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Choose Tables For {Editing, Display, Printing, Export} Form

Click here for a list of the commands used to access an activity-based version of this form.

Use the Choose Data Tables form to select the types of model data to be edited interactively, displayed, printed, exported or selected. The options available
on the form depend on the command used to access the form.

Display area. The tables available for interactive editing, display, printing, export or selection are listed in this area. Check the check box associated with
an item to include that item in the editing, display, print, export or selection.

Expand the tree associated with a table type by clicking on the plus (+) symbol that precedes the table type name. Continue expanding the tree until
the table appears (Table: {Name}). Right click on the table name to display a drop-down menu with options to Display Table, Export Table or Print Table,
and if the model is unlocked, edit the selected table using the Interactive Database Editing form.

If the Display Table option is selected, another drop-down menu will appear with several display options, including In SAP2000. Select the In
SAP2000 option to display the table form. Click one of the commands on the Format-Filter-Sort menu on the displayed table form to access
the Modify/Show Database Table Format form. Use that form to modify the default or previously set format for printing, displaying, or
exporting the data tables.

Select Load Patterns button. Click this button to access the Select Load Patterns form. Highlight the load pattern(s) to be included in the editing,
display, print or export. Click the Clear All button on that form to exclude data for all load patterns.

Select Load Case button. Click this button to display the Select Load Cases form. Use that form to select the load cases to be included in the display of
tables.

Modify/Show Options button. Click this button to display the Output Options form. Use the form to specify how the analysis results will be displayed
depending on the type of analysis (e.g., Envelopes, Step-by-Step and so on).

Selection Only check box. If objects were selected before the command to access the Choose Data Tables form was used, this check box will be
checked and the data for only the selected objects will be included in the editing, display, print or export. Uncheck this check box to include all data in
the editing, display, print or export.

Show Unformatted check box. This check box is available when the Display menu > Show Tables command is used to display the Choose Tables for
Display form. When this check box is checked, the data will display without default formatting or the formatting specified using the Options menu >
Database > Set Current Format File Source command.

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Show All Fields check box. This check box is available when the Edit menu > Interactive Database Editing command is used to display the Choose
Tables for Interactive Editing form. Check this option to write all possible model definition fields in the chosen tables, even when data is not present in
those fields in the current model.

Output Type and (Print) Options area. When the Choose Data Tables for Printing form is displayed by using the File menu > Print Tables command,
choose from the following Output and Print options:

Output Type:

RTF File. When this option is selected, SAP2000 will create the printout as an electronic file in a rich text format (.RTF) using the path and
filename you specify.

TXT File. When this option is selected, SAP2000 will create the printout in a plain text (ASCII) file with a .TXT extension using the path and
filename you specify.

TXT w/o Splits. When this option is selected, SAP2000 will create the printout in a plain text (ASCII) file with a .TXT extension using the
path and filename you specify. The file will generate as a continuous feed print without page breaks.

HTML File. When this option is selected, SAP2000 will create the printout in hyper-text markup language with an HTML extension using
the path and filename you specify.

(Print) Options:

Print to Printer. This option is only available if the TXT option has been selected as the Output Type. When this option is selected,
SAP2000 will print the tables to the selected printer.

Print to File. When this option is selected, SAP2000 will print the tables to file. This is the default option.

Print Landscaped. When this option is selected, SAP2000 will create a printout that is wider than it is high.

Filter Criteria. The Modify/Show Database Table Format form may be used to apply filtering to the data in the table(s). Use this option
to specify that the filtering criteria be printed after the table title.

Hyperlinked Contents. When this option is selected, SAP2000 will insert a contents page in the printout that has hyperlinks from the
section heading in the contents page to sections within the report.

Open File After Export check box. This check box is available when the File menu > Export > {Program} command is used to display the Choose
Tables for Export to {Program} form. Check this check box to have the appropriate program open the exported file immediately after export.

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Use Text Editor or Use Microsoft Word options. When the data is exported to a text file, use one of these options to open (and thus save) the
file as a .txt file, or as a .doc file.

Expose All Input Tables check box. When this check box is checked, the list of available options in the display area of the Choose Data Tables form will
change to show all of the input data tables in the model. This option is not available when the form is accessed using the Display menu > Show Tables
command or the File menu > Print Tables command.

Save Named Set and Show Named Set buttons. After the other options have been set on the form, click the Save Named Set button to display the
Database Table Named Sets form. Use the form to add, modify or delete a named set. A named set is the settings specified on the form. Saving those
settings allows them to be easily recalled using the Show Named Set button and applied to another edit, display, print or export.

Table Formats File button. Click this button to display the Set Database Table Formats File form. The form has an option to use the default table
format, or to select a previously defined .fmt (format) file. Format files can be created using the Save Format button on the Create Custom Report
form, or the Save Table Format to File button on the Modify/Show Database Table Format form.

The Choose Data Tables form also has the following Edit menu commands. Note that some of these command duplicate the actions of some of the buttons on
the form.

Edit Menu Commands Action

Set Output Options Displays the Output Options form.

Set Output Selections >

Generalized Displacements Displays the Select Gen Displs form. Use the form to select the
generalized displacement to be included in the display, print or export.

Section Cut Forces Displays the Select Section Cuts form. Use the form to select the section
cut forces to be included in the display, print or export.

Element Virtual Work Named Set Displays the Select Virtual Work Sets form. Use the form to select the
virtual work named set to be included in the display, print or export.

Nonlinear Static Curves Named Set Displays the Select NL Static Sets form. Use the form to select the
nonlinear static curve named set to be included in the display, print or
export.

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Pushover Named Sets Displays the Select Pushover Sets form. Use that form to select the
pushover named sets to be included in the editing, display, print, or
export.

Joint Response Spectra Named Set Displays the Select Response Spectra Sets form. Use the form to select
the joint response spectra named set to be included in the display, print
or export.

Plot Function Traces Named Set Displays the Select Plot Function Trace Sets form. Use the form to select
the plot function traces named set to be included in the display, print or
export.

Select Load Patterns Displays the Select Load Patterns form. Use the form to select the load
pattern(s) to be included in the display, print or export.

Select Load Cases Displays the Select Load Cases form. Use the form to select the load
case(s) to be included in the display, print or export.

Save Named Set Displays the Database Tables Named Set form. Use the form to save the
setting for reuse.

Show Named Set Displays the Select Database Tables Names Set form. Use the form to
apply a previously saved named set.

Set Table Formats File Displays the Set Current Format File Source form. Use the form to
specify that the default format setting be used, or to select a previously
defined .fmt (format) file. Format files can be created using the Save
Format button on the Create Custom Report form, or the Save Table
Format to File button on the Modify/Show Database Table Format
form.

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