
Documenting
the Open File(s)
ClickStats Pro
documents all the currently open files. Open the
file(s) you want to document with full password
access, then click the document button. If the
file(s) that are currently open have related files,
you will be asked if you want to document the
related file(s) as well. We recommend you open the
related files manually with full password
access if your files are password
protected.
With ClickStats
Pro 1.0v2 (or higher) you can also choose either
the "Attended" or "Unattended" documenting option.
When you choose "Unattended", ClickStats Pro will
continue to document one file after another until
finished, and will not prompt you for the
name of each session, but will use the current date
and time as the name of the session.
If you choose
"Attended", then ClickStats Pro will ask you for
the name of each session (the default being the
current date and time). You must manually click
either the "OK" or "Cancel" button for ClickStats
Pro to continue documenting the open
files.
Next, you'll see a
dialog that asks you to name the "Session." A
"Session" is a snapshot of a particular database at
a particular point in time (i.e. the point at which
you document it). The default is the current date
and time, but you can change this to be anything
that you want (up to 64,000 characters). Then click
"OK."
Documenting a
database can take between one minute (or less) to
an hour (or more) depending on the number of
fields, layouts and value lists you have and the
speed of your processor. Most "average" files (100
fields, 10 layouts) should take about 3 minutes or
so.
After
the Documenting Process is Finished
Once ClickStats
Pro has finished documenting your file(s) you will
see the "Main" screen with the last file
documented currently selected. You can then click
on any field to show the layouts and relationships
(indicated by the word "Key" to the right of the
field name) that the selected field is used
in.
Click on any
layout in the list next to the field list to view a
list of all fields used on that layout, as well as
the value list (if any) that is used by any field
on the layout.
Click on any value
list to see a list of values for that particular
value list.
If you have a 17
inch or larger monitor, you can see all of the
attributes at one
time.

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If you are using a
monitor that is smaller than 17 inches (or you're
using a lower resolution) then ClickStats Pro will
navigate to the appropriate tabbed section
automatically. You can also manually click on any
tab to see additional
information.

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Comparing
Two Sessions

In order to use
ClickStats Pro's comparison feature, you will need
to have documented more than one file or more than
one session of the same file.
If you do not have
two or more databases documented (or two or more
sessions of the same database), then do so before
you continue this section.
Click the
"Compare" button. You will see a dialog that
prompts you to choose a database to compare (top
portal), and a database to compare it against
(bottom portal). Choose one database (or session)
from the top portal, and one database (or session)
from the bottom portal.

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Next, choose the
items you want to compare from the checkboxes. You
can choose as many or as few as you like. You can
run the same comparison with any number of options
checked at any time. When you are done with your
selections, click "OK."
You will see the
progress of the comparison in a dialog. Once the
comparison is completed, you'll see an on-screen
report with the similarities and differences in the
two files (or sessions) you chose.

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IMPORTANT
NOTE: Because FileMaker has a set number of
pages that it can print, you might not see all of
the results. For this reason, we have a "Export To
HTML" button at the top of the screen. You can
export the report to HTML and open it in your
favorite browser. The comparison data is NOT saved
unless you export to a text file or HTML - it is
re-generated every time you run the comparison
feature.

Deleting
A Session

When a file is
selected, you can delete the records for that
session (or database) by clicking the "Delete
Specs..." button.
If you want to
clear the file completely of all documented
data, then choose "Delete ALL Specs..." from the
"Scripts" menu.

Diagramming
Relationships

If you have
ClarisImpact 2.0v1 (or higher) on your computer,
you can graphically document the relationships in
the selected file by clicking the "Diagram..."
button.
ClickStats Pro
will collate data, export it, then open the file
"chart.cid" in your "ClickStats Pro 2.0"
folder.

You can then save
or print the data using the "File" menu in
ClarisImpact.
ClarisImpact is
available for Mac OS, Window 95 and Windows NT. You
can even download a FREE trial version from the
Claris
Corporation Web Site.

Print
Report

The Print Dialog
is pretty self-explanatory. You can choose to print
any combination of Layout Information, Field
Information, Relationship Information, Value List
Information, and/or Script Information.
NOTE: since we can only "get" the script
NAMES and not the script STEPS, printing the
Script Information will only print the script
NAMES.

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Getting
Help

You can hold down
the CONTROL key on your keyboard and click on any
item, button, list, tab or other object on the
screen to get more information about that
object.

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