TA-M Forms Editor

General Program Description

This program allows you to modify any of the EN, IEN, T6or IT6RTM form or report layouts.

General Program Operation

Click File - Open and select the RTM you wish to edit.  It will open in the editing screen.  Each object is defined with properties such as font, color, size, Visible, etc. which can be changed.  It is generally recommended to make objects invisible rather than delete them.  

Important Editing Tips

Each RTM typically consists of a main report and subreports which can be accessed by clicking th appropriate Tab on the bottom of the screen.  As an example, for the Sales Order Acknowledgement, the main header of the order is on the main screen but the line items are in the ppReport1SubReport1.  If you are editing any subreport, make sure you click back to the main report before saving the RTM.

You can not edit the DBA Classic BK?RTM files with this editor.  You can, however, open them do if you have logos or text already developed in DBA Classic RTMs you can open them and copy the text and then open the T6 RTM and paste.  Just be sure you do not save the BK?RTM with the T6 editor.

It is a good idea to Save As a different RTM name and enter the new name on the print screen for the program in question when prompted until you are sure you have what you want, then Save As the original name.

Every standard RTM file provided has a backup copy of the same name with an RTX extension in the RTX subfolder so if all else fails, you can copy the RTX to RTM and start over.

Adding Text

Click the A in the top left toolbar and click on the form.  A text object will be created.  Drag it to the desired position and on the left side of the screen where it says Caption, change the text to the actual text desired.  Under Font and color, change as desired.

Adding Data Fields

Click the A in the right toolbar (it has a little box attached to it indicating it is a data field) and click on the form.  A data object will be created.  Drag it to the desired position. and on the left side of the screen where it says Data, double click and a Data Dictionary window will open.  Find the desired file and field.  Under Font and Appearance, change as desired.  Note that the editor will allow the selection of any field from any file but the actual print program will only find the data if the file selected is opened by the program in question.

Adding Static Images

Click the picture (4 items to the right of the A) in the top left toolbar and click on the form.  A box will be displayed.  Drag and stretch the box to the desired size and location, then right click inside it and select Picture.  Browse and find the desired image file.  Then right click again, click MaintainAspectRatio, then one more Right Click and click Stretch and the image will stretch or shrink to fit the box.

Adding Static Bar Code Objects

Click the bar code (5 items to the right of the A) in the top left toolbar and click on the form.  A box will be displayed.  On the left list of propertied, click the Data under Other and change the text to whatever text you want to display in bar code form.  You can also select the bar code format, bar width, etc.

Adding Data Bar Code Objects

Click the bar code (4 items to the right of the A) in the top right toolbar and click on the form.  A box will be displayed.  On the left list of propertied, click the Datafield under Data and select the field you want to display in bar code form from the data dictionary lookup.  You can also select the bar code format, bar width, etc.