Setup - Congregations

The Setup window lets you configure how the Congregation Database Report is generated. Depending on the selected report mode, you can choose which congregations or talk numbers are included, control the sort order, and configure date formatting.

Figure 27. Congregation Database Report Setup window

⚠️ Important: Click OK to save and apply your changes. Clicking Cancel discards them.

How to Access

You can open the Setup - Congregations window from:

• Report Viewer → Setup (when the Congregations tab is selected)

Report Mode

Choose one of the following report modes:

• Hospitality List
  Lists visiting speakers for the selected date range together with their hospitality arrangements.
• Report by congregation
  Lists each congregation together with its speakers, their talk outline numbers, and favourite outlines.
• Report by talk number
  Lists speakers (grouped by congregation) who give the selected talk numbers.
• Simple report
  Shows all congregations, their last invitation date, meeting time, and talk coordinator.

ℹ️ Note: The window always defaults to Simple report mode.

Sort By

Choose how the information should be sorted:

• Congregation
• Last invited date

💡 Tip: Sorting is only available when Simple report mode is selected.

Order

Choose the sort direction:

• Ascending
• Descending

💡 Tip: Sorting direction is only available when Simple report mode is selected.

Date Range

The date range limits the assignment history data used when generating reports.

💡 Tip: Only the Hospitality List report mode uses assignment history data.

Date Format

These options control how dates are displayed on your reports.

• Use Custom Date — Enable custom formatting.
• Sample — Shows a live preview of the current format.
• User Defined — Enter a custom date format when Use Custom Date is enabled.

💡 Tip: See Custom Date Formats for the available formatting codes.

Selection List

Select the congregations or talk numbers to include in the report. The contents of the list depend on the selected report mode.

Available actions:

• Check All — Select all items.
• Uncheck All — Clear all selections.

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