FW: SQR output files in PeopleTools 8.16

["Palmese, Carman J." <PALMECA@MAIL.NORTHGRUM.COM>]

We are on 8.17 tools now and what they told you is not entirely right
because the .DAT extension file is working OK.
In other words the file does make it over to the Report Manager and it is
accessible through the PS panels. The file name IS generated in the
INDEX.HTML file.

The one I'm complaining about,   the LTR file makes it over to the Report
Manager but is NOT generated in the INDEX.HTML file.  The INDEX.HTML is used
by the PS online panels to display what reports are available for viewing.

So I guess Peoplesoft is right concerning the LTR file Not being available
for viewing through the Report Manager. ( but not .DAT)






-----Original Message-----
From: Aleksandra Gacevic [mailto:AGacevic@scu.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 16:28
To: SQR-USERS@list.iex.net; Palmese, Carman J.
Subject: Re: SQR output files in PeopleTools 8.16


This is what I got from PeopleSoft when we had the same problem:

In PS 8 codeline, Distribution Agent  is not designed to recognize
file
extensions other than what has been currently coded.  The recognized
extensions are built in to our C++ code, and cannot be modified.  The
recognized extensions are:
.html
.htm
.trc
.log
.out
.aet
.csv
_frm.htm
.jpg
.pdf
.xls
.rtf
.doc
.spf
.wks
".jcd"
.txt
.lis

Without using one of  these extensions,  the file will never make it to
the
Report Repository.  The Distribution Agent will not recognize .dat
file
extension, or any other that is not on the list.

Although you cannot modify the recognizable extentions, you can modify
the extension on the file that is generated by your SQR report and
direct it to be sent to the desired location as a workaround.

Changing this in PeopleTools requires a database change, and that will
not
happen in the PT 8.1 codeline. The fix to this will be in PT 8.4.  See
T-KKO-VL9F8 Report Distribution - provide a utility to define
additional
files to be transfer for more information.