59.5.6 Artist Manager

A complete detailed list of all the artist inserted in the database, including their presence in your schedules.

All the parameters that permit detailed report generation have been spread across seven different tabs to allow for a more straightforward configuration. By default, all filters are disabled (i.e., either blank or unselected); it is enough to configure at least one parameter inside to enable them. Available filters include:

This area permits, as its name suggests, narrowing the retrieved results by specifying any of the following filters concerning the stage-name field:

- Starts with Enter the string with which stage-name must begin to be retrieved in the report (e.g., stage-name like 'test*'),

- Between Insert two values, and only those assets whose stage name is comprehended between them will be retrieved (e.g., stage name between '500' and '600'),

- Contains: To be retrieved, assets' stage-name must contain the string inserted here (e.g., stage-name like 'test'),

- It doesn't contain: To be retrieved, stage-names must NOT contain the string inserted here (e.g., stage-name not-like 'test'),

- Empty: Only those events whose stage-name is empty will be retrieved (e.g., stage-name = '').

As its name suggests, this area permits narrowing the retrieved results by specifying the following filters concerning the artist name field. Its filters work precisely as the stage-name ones.

As its name suggests, this area permits narrowing the retrieved results by specifying the following filters concerning the artist-name field. Its filters work precisely as the stage-name ones.

As its name suggests, this area permits narrowing the retrieved results by specifying the following filters concerning the artist-group field. Its filters work precisely as the stage-name ones.

Specify here the field on which the printed content will be ordered. It is possible to sort data by stage name, artist name, artist surname or artist group.

•Properties

This tab permits the customization of the layout of the report by selecting the complementary information that will be displayed on it. You can also decide to include some standard info, such as:

- Print date: Enable it to display the date (and time) in each page footer,

- Pages Number: If active, a progressive number will be displayed in the footer on all pages across the report,

- Operator: It is the login name of the person who performs the report,

- Station name: The name of the station from which the report is being performed,

- Multiple lines text: Enable this option to continue printing a detail in another line instead of truncating it (as by default).

- Interline: Enable this option to increase the space between lines to 1.5 cm (one-and-one-half); by default -when disabled- this space is set to 1 cm (single).

- Columns: It permits to specify the database fields that will be included in the report. The column headers at the top of the columns window will be displayed as shown in the report. It is possible to arrange them just by using drag and drop. 

The report may be based on a Stage name, Name, Surname or Group; it can be found on any of the previously mentioned 'headings' and, more specifically, whether they start with a specific letter, those that contain a specific word and finally, a selection of artists between x and y. For example, generating a report of all the Artists held in the database whose name starts with 'ST' produced the following result:

In the middle of the form, a summarizing list will be displayed containing all the filters enabled for the current report:
summarizing list 

The [Settings] permits configuring the page layout of the outgoing document; once filters and settings have been set, it will be possible to select between displaying a preview using the related [Preview] button or printing the document directly using the [Report] button. Please note that some reports permit the export of the generated document in the most common formats (PDF, CSV, doc, xls, XML, etc) just by using the [Export] button.