InPractice.mef

General PMA.INI file settings

The MatterClientRelationship should be set to 1 (MUST_HAVE_MATTER) or 11 (MUST_HAVE_MATTER_AND_CLIENT + MATTER_FIND_CLIENT), as this filter is for an law firms which are matter (job code) centric.

[System]

PmaKey = 13

PMASystemLongName = "InPractice"

PMASystemShortName = "INP"

The PMASystemShortName is not currently being used, but is kept in for reference.

WidthOfClientCode = 14

WidthOfMatterCode = 14

WidthOfGeneralCode = 14

ExportReportFormat

ExportReportFormat is found in the export section of the PMA.INI file. Setting ExportReportFormat will allow the following modifications to the export. ExportReportFormat is a bit field format, allowing multiple options by adding up the values in the ExportReportFormat column.

ExportReportFormat	Action
0	Default values, including australian date format (D-M-Y)
1	European date format (Y-M-D)
2	USA date format (M-D-Y)
32	If the a field has the value "(None)" then the field is exported as blank.
64	Filter out all characters other than &'-./= and spaces, Alphabetical upper and lower case and Digits.
128	Add a carriage return and line feed to the end of the export file.
2048	Export a header line with every run.
4096	Export the long layout.