ETAP FAQ # 3
Microsoft Access files are generated when you run studies that have Crystal Reports formats. These database files are located in the project directory. When you open any one of the Crystal Reports, the output report data is retrieved from the corresponding database.
If you need to modify or extract data directly from any of the Crystal
Reports databases, you may use Microsoft Access to do so. Associating
these files with Microsoft Access will facilitate the process of opening
the databases.
The different modules in ETAP write the output report data to
a database with a particular extension.
These extensions identify the different report databases.
| *.LF1 | Load Flow | *.MS1 | Motor Starting |
| *.SA1 | Short-Circuit, ANSI, Device Duty | *.HA1 | Harmonics |
| *.SA2 | Short-Circuit, ANSI, Unbalanced Faults | *.RA1 | Reliability |
| *.SA3 | Short-Circuit, ANSI, 30 Cycle, Balanced | *.DS1 | DC Short-Circuit |
| *.SI1 | Short-Circuit, IEC (909), Device Duty | *.DL1 | DC Load Flow |
| *.SI2 | Short-Circuit, IEC, Unbalanced Faults | *.DB1 | Battery Sizing |
| *.SI3 | Short-Circuit, IEC (363), Transient SC | *.GR1 | Ground Grid System |
The following diagram indicates the process of reading or writing data from the Crystal Reports databases:
