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and other design elements (objects) on a "template", making it simple to create visually attractive reports. The Form Manager provides a complete set of tools to configure report and form templates as well as item or shelf labels. The tools are designed to work with data fields, graphic elements (including line and rectangle drawing tools), and formulas for report time calculations.
Symphony Pro Report Template Files
Each Symphony Pro report file (.sql) has an associated template file (.frp) that controls the report's on screen and printed format, along with special formulas that allow data manipulation within the template. The report template uses fields that are linked with the fields in the report's SQL file to report the SQL query results.
Symphony POS Form Template Files
Front end Symphony POS terminals can also print reports by requesting information from the Symphony Pro controller. Because the Symphony POS reports are often printed on the receipt printer, they cannot use the same template as the Symphony Pro reports. Symphony POS templates are called "Form" templates to help distinguish them from back office "report" templates.
Shelf and Item Labels
The Form Manager is also used to create templates for item or shelf labels, allowing you to configure the label page layout (columns and rows), label contents, such as bar code, description, price, and other common label type information.
11.1Template Editor
Form and Report Template Editor
Opening an Existing Template
The Form Manager can be launched as a "stand alone" application from the Symphony POS Windows application menu. It is also possible to select a report file using the Report Selection tool, right clicking it opens a menu. The "Property" option opens a panel that contains the report's configuration. The name of the template file for the report is entered in the "Template File" properties field.
To the right of the Template's .frp file name, the 
button opens the Form Manager's template editor.
