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The user can create and edit queries in the receipts database. This is an optional function in addition to system setup.

Warning!   The user query in the Receipt viewer window will be created and processed, only if the receipts parser has been set up (see the Setting up the parser (optional) section).

Query editor provides the following functions:

  1. Creating and editing the list of queries. The parameters can be imported from a text file (POS query file) or using the built-in functions.
  2. Search for a query in the list.
  3. Export query parameters into a file or other Receipt viewer objects.

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The table shows the interface elements of the Query editor window.

No

Element name

Element type

Description

Data type

Default value

Value range

1

Query list

List, items imported or edited using the editing buttons

List of queries

Names of existing queries

-

Depends on the number of existing queries

2

Hide

Checkbox

Hides the query in the Receipt viewer window

Boolean

No

Yes

-

the query is not displayed in the Receipt viewer window.

No – the query is displayed

3

Query text

Text field

The text of the query

SQL language

-

-

4

Parameters

Text field

Query parameters

SQL language

-

-

5

This is a slave query

Checkbox

Makes the query a slave

Boolean

-

Yes – the query is a slave.

No – the query is not a slave

6

Slave query

Drop-down list

The query which is a slave relative to this query

Names of existing slave queries

-

Depends on the number of existing slave queries


Info
titleNote.

Use SQL templates while editing the text of the query. Click the Macro button and select an item from the list that opens (Figure 6.5—24).

 

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To search for queries in the Query list, do the following

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To save changes and close the Query editor window, click OK.

The query editing in the Receipt viewer window is complete.