Procedures in this chapter

This chapter includes procedures you can use to optimize your use of Human Resource Writer.

See Defining a compute statement.	A compute statement is an arithmetic equation you define to perform a calculation within Human Resource Writer reports and inquiries. See Compute statement.
See Including a compute statement as a report column.	After a compute statement has been defined, it can be included in the report's columns. See Compute statement.
See Defining item counting and totaling functions.	You can use these features to generate a count of employees or applicants included in a report or totals of numeric values. See Available totaling options.
See Extracting data from Human Resource Writer reports in CSV format.	After you create an Human Resource Writer report, you can generate CSV data by either using the Human Resource Writer inquiry tool or when processing the report. Whichever method is used, the same CSV file of the report's data is created. See CSV data.
See Transferring CSV data from the Lawson server to your computer.	After a CSV data file is created, it resides in a path on the Lawson server. How you transfer the CSV data from the Lawson server to your computer depends on your platform. See CSV data.
See Changing the title of an existing report.	Use Human Resource Writer Title Update (HR64.1) to inquire on reports previously created on Human Resource Writer (HR65). Titles can be displayed, copied, and changed by the author. See Report title.
See Copying existing report parameters for creation of a new report.	Use Human Resource Writer Title Update (HR64.1) is to inquire on reports previously created on Human Resource Writer (HR65). Titles can be displayed, copied, and changed by the author. See Report title.