> One issue I have is some reports cover multiple years. They > have years down the left side and 12 mos. across the top. I can break on > year and change the report headings in the printed version based on > the year OK I think. But if they send the report to an Excel file, how can > I name the columns for different years? They want the columns for the
> fiscal year to be Jul-Jun and calendar year Jan - Dec in the same file. Do > I stop using the actual month names and use something like "period 1", > "period 2" etc. and put the burden on the user to figure out which month period 2 is? The burden is on the programmer to put the extra work into doing the right thing (show the months, not a nebulous "period x"). You don't mention if mgmt wants to preserve the old (calendar year) reporting system and also implement the new (fiscal year) system, but you'll probably want both for one reason or the other. Bill > -- Andrew _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
