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You can create new fields by specifying required and optional attributes in the field definition area.When you create a report table, you must specify certain fields to contain the data. For valid values, press PF1.
Field Name The name of a field of the report table. The name uniquely identifies the field within the report table. Rules must use this name to read data from or write data to the field. The row where the field appears with respect to the top left corner of the report table. The column where the field appears with respect to the top left corner of the report table. A Row and Column of 0,0 indicates a non-display field. A non-display report field is normally used to derive a value for another report field, or for control purposes (sorting, and so on). The semantic data type of the field. The default value is S. Refer to TIBCO Object Service Broker Programming in Rules for more information. The syntax of the field. The default value is C. Refer to TIBCO Object Service Broker Programming in Rules for more information. The maximum display length of the report field, including the decimal point and display mask characters, for example, dollar signs and commas. The number of digits that appear to the right of the decimal point. The default value is 0.
• Use non-display fields (ROW 0, COL 0) to store information that should not be visible on the screen. For example, you can store information that is to be used for future development and that should not be released yet.You can also use this technique for deriving values. For example, the value for MONTH is actually using the field MONTH_NUMBER (0,0), and a value is being derived with a rule to be inserted into the displayed field MONTH_NAME.
• If the information in the report comes directly from a MetaStor table, use the same field names for the report tables as in the MetaStor. Using the same field names makes the assignment of data to the report field easier.
The justification of data within the field for display purposes. If a field is left justified, leading blanks are removed. If leading blanks are to appear on a report, use no justification ( ’ ’ ). No justification is the default value. Specifies whether the field is to be blanked out on an overlapping page when the report is merged with another report. N is the default value. Specifies whether a value for a report field is to be derived from another specified source. If you define a field to be derived, you cannot exit the Report Table Painter until a source for the derivation is supplied. Refer to Task B1: Add the Source for a Derived Value for more detail on derived fields. You can add a display mask to a field of syntax B or P. You can also modify the display mask using the Expand screen. The source name for a global field appears in this field. You cannot modify this name. Refer to Using Predefined Fields for more information on global fields. Source Rule/Field/Text
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