A QMF Administrator can display any QMF object saved in the
database.
If the named object is not a table, it replaces the contents
of the same object in the QMF temporary storage area.
If the named object is a table, it replaces the contents of the
QMF data object and the QMF form object in temporary storage. A
new FORM is created to match the data in the table. This form provides
default formatting for the displayed report.
You can display tables owned by other users if you are authorized
to do so. Use the owner qualifier to display tables owned by another
user.
If your current database location is a DB2 UDB for z/OS server,
you can display a table from a remote locations. Specify the table
object with a three-part name. An example is shown below.
The SHOW command is similar to the DISPLAY command. The difference is:
SHOW
Shows object panels, global variables, and certain parts of
panels in QMF temporary storage.
DISPLAY
Displays QMF objects or database objects.
You can modify a displayed SQL query, form, or procedure with
the Insert and Delete function keys. You can also type over a form's
text or data. Save the changed object with the SAVE command.
If you previously viewed a form panel, DISPLAY FORM displays
the last form panel you viewed. If you have not displayed any part
of the current form, DISPLAY FORM displays FORM.MAIN.
When you use DISPLAY CHART, the contents of DATA as formatted
by FORM are displayed. The data can be further formatted by the
Interactive Chart Utility (ICU) to represent report data graphically.
To display a chart, you must have a graphics terminal.
After you work on a chart in the ICU and exit, the QMF panel
on which you entered the DISPLAY CHART command is displayed again.
If you want to return to a form panel, enter the DISPLAY CHART command
from that form panel.
If you enter CHART on the DISPLAY command prompt, the DISPLAY CHART
command prompt appears so that you can specify the parameters needed
to display your chart.
If you are displaying a report or chart and the form is incompatible
with the data or contains errors, the first form panel containing
an error is displayed with the error highlighted. You must correct
the first error that is displayed, and then reissue the CHECK command,
or try to redisplay the report or chart to see the next error.