times without having any adverse effect.
Click No if you do not want to rebuild the Report Writer Table of Contents. You will be returned to the Report Writer Manager.
Why would I want to rebuild the Table of Contents?
Typically, you won't have to rebuild the Table of Contents. The most common reason for having to rebuild is when you receive a report definition from a third party. For example, if a consultant prepared definitions for your firm, the definitions would have to be copied to your Tabs3 working directory on your computer. Once transferred, in order to access the definitions via the Report Writer Manager, the definitions would have to be present in the Table of Contents file. In order for the new definitions to be shown in the Table of Contents on your computer, the table of contents must be rebuilt.
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