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At a Glance HP ALLBASE/BRW is a high performance business report writing system for information management professionals. Its ease-of-use significantly reduces the time needed for report development. It runs on any HP 3000 running MPE XL. HP ALLBASE/BRW is available in two versions: the full developer system, and the run-time version. The developer system contains all the programs and utilities necessary to develop reports and to run them. The run-time version (available on the MPE XL Fundamental Operating System tape) provides everything necessary for application users to run developed reports.
NOTE HP BRW/V is the same report writing system for the MPE V operating system. See Chapter 21 for more information about HP BRW/V.
Features of HP ALLBASE/BRW Report tuning. You can tune report generation to optimize performance and conserve system resources. Layout features. The sample layout feature of HP ALLBASE/BRW allows you to verify the format and design of the report without compiling, so you can see how your report will look as you design it. Calculation language. HP ALLBASE/BRW has a powerful calculation language that lets you perform both simple and complex arithmetic operations. Operations can be performed on numeric data, string values, and date and time figures. The calculation language allows nested operations, conditional execution, array calculations, and string manipulation. You can also define your own functions or use the predefined functions supplied with HP ALLBASE/BRW. Interface to HP DeskManager. HP ALLBASE/BRW has an interface to HP DeskManager so that you can distribute your reports electronically. Multiple application support. HP ALLBASE/BRW supports multiple data manager applications. You can access data in: * HP ALLBASE/SQL tables * HP TurboIMAGE/XL data sets * files * other reports Multiple pass reporting. You can output data from a specific report to an intermediate report file and then use the report file to generate further reports. This chapter covers * elements of HP ALLBASE/BRW * requirements * HP ALLBASE/BRW files * sample databases