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HP ALLBASE/BRW Reference Manual

Selecting Data at Execution Time 

For flexibility in the selection of data for a report, you can define the
data set so that the person requesting the report can enter the values
and operators for previously defined parameters.


NOTE  Changes to parameter operators and values at execution time do not
      require you to re-compile the report.


To define a flexible data set 

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


            

   2.  Type a name for the Selection Set.

   3.  Type the parameter name and parameter type in the corresponding
       fields.

   4.  You can type default values or leave the Default Values field
       blank.  For example:


            

       You can enter multiple parameters.  If you run out of lines
       available, use Next Values to access more lines.

   5.  Type the print specifications (such as number of copies) in the
       appropriate fields.

   6.  Press Add Selection when you are satisfied with your definitions.

   7.  Press Select'n Condit'n to go to the Selection Condition screen if
       you are defining selection conditions.

You define the selection conditions that determine which records from the
final access table are included in the report.  See the Define Selection
Conditions section in this chapter.

You can also go to the Parameter screen from the Define Selection screen.
The Parameter screen lets you define parameters you want to use at run
time if you did not define the parameters at some other point in the
specification process.

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