Rational Developer for System z, Version 7.6

Defining edition lines in a Report

The purpose of the -D Lines tab is to specify and to define the edition lines that are grouped into categories.

Before you begin
The creation of edition lines must be done from the -D Lines tab of the current Report editor.
About this task
In the left area of the -D Lines tab, you have the -D Lines Definition under which you may find, if any, a tree-structure list of categories and edition lines contained in the Report, which make up -D lines of the Report. If there is no -D lines yet in the list, you must insert a category first, then you will be able to create edition lines.
  1. To create a category, do as follows:
    1. If the list is empty, click directly on the Add Category... button, or if it is not, select a category first. The category will be inserted just after the selected category. A new category has been added to the description list, it is identified by the Category icon.
    2. Each category is identified by a code and a comment in the list, both must be specified in the Category Definition section which is open in the bottom of the window. You can complete the category definition in this section and display a preview of the selected category.
    3. Click on the category line in the list to refresh. The category identifier and comment are being displayed just after the category icon.
  2. To create an edition line, you must have created and selected a category, then:
    1. Click the Add Edition Line... button, a line is then automatically inserted.
    2. Define the edition line characteristics in the Edition Line Definition section which is open in the bottom of the window and click on the edition line to refresh. The values you have just entered in the break and Type of break fields are being displayed after the Edition Line icon so as to identify the edition line.
  3. Other possible actions in the -D list:
    1. You can delete a category or edition line from the list via the Remove button.
    2. You can modify the sequence order of a category in the list or of an edition line within a category by selecting it and pressing the Up and Down buttons to move the selected item one line up or one line down the list, respectively.
    3. Finally, you can copy and paste an item in the list. If you copy and paste a category, the new category is being displayed with a red-cross icon, which means that you must modify its category identifier in the Category Definition. You can't have two identical category codes in the same -D list of a Report.
    4. You can have a view of the layout before you start generating by clicking the Preview button in the Category Definition section. A preview window gives you a dynamic view of the selected category. It enables you to have a better idea of what the document looks like with its actual format, the position of its fields. The preview wizard takes into account the page breaks, line skips, iterations and totalisation lines you have defined. You can leave the window open as and visualize instantly your updates in the window.

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