How to Transfer, Load, Install Reports and Forms into AGRIS [Quick Tip]

What will this option do?

This will allow you to copy user-defined reports/forms into the Agris system.

How does this option work?

Clean out the folder: Go to your server servername\apps\AGRIS\support\XXX folder (where XXX = package the report/form is from). See helpful hints below to find the support folder. Go to the XXX folder and delete the contents of that folder. Except for the AGY folder, do not delete the mapshots folder; just delete the files that are in the AGY folder.
Make a copy of your Agris\Userprog\XXX (where XXX = package the report/form is going to). This will allow you to restore your user defined reports/forms should you accidently delete one during this process.
Copy the report/form files or unzip the file with your report or form into your servername\apps\AGRIS\support\XXX folder (where XXX = package the report/form needs to go). Example: Any ACR forms/reports would be copied to the ACR folder, Grain reports/forms to the GRN folder.

NOTE: Beware that the zipped file may include multiple files. Forms or graphic reports will always have 2 or more files copied into the support\xxx folder. This is why you need to clean up or compress the files in the support folder before beginning this process.

Steps to Transfer Reports/Forms

Go to Utilities >> Transfer Reports/Forms >> choose #4 transfer from support.

Enter 1 for Reports or 2 for Forms, select ok.

Now select the report/form that you want to transfer into your system. Select ok, to confirm when the system prompts if this is the form you want to transfer.

NOTE: If the form sequence number already exists, you will be prompted with a warning informing you that the form already exists; do you want to over write this file? Answer that question N. It will create the report/form with a new sequence number and will not overwrite any existing reports or forms that have already in the system.

It adds the new report with the same name, but gives it a new sequence number. The original form had a sequence number (Report ID number) of 6400; the new document has a sequence number (Report ID number) of 8700.

Once you have completed the transfer, you will now find your report/form is available for your use.

Please refer to the article “How to Transfer a Report/Form out of Agris v9” for instructions on transferring a report/form out of Agris v9.

Helpful Hints:

How to Locate the Support Folder

To verify where the program will be looking for your support folder, go to Utilities >> Transfer Reports/Forms and the support folder location will be in the Transfer From field. To open windows to this location do a copy of the path, in this case it is C:\Agris\Support\.

To open windows to this location, do a left mouse click on the Windows start button, select Run and copy that path in the Open field, select OK and it will open to this path in a Window window to access the AGRIS files.