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Chapter 3 Modifying a Report : Modifying Page Attributes

Modifying Page Attributes
Modifiable Attributes
You can do the following modifications to some page attributes using the Customize/Execute Report screen.
Other page attributes cannot be changed; for example, the width of the report is always 132 characters.
Title, Label, Display Mask Segment Illustrated
The Title, Label, Display Mask segment of the Customize/Execute Report screen used for these modifications (for the MAN_DEP_SAL report) is illustrated below:

 
Report: MAN_DEP_SAL REPORT GENERATOR
Customize/Execute Report
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Line# Report title(s) |
| ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1 $PRINTDATE $RPTTIME Report: |
| 1 $THE_REPORT_NAME Page $PAGE |
| 2 |
| Fcn Field Label Display Mask |
| COMMA N MONEY N D/C _ |
| --- ---------------- --------------------------- ------------------------- |
| LNAME ’LNAME’ |
| POSITION ’POSITION’ |
| SALARY ’SALARY’ |
| MANAGER_NAME ’MANAGER_NAME’ |

 
Editing Title Lines
You can edit the title lines by adding text or deleting the predefined elements. In the modified example shown below, the $RPTTIME and $THE_REPORT_NAME functions are deleted. You can also add an additional line of text on lines 2 and 3 (press PF8 to view line 3).
Editing Default Values
Default values for each printed field, and function and field combination appear under the Label field. You can edit the entry in this field by changing the literal text. The new text must be within single quotation marks, for example, 'Name'. You cannot edit entries in the Fcn or Field fields.
Modified Title, Label, Display Mask Segment
The modified Title, Label, Display Mask segment of the Customize/Execute screen is illustrated below:

 
Report: MAN_DEP_SAL REPORT GENERATOR
Customize/Execute Report
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Line# Report title(s) |
| ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| 1 $PRINTDATE Report: |
| 1 Page $PAGE |
| 2 |
| Fcn Field Label Display Mask |
| COMMA N MONEY N D/C _ |
| --- ---------------- --------------------------- ------------------------- |
| LNAME 'Last Name' |
| POSITION 'Position' |
| SALARY 'Salary' $N,NNN,NN9V.99 |
| MANAGER_NAME 'Manager' |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Report name: MAN_DEP_SAL |
| Destination: Screen: N Printer: N DDname/Variable: |
| File: |
| Save report and send to dest.: N with record Limit: |
| Save report: N Save rule: N by name: in library: USR40 |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
PFKEYS: 1=HELP 3=RETURN 12=END
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