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Any time you error check and analyze a job any errors or warnings display in the Output Processor. If the job completes without errors, the analysis reports displays in the Output Processor as well. You have several commands available, as shown below.

In addition to the Output Processor commands listed below, keep in mind the following notes:

  • To change the report page functionality or display options, click the Options tab at the bottom of the left pane. For more information, see Options Tab.

  • To change where a report displays in the Report List, select the report and click Report Down or Report Up. You can also select a report and drag and drop it to a different place in the Report List.

  • To abort the error check phase and return to the main menu, click File > Exit.

The following commands appear on the Home tab for the Output Processor.

File Panel

Open

Opens an existing report, which means you are switching the output to a different job. This option opens the standard File Open dialog box that shows only those jobs who have been analyzed and have output files.

Save

Saves the selected report.

Print - Prints the selected report. Click the down arrow to see the following addition print options:

Print to File - Prints the selected report to a text file and saves it where you indicate.

Print to File Then Run Word - Prints the selected report to a text file and then opens it in Microsoft Word.

When you send reports to Microsoft Word, if a file named header.doc exists in the TANK system folder, the software reads its contents uses them in the page header when TANK exports the report to Word. Therefore, you can set up a header file with the company logo and address details, should you want those to appear on your reports.

Word Document

Creates the report using Microsoft Word.

Generate PDF File

Generates all the output reports in PDF format.

Previous

Displays the previous report.

Next

Displays the next report.

Edit Panel

Delete

Deletes the selected report from the Report List and the generated output.

Select - Selects reports or the text within reports, depending on what you select in drop-down options.

Select All Report Text - Selects all the text in the currently active report.

Select All Reports - Selects all the reports listed in the Report List in the Output Processor.

Path

Sets an alternate path for word processing.

View Panel

Highlight

Lets you enter search terms or values for the selected report. Press F3 to move to the next instance of the search term. You must click on each report in the Report List search and highlight text.

Toggle Status Bar

Turns the display of the status bar at the bottom of the Output Processor on or off.

Toggle Options Pane

Turns the display of the Options tab on the left pane of the Output Processor on or off.

Toggle Reports List

Turns the display of the Report List tab on the left pane of the Output Processor on or off.

Reset Pane Layout

Resets the layout of the Output Processor to the default display settings. You must exit out of the processor and then open it again, to see the reset layout.