The Update Option tab gives you control over whether or not a report will make changes to the database.
This tab displays the Update Database Records field.
The Update Database Records option provides the opportunity to run a report that can change your database without actually changing data first, to ensure that the appropriate records are selected for the update. It is recommended that you always run a report without updating records before running the report to update. If the check box is selected, the records in your database are modified as determined by the report function. If the check box is cleared, the report runs without changing any records. The check box is cleared by default, to not update the database records.
Important Considerations When Making Selections on this Tab
| • | When the report is run to not update, output will list all the items selected by the report, even if they will not be processed for some reason when the report is run to update records. |
| • | The Charge to Missing, Set Items to DISCARD, and Convert DISCARD Items reports include the titles to be changed in the report result only when the Update Database Records check box is cleared. If the check box is selected, only the number of changed items is reported in the log. |
| • | In the Privatize Datacode List report, if you run the report with the update option selected, data from the history logs will be removed. The report will display a warning message to make sure that you intend to update the logs. |
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