Weird report run

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> elestial.com] On Behalf Of Boaz Bezborodko
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 1:11 PM
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> Subject: Weird report run
> 
> A user ran a report that had a very weird result and I need 
> help trying to figure out why.  This is a report that has 
> been running fine for a long time.
> 
> The report picks out invoices to pay and then generates 
> checks for them.  Each invoice is a line on the report and 
> the sort order is by vendor with a new form being generated 
> for each new vendor.  When it does so it generates a new 
> check number and creates a new record for this check in the 
> checks file.
> 
> The weird thing on this run was that on this run they were 
> only generating one check, but a bunch o invoices that should 
> not have been selected, from different vendors, were chosen 
> and they were printed all on the first form for the original 
> check.  They should not have been selected, but they were.  
> They should not have shown up on the first form as part of 
> the one check that was supposed to have run, but they did.  
> And they should not have generated their own checks, but they 
> did.  That last part was the one part that was consistent 
> with their being printed even though they shouldn't have 
> because they didn't conform to the selection criteria.
> 
> I've reviewed the code and can't find any reason why this 
> should have happened.  Any suggestions as to why the errant 
> selection and sort behavior?
> 
> Note:  I'm using FP 4.8 on Windows.
> 
> Boaz

What is the criteria that you are using to select invoice to pay?

Is this through -v processing or a selection set?

Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting