6.1.4 I/O Formats
Report Formats
Generated Schedule Report
Monday
4:00-11:00 Baker Andy Able
6:00-13:00 Manager Betty Boop
8:00-15:00 Slicer (unassigned)
Tuesday
4:00-11:00 Baker Charly Chan
6:00-13:00 Manager Andy Able
8:00-15:00 Cashier Betty Boop
Employee Report
Employee: Andy Able Initials: AA
Phone: 111 Email: aa Desired hours: 40.0
Skills: Baker Manager Cashier
Availability:
M --********************---
T -------------------------
W -------------------------
T -------------------------
F -------------------------
S -------------------------
S -------------------------
Employee: Betty Boop Initials: BB
Phone: 2 Email: bb Desired hours: 40.0
Skills: Baker Manager Cashier
Availability:
M --*******************----
T --*************----------
W -------------------------
T -------------------------
F -------------------------
S -------------------------
S -------------------------
File Formats
The application reads and writes four external files:
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settings.cfg - contains the Settings data in plain text.
The file is formatted with fixed length fields:
| Field |
Format |
|
Company Name
|
25 characters
|
|
Week Start Day
|
3 char abbreviation
|
|
12 or 24 hr time
|
2 numeric digits
|
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skills.dat - contains the company Skill list as a comma separated list of skill names.
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employees.dat - contains serialized (binary) form of the Employee List (see data dictionary)
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week091108.sch - contains serialized (binary) form of the Schedule (see data dictionary).
The file name contains the week start date in form MMDDYY.
Three "report" files can be generated:
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settingsReport.txt - contains the Settings
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empReport.txt - contains the Employee List
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schedReport.txt - contains a generated Schedule
These are plain ascii text files in the exact format as the printed report.