***NEWBIE*** report design - append template - traps highlighted correct but in output first entry for 3 columns show (null)

Jill Overly
Jill Overly Altair Community Member
edited March 2022 in Community Q&A

Very new as in only started using Monarch this week.  I have a audit text file and I have traps for 9 fields.  I have all of them defined and in the top window of the report design I can verify that the correct data is highlighted correct for each one.  In the lower window where you see the table of data 2 of the columns have (null) as the first entry and then the first entry is actually the second entry in that column. How do I get rid of the (null) and move all entries up ?  Thanks in advance for any help. image

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  • Jill Overly
    Jill Overly Altair Community Member
    edited March 2022 Answer ✓
    Exactly the problem. Once I created those as Group Footer instead of Append it worked. This is Meditech Magic. I’m loving this powerful tool. Your video was very helpful. I plan to watch more. Thank you so much.

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  • Baba_Majekodunmi_703
    Baba_Majekodunmi_703
    Altair Employee
    edited March 2022

    Welcome to Monarch Jill!

    It is likely that you need to change your trap from an append to a group footer trap. Group footers are for capturing information below the detail. I have a 20 min video that walks through all the template type and when to use them here in the Monarch Success Plan. It is under the tips and tricks section titled: Understanding Report Design Templates

    I do have one question for you; What system (and module) generated this report? MEDITECH expanse, Cerner InVision, Cerner Millennium, EPIC?

  • Jill Overly
    Jill Overly Altair Community Member
    edited March 2022 Answer ✓
    Exactly the problem. Once I created those as Group Footer instead of Append it worked. This is Meditech Magic. I’m loving this powerful tool. Your video was very helpful. I plan to watch more. Thank you so much.
  • Baba_Majekodunmi_703
    Baba_Majekodunmi_703
    Altair Employee
    edited March 2022
    Jill Overly said:

    Exactly the problem. Once I created those as Group Footer instead of Append it worked. This is Meditech Magic. I’m loving this powerful tool. Your video was very helpful. I plan to watch more. Thank you so much.

    We have a wealth of experience on Meditech Magic, Client Server, and Expanse. Here's a brief demo we have on Meditech Expanse.

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