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Using the Online Output

When you execute a query (or dialog) and the results appear on your screen, what you see is the upper-left corner of a report. If the report format is columnar, the width of the report itself might extend many columns to the right. Any report can contain more lines than are immediately visible on your terminal screen.

When a report extends beyond one screen, CA Dataquery divides it into sections and assigns each section a page number. The number of report sections depends on the number of columns listed in the query. Each section is 80 characters wide (132 characters on special terminals) and as long as your terminal screen. Use PF keys to move different sections of the report onto your screen.

The following diagram shows how a columnar report that is 320 characters wide and 48 lines long is divided into sections for an 80-character, 24-line terminal screen. The number of sections required for your reports depends on the number and length of output columns.


                 PAGE 1A         PAGE 1B         PAGE 1C         PAGE 1D

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           --- MORE --=>   <=-- MORE --=>   <=-- MORE --=>  <=-- MORE ---



                 PAGE 2A         PAGE 2B         PAGE 2C         PAGE 2D

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          - LAST PAGE =>  <= LAST PAGE=>  <= LAST PAGE => <= LAST PAGE -

Operation

Arrows and notations on the line above the PF key menu indicate whether more of the report exists beyond the screen. RIGHT and LEFT PF keys allow you to move across the report (horizontally) and FORWARD and BACKWARD PF keys allow you to move up and down from one segment to another. The WRAP command, issued on the command line during output display, moves off-screen lines to the current screen by wrapping them from one line to the next. NOWRAP returns the output to its multi-screen display.

If PF keys do not appear on your output panel, your User Profile is set to suppress them. Talk to your CA Dataquery Administrator about changing your profile if you want to see the PF key menu.

Example

Following is the first page of a typical report that prints on the terminal screen. Numbered portions of the report are described in a chart following the sample.

=> 03/12/11 CA DATAQUERY PAGE 1A 14:43:11 SAMPLE ORDER ENTRY DATABASE ยข DETAIL CUSTOMER TABLE CUST-ID IND-CD CUST-NO NAME ------- ------ ------- ------------------------------ B0530 B 0530 GULF LAND USA B0570 B 0570 TEXAS LIFE & CASUALTY CO B1150 B 1150 AFTON INDUSTRIES &R5. B1250 B 1250 PALMOLIVE INNS B1570 B 1570 PAMMEL BREWING --------------------------- LAST PAGE --------------------------------- => <PF1> HELP <PF2> RETURN <PF3> TOTALS ONLY <PF4> DETAIL <PF5> NO TOTALS <PF6> STATS <PF7> BACKWARD <PF8> FORWARD <PF9> NOT USED <PF10> NOT USED <PF11> LEFT <PF12> RIGHT

Explanation

The items on the panel are described as follows:

Date

Date report was executed.

Page number

Number indicates sequence and letter indicates horizontal 80-character section, from A to Z.

Time

Military numbering from 00:00:00 to 24:00:00 (hours:minutes:seconds).

Totaling option

Matches totaling PF key selected (Detail is the used default).

Body

Report data.

Bottom line

Indicates whether more is available.

<=

Indicates more of the report is at the left, press <PF11>.

=>

Indicates more of the report is at the right, press <PF12>.

Last Page

Indicates that no more lines follow.

More

Indicates that more lines follow, press <PF8>.

PF Key Menu

PF keys for viewing report or other panels.