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Editing Report Tables and Report Fields

This section describes the editing functions you can use when editing report tables and report fields from the Report Table Painter. The following editing functions are available:

•	Editing the report field definition

•	Specifying control fields

•	Adding a line or report field

•	Copying lines or literals

•	Cutting fields or literals

•	Pasting fields, lines, or literals

•	Deleting lines or fields

•	Deleting report tables

•	Changing report field syntax

Editing the Report Field Definition

You can edit a field definition by overtyping the specification with new information or by using line commands. To view available line commands, press PF1. The edited information is not saved until you press PF3. You can also make changes to the field definition using the image area. Editing changes have identical effects in both the image area and the field definition area.

Specifying Control Fields for the Report

Press PF16 to display the Control Fields screen.

Adding a Line or Field

To add a blank line or report field, press PF4. Depending on the location of your cursor, the following occurs:

•	From the image area, if there is sufficient room, a blank line is added at the line where the cursor is positioned.

•	From the field definition area, if there is sufficient room, a new field is added at the line where your cursor is positioned.

Cutting Fields or Literals

PF5 cuts the field or literal where the cursor is positioned and holds it until you paste it in a new location. You can cut a field in either area and paste it in the image area.

Pasting Fields, Lines, or Literals

You can paste fields, lines, or literals that were cut by doing the following:

1.	Cut the fields, lines, or literals that you want to paste.

Refer to Cutting Fields or Literals above for information on cutting fields, lines, and literals.

2.	Position the cursor where you want the fields, lines, or literals to be pasted.

3.	Press PF17.

−	If used in the image area, the fields, lines, or literals are pasted where the cursor appears.

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If used in the field definition area, the fields are pasted after the field where the cursor is positioned. If pasting a line, the contents are placed after the line where the cursor is positioned. If there is insufficient room, the paste is not performed and the held content is saved for subsequent pasting.

Deleting Lines or Fields

You can delete information using two different methods:

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PF18

•	Entering a “d” beside the field in the field definitions area

Using PF18

Use PF18 to delete the field where the cursor is positioned in either area or to delete a literal from the image area.

You can delete a field only by using PF18. If you type over a field in the image area, you cannot save the report table. It is restored to the state it was in before you edited it when you cancel from the Report Table Painter.

Deleting Report Tables

To delete a report table, use one of the following methods:

•	Use the D line command from the Report Definer screen.

•	Press PF22.

Using the D Line Command

To delete a report table using the D line command, complete the following tasks:

1.	Ensure that you are in the Report Definer screen.

The report tables are listed in the Report Table section of the screen.

2.	Type D in the line command field next to the report table you want to delete.

3.	Press Enter.

The report table is deleted.

Using PF22

Use PF22 from either the Report Definer screen or the Report Table Painter. You are prompted to confirm the deletion.

Changing Report Field Syntax

You can change the syntax of any existing report field by typing over the first character or characters of the field in the image area or field definition area and pressing Enter. The characters you type in are translated as follows:

Character	Associated Syntax
A	C Note  You can change this to syntax V.
9	If length <=11, syntax=B. If length >11, syntax=P.
9.E	F Note  This field must have a minimum length of 8.

If you change the first characters to A, 9, or 9.E, the type of the report field does not change. When you attempt to save the changes, a message informs you that the type and syntax of the highlighted field must be compatible.

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