Troubleshooting
How to Remove Dimension Formatting Functions from Default Microvellum Reports
Occasionally a Microvellum User will request that their reports display various product, subassembly, or part dimensions without the formatting functions. These functions format the dimensions based on the following Microvellum properties: Number ...
How to Temporarily Disable the Print Flag Filter on a Part Label to Preview Modifications
The Microvellum Part Labels contain functionality to limit the part labels that are printed to only those that are selected when printing from patterns. This is possible from Toolbox or Production in the Processing Center, or Alis. To make this ...
How to Activate the "Edit Page" Button in the Report Viewer Screen
Some of our users have observed that the button “Edit Page” has been removed from the default report viewer toolbar. They have used this in the past and would like to continue using it. How can they reactivate that button? The reason for its removal ...
How to Work with 'Batches' in Reports and Labels
Batches are used in Microvellum and allow you to release parts to manufacturing in groupings of parts that you specify at the rate desired. It is not within the scope of this knowledge base article to fully explain the details of 'batching,' only how ...
Issue: Unhandled Exception when Opening a Custom Report
If you have been working on a custom report and after saving it you get an unhandled exception error when you try to reopen it, you probably want to know if there is a way to fix that error. The answer to that question depends on whether you know the ...
How to Adjust a Label that Appears to Print in the Wrong Orientation
Sometimes we see issues with Microvellum labels printing from a roll feed printer that appear to be the wrong orientation. For example, if the label is a size of 4" x 1" and the lower edge of the label exits the printer first, it may contain text ...
Adding a Project Name to a Part Label Scrap Name Field
You may want to add a project name to a part label that contains fields displaying the scrap material names. If this is done using a current default Microvellum part label as a template, the process is quite easy, as shown by the screencast attached. ...
Adding the Product Description Prompt Data for Reporting
As a result of the report structure and report specification requirements, sometimes it is not possible to accurately reference the prompt "ProductDescription" in a report. An example of this would be when trying to group on that prompt value. ...
Issue: No Horizontal Boring Barcode Information on Part Labels
There are several requirements you must have correctly set to populate the work order database with horizontal boring (HBORE) barcode data. They are listed below with clarifying screenshots. Toolfile configured with the appropriate settings: Settings ...
Issue: Report Unexpectedly Missing Data
Some Users tell us that infrequently a report may be displayed that is missing data when previewed. There are various possible reasons for this issue, but one cause may be a defective report dataset definition. This article explains a pre-test to ...
Issue: Part Label Prints an Extra Blank Label at the Beginning or End
Symptom You have created a custom part label, but when you print the labels, an extra blank label is printed at the beginning or end of the series of labels. Resolution 1 If the label contains group header bands, set the GroupHeaderBand property ...
Issue: No Data in Master Cut - Sorted by Processing Station
Issue Any report or database that references the field PartsProcessingStations.LinkIDBatch data will fail to display data. An example of a default Microvellum report that was left inoperative by this database change is the “ Master Cut Report – ...
Issue: Reports Do Not Display Correct Barcode Data in Version 15.6
Symptom: Reports displaying barcode data from the Parts table are inconsistent or incorrect. This issue has a different cause than when a Part Label displays incorrect face 5 or face 6 barcode data. Click here for more information about that issue. ...
Issue: HBore Barcodes Do Not Match Part Picture
As of build 15.6.2211, you now may use the simplified procedure found in the Microvellum Help Center article Processing Station Associates for Reports (Overview) to resolve this issue in addition to the procedure found in this article. Issue ...
Issue: Part Labels Display Incorrect Barcode Data when Processing to Multiple Machines in 15.6
As of build 15.6.221, you now may use the simplified procedure found in the Microvellum Help Center article Processing Station Associates for Reports (Overview) to resolve this issue in addition to the procedure found in this article. Issue : Part ...