In the definition of a Report, you can specify the printer
type and insert a comment on the Report.
- Nature
- Select an option, for information only. It identifies the nature
of the Report. It is used to restrict the list of Reports to those
of the specified nature. The options are presented in the Table 1 table.
Table 1. Nature
of the ReportValues |
Descriptions |
E: Report |
Report |
K: Screen layout |
Screen |
L: Table |
Table |
I: Form |
Indicates a Report that is a form, to be subsequently
filled in. |
- Type
- Select the type of printer in the drop-down list. The options
are presented in the Table 2 table.
Table 2. Printer type optionsValues |
Descriptions |
L: Standard |
For standard line printing,
it is the default value. |
P: Printer
3800 with font |
Layout of a
Report to be printed on a 3800 printer, with character set codes specified
in the Report layout lines (in column labeled C). |
S: Printer
3800 |
Layout of a
Report to be printed on a 3800 printer, without definition of character
sets. For a Report used with MICRO FOCUS, this
value generates a skip character. |
- Label length
- This field is used to identify the length of the longest Report
constant line. It is the maximum number of characters on a line that
is to be printed.
- The default value is 132.
- You must enter a value between 0 and 264.
The length indicated in this field is taken into account at generation
time for the calculation of the WORKING-STORAGE SECTION length
for the Report description.
- Integer part length
- This field, along with the next one, is used to define the format
of the total counters. Internal counters are generated when the Report
contains target Data Elements which must be totaled. The total number
of digits of both fields must remain within the limit authorized by
the compiler. Enter the number of digits before the decimal. This
value must be greater than 00. The default
value is 11.
- Decimal part length
- This field, along with the previous one, is used to define the
format of the total counters. Internal counters are generated when
the Report contains target Data Elements which must be totaled. The
total number of digits of both fields must remain within the limit
authorized by the compiler. Indicate the number of digits after the
decimal. The default value is 7.
- Report comment
- You can enter a comment for information only. The comment length
must not exceed 36 characters.
- Line length
- This value identifies the length of the longest Report constant
line which is taken in account at generation. It is a pure numeric
value from 1 to 264.
The default option is 132.
Note: The actual
length of the Report to be printed is determined from the value entered
on the Label length
- Example: You might want a Report containing
technical comments in columns 81 - 132 but truncate the display in
the Report for the users to the 80th column. You must then use the 132 default
here, and enter 80 as the value of the Label
length field in this tab.
- Lines per page
- Enter the number of lines per page to be printed. The default
value is 60.
- Table size
- This field is used to indicate the number of positions to allocate
in the category table for the different categories in the Report upon
generation. The default value is 100 lines.
The number of lines must not be greater than 1000,
otherwise the table is not generated. If you enter the 0000 value,
rather than using the category table to control the organization of
printing for the categories, the categories are printed directly.
- Write option
- Select one of the three write options that are presented in the Table 3 table.
Table 3. Write optionsValues |
Descriptions |
According to variant |
Print options are generated according to the
hardware variant indicated at the Library level. For conversion Libraries,
the print options are automatically reformulated according to the
Library variant. |
N: Prohibits any automatic reformulation |
Prohibits any automatic reformulation of the
print option, in a conversion Library. |
*: Before |
Generation of the WRITE BEFORE statement. |
- Section priority
- This field is used with hardware requiring program segmentation
due to small memory capacity. It generates a Segment type overlay
between print functions in a program. It must only be used if the
input Data Structures to print Programs are sorted by Report code
and if the COBOL variant is ANSI. A priority less
than 50 generates an overlay only in association with the SEGMENT
LIMIT clause, to be inserted in the ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
- Edition comment
- The comment entered here refers to the printing of the whole Report.
The comment is limited to 36 characters.
- Edition condition
- This field indicates the conditions relevant for the execution
of the Report.
- Use the COBOL format to enter conditions but do not enter IF nor GO
TO. Do not enter any period; they are generated automatically.