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User has 35 companies that all use the same preprinted check stock. Occasionally something on the form code has to change. The logical part of me wants to go in and modify the STANDARD AP_Check1 default form code in Mas90\Reports, and just have the user use Standard form every time rather than having to go in to each and every ""APCHECK"" form code to make the changes. My concern is the defaults for the form code (check, stub stub; print GL Dist, etc) do not get saved when using the standard form code and will need to changed each time. Does anyone know where those defaults are stored and if there is a way to modify them? I have tested this on my machine, and it remembers the check number, but nothing else. Hoping to back-door this one and save myself a lot of work.

@JeffSchwenk has somewhat of a solution, storing the form in the MAS_System\Reports directory. Jeff?

The other issue with modifying the standard form is it will get overwritten on upgrades and possibly even service packs. My suggestion would be to have a different form code, and create a batch file with a bunch of xcopy lines that you run each time you need to ""publish"" a changed form to all the companies.

That's true @PhilMcIntosh, but we always back up the reports folders so we could just copy it back in. I have not done that type of batch file before. Do you have one you can post as an example? @ThereseLogeais your answer actually gave me enough to go in and find the settings on my machine and update the two fields I need updated. So I will give this a shot (with a full backup of course) and see how it goes. Thanks!

Here is a sample batch file

Thinking the same thing Phil.

You could modify the ""APCHECK"" form in one of the companies, then use a .bat file to copy the file to all of the other companies.

You guys are awesome Thanks!!

As @ThereseLogeais indicated you could just create the default form in MAS_system\reports and that becomes your goto default form for all companies and you don't have to worry about anything else. That method is my default go to method for all forms that are shared by all companies. As @PhilMcIntosh points out, if you only modify it in the \mas90\reports folder, it gets overwritten every upgrade. below is a screen shot. To create the form in MAS_System, go to report manager and create an ""ALL"" form for all forms and all companies. There are a couple other ""gotchas"" to this so if you are interested, I will elaborate for you.

If you don't mind sharing them @JeffSchwenk I will take anything you are willing to supply.

MAS_System\Reports for sure. Easy to set up in Report Manager, with no copy script required. If you have company specific forms with the same form code, those override the MAS_System reports, so you can have one file for everyone, yet still have the ability to change the format for one company by setting up a company specific version of the form under MAS_###\Reports.