Report Definition tab
In the Definition tab, you specify the overall characteristics of the Report.
- Nature
- Select an option in the list, for information only.
- Type
- Select the type of printer for the Report.
Table 1. Printer type options Values 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 the character set codes that are 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 the definition of the character sets. For a Report that is used with MICRO FOCUS, this value generates a skip character.
- Label length
- This field identifies the maximum number of characters in a label line upon generation. The
default value is 132. You can enter a value between 1 and 264.
It is independent of the length of the edition line.
- Integer part length
- This field, along with the next field, is used to define the format of the total counters. Internal counters are generated when the Report contains target Data Elements that must be totaled. The total number of digits of both fields must remain within the limit that is 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 field, is used to define the format of the total counters. Internal counters are generated when the Report contains target Data Elements that must be totaled. The total number of digits of both fields must remain within the limit that is 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 field identifies the maximum number of characters in an edition line upon generation. The
default value is 132. You can enter a value between 1 and 264. Note: The actual length of the line to be printed is determined from the Label length.Example: A Report includes technical comments in columns 81 - 132. You want to truncate the display for the users to column 80. To do so, you leave the default value (132) in the Line length field and enter 80 in the Label length field.
- 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 0000 rather than using the category table to control the organization of printing for the categories, the categories are printed directly.
- Write option
- The write options are generated according to the type of COBOL code.
Table 2. Write options Values Descriptions According to variant Write options are generated according to the type of COBOL code. N: Prohibits any automatic reformulation Any automatic reformulation of the write option is prohibited. *: Before The WRITE BEFORE statement is generated instead of WRITE AFTER.
- Section priority
- This field is used with hardware that requires program segmentation due to small memory capacity. It generates a Segment type overlay between the print functions in a program. It can be used only if the input Data Structures to print Programs are sorted by Report code and if the COBOL type 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
- You can enter a comment on 36 characters maximum.
- 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.