Sample Reporting Facility Programs › Primary Mode

Primary Mode

The Primary mode is the most frequently entered mode of operation. It provides methods for resequencing input data or generating multiple reports.

There are four main processes performed in Primary mode:

• Compilation/Code Generation
• Record Selection/Data Manipulation
• Sort
• Report Generation

In Primary mode, a single pass of the input data files can produce multiple reports, with each report printed in a different sequence and containing different data.