Customizing Reports

Customizing Reports

This chapter explains how to customize CA Earl reports to meet user requirements. When you are finished with this chapter, you should be able to:

• Use a basic set of CA Earl commands
• Adjust and create report titles and footings
• Adjust report column headings
• Add SMF fields not currently reported
• Create work fields
• Define sorts and control breaks
• Format print lines
• Modify or create table processing
• Modify selection criteria.

For demonstration purposes, this chapter uses the RPTPW sample report and output to explain each category of customization. For each customization feature, the following is included:

• A brief explanation of the modification
• The program source changes for the modification
• The modified output reflecting the changes

All changes made in this chapter to the RPTPW sample are cumulative. Each modification will remain in the sample program source for a final modified RPTPW report printing. You can find additional information regarding the CA Earl language, including use, parameters, and syntax in the CA Earl documentation set.

This section contains the following topics:

Sample Source Program, Listing, and Report Output

Adjust and Create Titles and Footings

Adjust Column Headings

Add SMF Fields to a Report

Create and Add Work Fields to a Report

Modify and Create Table Processing

Modify Selection Criteria

Define Sorts and Control Breaks

Format Print Lines

Modified Source Program

Modified Report

Use Information from the User Exit