Fabtrol MRP
Fabtrol MRP
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I looked at thread301-99617. Our company recently purchased Fabtrol MRP, drawing management and material management modules.
We are finding that the many, many pre-packaged reports available do not meet our needs (which are pretty basic - we are a structural steel fabricator w/ 22 employees).
Fabtrol's support for cutomizing reports is pretty much limited to helping you add lines and change fonts..... we didn't realize this when we bought the software.
Has anyone out there been able to customize these reports? For now, I am dumping the data to MS Access and manipulating it there.
We are finding that the many, many pre-packaged reports available do not meet our needs (which are pretty basic - we are a structural steel fabricator w/ 22 employees).
Fabtrol's support for cutomizing reports is pretty much limited to helping you add lines and change fonts..... we didn't realize this when we bought the software.
Has anyone out there been able to customize these reports? For now, I am dumping the data to MS Access and manipulating it there.





RE: Fabtrol MRP
My task at my former company involved setting up autoparts for estimating, autoassemblies for estimating. Same thing at the new place, plus I have been estimating with it for 2 years.
I do have some experience with "adjusting" reports in Fabtrol. Always remember, each report is a small database application. Each report goes into tables of data, and looks for the pertinent data, then outputs to a report format (or excel file, or pdf file - if you choose.)
A good understanding of programming in microsoft visual foxpro is invaluable. Sometimes it is possible to look at one report, discover the formulas, copy them, and paste them into a different report. Too often, the report is in a module that will NOT allow acces to a different table of data, so you'll never have ANY joy changing the report.
Can I ask, do you use LaborMate? Do you use autoassemblies? Or are you using Fabtrol for drawing, material, or production management?
RE: Fabtrol MRP