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HP ALLBASE/BRW Reference Manual

Time Item Edits Screen 

Use this screen to specify how a time item value is to be edited before
it is printed in the report.


            

To specify a time item edit 

   1.  Use the Prev/Next Item or the Select Item function key to access
       the item.

   2.  Type the item edits 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.

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.

Edit Mask  

The edit mask.  Use the codes displayed on the screen for the time
variables.  Upper-case codes are used to indicate a 24-hour clock;
lower-case for a 12-hour clock.

Justify  

Optional.  To change the justification, type one of these codes:

L                     left justify

C                     center

R                     right justify

Default is that the value is left-justified.

Prefill with Character  

Optional.  The character to be printed instead of leading blanks before
the item value.

"No Value" Character  

Optional.  The print field is filled with this character if a resulting
item has no value.

"Error Value" Character  

Optional.  The print field is filled with this character if an error
value occurs.

Softkeys 

Select Item 

Prompts for the name of the item to be accessed.

Select Lineset 

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)

The Item Edits screen for the selected lineset and the current item
appears.  The current item is the item that appears in the Item field.

Prev ItemNext Item 

To access another item in the lineset.  As you access other items, the
screen will change to reflect the item type, for instance, if you access
a date item, the screen becomes the Date Item Edits screen.

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