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Numeric/Integer Item Edits Screen Use the Numeric Item Edits screen to specify how Numeric and Integer item values are edited before being printed in a report. You get to this screen from the Define Lines screen. Choose other keys until you can choose Item Edits. At the prompt, you type the name of the item you want to edit. Although the same screen appears whether you edit a numeric or an integer item, the defaults on the screen are different, as described below the screen.This screen shows the defaults for a numeric item, that is, 12 digits (Z) without leading or trailing zeros plus one digit (9) with no restriction on leading or trailing zeros; then a decimal point (period), followed by 6 digits (9) in the decimal places. For an integer item, the default is no decimal point, 8 digits (Z) with no leading or trailing zeros and one digit (9) with no restriction on leading or trailing zeros. To specify a numeric or integer item edit 1. Use the Prev/Next Item or the Select Item function key to access the item. 2. Type the item edit definition for this item. 3. Press Enter. Banner Line The banner line (at the top of the screen) shows in which lineset the current item is positioned. This example screen shows a Detail lineset. Field Descriptions Item Display. The current item. Line/position Display. The line and print field position of the item. Length Display. The print field length defined for this item on the Define Lines screen. You can optionally change the length for this item. Scaling Optional. The number of places the decimal point moves to the left, or to the right if the scaling is negative. Decimals Optional. How many decimal places are to be appended to the scaled number. Note: be sure to include enough 9's or Z's in the fraction part of the edit mask for numeric items to accomodate what is entered in this field. Rounding Optional. The scaling operation for this item; one of these three codes: T Truncate R Round C Ceil Below are examples of scaling the number 3426.5809. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | If scaling is: | and the number | The results are: | | | of decimals is: | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | T R C | | | | | | 0 | 2 | 3426.58 3426.58 3426.59 | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 34.2 34.3 34.3 | | | | | | -2 | 0 | 342658 342658 342659 | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prefix/Suffix positive/negative Optional. Type a prefix/suffix for positive and negative occurrences of this item. For example, the prefix or suffix can be a minus sign, Cr, Db, brackets, or so on. Use ^ for indicating trailing blanks. [REV BEG]The prefix or suffix takes up space in the field. Be sure to allow for this additional space. [REV END] Adjust Optional. To position the prefix/suffix directly next to the number, type an X. Default is that the prefix is left-justified and the suffix is right-justified in the print field. Edit mask The edit mask for this item, using these characters: 9 digits Z digits without leading/trailing zeros Use ^ to show trailing blanks. The sample screen shown on the previous page illustrates the edit mask to print numbers with thousands characters and decimal points. For an amount such as $69, the superfluous thousands characters are omitted. Note that you can also use text (THOUSANDS, DOLLARS, etc.) within the edit mask. When zero print text Type the text to be printed if the item value is zero. You can do this separately for the integer part and the fraction part, for example: -.-- Use ^ to show trailing blanks. Justify Type one of the following: L left justify C centre R right justify Default is to align on the decimal point. Prefill with Character Optional. Specify the character to be printed instead of leading blanks. See the following examples in which an asterisk is the prefill character: If you use an adjusted prefix, the result is: *******-49 Without an adjusted prefix: -*******49 "No Value" Character Optional. The print field is filled with this character if the item has no value. "Error value" Character Optional. The print field is filled with this character if an error value occurs. "Field overflow" Character Optional. The print field is filled with this character if the item value is too long for the edit mask. Softkeys Select Item Prompts for the name of the item to be accessed. Select Lineset This choice prompts for the level and type of lineset to be accessed. You respond with: P (for page) plus H (page heading) or F (page footing) R (for report) plus H (report heading) or F (report footing) 1 - 9 (break level) plus H (break heading) or F (break footing) D (for detail line)
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