About File Output

Many PowerShift reports, inquiries, and lookups have a single print format and are well-suited to file output.

• Text
  When printed to a text file, column spacing is retained so the report is readable.

• CSV (comma-delimited)
  When printed to a delimited file, output can be easily used by external applications.

• HTML
  HTML tables provide a better viewing experience for the email recipient: data is formatted in columns and is automatically re-sized to fit the message area when the email is opened. HTML output is also preferable to text in that it can be easily copied and pasted (e.g., into Excel worksheets) as column attributes are retained.

Reports and inquiries that print multiple formats (e.g. a header record followed by line detail) do not lend themselves to the columnar output dictated by text, CSV and HTML tables. For these types of reports, PDF file output is preferable because report formatting is retained (i.e., data is presented the same as when output to a printer or spooler).

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