MONTANA DEPARTMENT FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS 

 MRIS Reporting Program 



Appendix D-15). Select each one of these units by pressing Enter after the number and 

 name is highlighted. Return to the Main Menu. 



From the Main Menu, change the report format (Step 2) to Brief Species Report, 

 return to the Main Menu and verify the criteria and report format you have selected by 

 selecting that option from the Main Menu. Make sure you completely view the 

 verification screen by using the down arrow key to insure you have the query you 

 want; westslope cutthroat trout, four selections on genetic purity, and the hydrounits 

 10020001-10020008. Go ahead and send the report to the screen again; since the 

 report format was changed, you will have to re-enter or re-type the additional page 

 headings. Add a page heading to describe your geographic search limitation. View 

 a few records before canceling the report. You have now completed a more complex 

 query. 



3 OTHER FEATURES OF THE MRIS REPORTING PROGRAM 



From the examples presented above, you should now be familiar with the basic steps needed 

 to query and produce a report using the MRIS Reporting Program software and menus. Other 

 options and features of the system which are necessary to know to optimally use the system will 

 be explained in the following section. 



3.1 Saving a Report Control File. A Report Control File contains the instructions of the 

 retrieval you just created. Sometimes a retrieval will be commonly used and/or added to, 

 or has required a considerable length of time to produce. You can save a Report Control 

 File with a unique file name and brief description. (If you have exited the program, you 

 may need to create a query for this example). To try this option, select Save a Report 

 Control File. The following screen will appear (Figure 18). The screen provides space 

 for you to enter a brief description of the retrieval and a name for the new Report Control 

 File. The description and file name have been filled in on screen below. Enter these on 

 your screen and press Enter. If you select Save a Report Control File again, you can 

 either overwrite the Control File you just saved, or you can save the current query 

 selections under a new name and description. This option dies not save the records selected 

 by die query, only the "instructions". These files are given the extension .RCF. 



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