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HP ALLBASE/BRW Reference Manual

Selecting Data at Specification Time 

The simplest method of data selection is to define a complete selection 
set when you define the report specifications.  A complete selection set
includes all the information about run-time parameters and printer
setups.  When the report is executed, no additional information is
needed.  You can create multiple selection sets for the same report so
that you can use one report as a basis for producing several subsets of
the same report.  At compile time, the person requesting the report names
the selection set that applies to the report he or she wants to run.
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NOTE  If you redefine a selection set after you have compiled the report,
      you need to re-compile the report.

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To define a secure data set 

   1.  At the Define Report screen, choose Define Selection.


            

   2.  Type a name for the Selection Set.

   3.  In the Parameter field, type the name of any parameters you have
       defined and type the pre-determined value of that parameter in the
       Default Values field.
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       at runtime, you can type an asterisk (*) in the last column of the
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   4.  Type the print specifications (such as number of copies) in the
       appropriate fields.

   5.  Choose Add Select'n.

   6.  Choose Select'n Condit'n to define selection conditions (described
       in a following section of this chapter).

A selection condition specifies selection rules that determine which
records from the final access table are included in the report.

Parameters [put a definition here].

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