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Request Report Screen Use this screen to request execution of a report or reports and programs contained in a report job file.You also use this screen to access the Online Review screen if you want to display a report on the screen. To request a report 1. Type schedule, printer details, and parameter values for this report. Use the Next/Prev Values if you want to use more than 9 parameters. 2. Choose Start Report. The values are checked to see if they are valid. 3. When you see the prompt, type the user, account and group name for this report. 4. Press Enter or Start Report again. 5. If you are prompted for a password (when one has been specified for the user, account and/or group name), type the password(s) and press Enter. When the job is streamed. HP ALLBASE/BRW displays the job number at the bottom of the screen. To review a report online 1. Execute the report (as above), specifying the print device as Disc. 2. Press Online Review. Field Descriptions Report The name of the report you want to request. The default display is the report execution file that is currently loaded. You can use one of the following: * the name of the execution file if you are requesting a report to be printed; * the name of a report job file if you are executing reports and programs contained in that file, or * the name of the print file if you are reviewing the report online. Parameter Display. The parameters in the selection set for this report. If the list is longer than 9 parameters, use the Next/Prev Values to review the entire list. If you are requesting a report job file, the parameters defined in that file are displayed here. Type Display. The data (or result) type of the parameter: S = string; N = numeric; D = date; T = time; I = integer; R = Real. Values Optional. For comparison predicate parameters, type a comparison operator and one or more values, as shown: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Operator Valid Values | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | = one or more values separated by | | | | blank commas. Can include these | | | | <> mask characters (wild cards): | | | | ? = mask for one character | | | | @ = mask for zero, one or more | | | | characters | | | | > one value | | | | >= one value | | | | <= one value | | | | < one value | | | | R two values specifying upper and lower | | | | boundaries of the range | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If no value is specified, all values will match this parameter. For list-of-values parameters, type one value or a list separated by commas. For single-value parameters, type one value. For string parameters it is possible to pass a value that contains a double quote ("). For example, to specify the string ABC"D, type the values as "ABC""D". Using two double quotes ("") in a string results in one double quote ("). If you see the message "frozen values" in these fields, the value cannot be changed from the default. Scheduled Instructions for when the report is to be printed. For example, type one of the following: DATE = 08/31/86 DAY = MON DAY = 15 (that is, on the 15th day of the next month) DAY = -2 (that is, 1 day !!before!! month-end) IN = 2, 12 (that is, after 2 days, 12 hours) AT = 13:30 (that is, at 1:30 pm) DATE = 02/08/87; AT = 14:45 (that is, on 8th February 1987, at 2:45 pm) DAY = 15 ; AT = 10:15 (that is, on the 15th day of the next month, at 10:15 am) If you see the message "frozen values" in these fields, the value cannot be changed from the default. No. of Copies The number of copies to be printed. The default is 1. Print Device The device name on which the report is to be printed. If you want to review the report online, type DISC in this field. Output Priority The output priority for this report. The default is 8. If you see the message "frozen values" in these fields, the value cannot be changed from the default. Job Input Priority The job input priority for the report job. See Chapter 11 for information on the jobs that run HP ALLBASE/BRW reports. If you see the message "frozen values" in these fields, the value cannot be changed from the default. Environment File Optional. The name of the environment file for printing this report. [What is the default?] If you see the message "frozen values" in these fields, the value cannot be changed from the default. CCTL/NOCCTL Optional. The code for printing with carriage control codes or no carriage control codes. Type CCTL in this field (default) if you want the printfile to be printed with CCTL (carriage-control) codes, NOCCTL if you want the printfile printed with out CCTL codes. If you choose NOCCTL, HP ALLBASE/BRW will insert an empty line in the printfile for every line that must be skipped. If you see the message "frozen values" in these fields, the value cannot be changed from the default. Print File Name Optional. This is the spool or disc file name for the report. The default is the report name. If you see the message "frozen values" in these fields, the value cannot be changed from the default.
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