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HP ALLBASE/BRW Reference Manual

Using the Screen 

This is one example of the Define Lines screen where the report is laid
out.  This particular screen shows the lines for the heading (including
the column headings) for a first-level break in the report.  There is a
similar screen for details, report headings, report footings, and break
level footings.


            

In the top half of the Define Lines screen, XXX's and 999's are used to
indicate where data from items defined in the bottom half of the screen
will be printed.  There are three other sets of softkeys available from
the Define Lines screen.


            


            


            

These softkeys let you create and revise lines on the report:

Insert Line      inserts a line at any position in the lineset.

Delete Lines     deletes one line or a line range.

Move Lines       moves a line or a line range to an other position in the
                 lineset.  Items positioned on that lines are also moved
                 to the new location.

Copy Lines       copies a line or a line range from any lineset including
                 the items positioned on the lines, or copies a range of
                 sample layout lines, making it easy to create column
                 headings.

Review Layout    displays a sample report on screen.

Here is a sample report layout as seen on the Review Layout screen:


            

Notice that in the example, the words last page appear above the Define
Lines softkey.  That means that the screen is showing only the last
screenfull of the Report Layout.  To see the first part of the layout,
you would need to choose Prev Page.  The numbers and initials in the
shaded column on the left of the layout indicate the lineset type, break
level, and line number for each line on the report layout.

The initials indicate:

RH                    A report heading (at the beginning of the report)

PH                    A page heading (at the top of each page)

BH                    A break heading (repeated at the beginning of each
                      break)

D                     A detail line (repeated for each item in the
                      report)

BF                    A break footing (repeated at the end of each break)

PF                    A page footing (at the bottom of each page)

RF                    A report footing line (at the end of the report)

The number to the left of the break lineset initials is the break level
number.  In the example, all the break linesets are for a first level
break.  Second level breaks would show the number 2. 
The number to the right of all the initials is the line number for that
lineset.  For example, RH17 and RH18 on the screen indicate the 17th and
18th lines for the report heading.

These lineset identifiers are important because each lineset is defined
on a different iteration of the Define Lines screen.  To get to the
Define Lines screen, you must specify which lineset you want to see.

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