MYOB EXO Clarity

Clarity is the MYOB EXO Business report writer especially written for use with MYOB EXO Business. The Report Designer is the application you will use to build MYOB EXO Business reports.

This manual assumes a basic understanding of databases, and a general understanding of the operation and table structure of MYOB EXO Business.

Main Clarity Report Types

There are mainly three kinds of Clarity report types in MYOB EXO Clarity depending upon the functionality required of them.

Clarity Reports (.CLR)

Most commonly used report type. Each CLR can have its own set of runtime parameters stored as a .CLS file and can be run from a menu, the command line, custom buttons, and so on.

Clarity Business Forms (.CLF)

Specific Clarity Forms are identified with specific functions within MYOB EXO Clarity. These are essential business forms that are part of the usual business workflow. In contrast Clarity Reports (CLRs) can be placed on the MYOB EXO Business menu or run via the command line, and can in fact be given any name and there can be any number of them.

A few notable exceptions exist however. Examples include where you are using a variety of invoice forms and they are specified by on the Debtor Account Details > Details 2 tab - Invoice file number – e.g. Invoice1.CLF, Invoice2.CLF - or if you have set up you system to prompt you to select from a list of formats when you save an invoice or sales order.

Another characteristic of a CLF file is that it is automatically passed a single key value such as a transaction record number or an account number to the data pipeline named “Master” in your CLF definition. For example, MYOB EXO Business will pass the DR_Trans Seqno to the file named Invoice.CLF. Therefore the DR_Trans.Seqno field must be in the data pipeline named “Master” on the data tab in Clarity.

Clarity Merge Files (.CLM)

CLM files are basically used to produce clarity merge files.

Clarity Email Templates (.CLE)

Clarity email templates are the equivalent of a .CLM merge file for bulk-sent emails. They build the HTML that is inserted into the body of an email.