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Step 4: Specify Report Definition Attributes for Report 2

  1. On the Report Definition Attributes panel:
    1. Enter EDITED TRANSACTIONS AP in the Desc field.
    2. Enter 1 in the ARCH field to specify that the report is to be archived.
    3. Enter 10:00 in the LATE field to specify the late time.

      The late time of 10:00 a.m. does not ensure that this report is queued by 10 a.m. If the report is queued after 10:00 a.m., the report is flagged on the Active Report List panel.

    Notes:

  2. Enter D on the command line, and press Enter to display the Distribution Specifications subpanel.
  3. Enter COPY TRJOB02-R01 on the command line and press Enter.

    CA Deliver ----------- Report Definition Attributes (1) ---- Row 00001 of 00010 Command ===> COPY TRJOB02-R01 Scroll ===> PAGE ID ---> TRJOB02-R02 Job ---> TRJOB02 Step ---> Procstep ---> DD ---> Type ---> STACK Distribution Specifications: Writer/ Days Sel Grp Distribution ID Out Dest Eformat MTWTFSS ******************************* Bottom of Data ********************************

    The distribution specification information (including the default parameter information) is copied from report TRJOB02-R01 to report TRJOB02-R02.

    This information is displayed in the following illustration.

    CA Deliver ----------- Report Definition Attributes (1) ---- Row 00001 of 00001 Command ===> Scroll ===> PAGE ID ---> TRJOB02-R02 Job ---> TRJOB02 Step ---> Procstep ---> DD ---> Type ---> STACK Distribution Specifications: Writer/ Days Sel Grp Distribution ID Out Dest Eformat MTWTFSS D29AP Y YYYYYYY ******************************* Bottom of Data ********************************

    Note: You can also enter the distribution specification information manually, as described earlier in this chapter.

  4. Enter END on the command line and press Enter to display the Report Definition Attributes panel.

    The distribution identifiers you specified are entered into the database.

  5. Enter I on the command line, and press Enter to display the Special Instructions subpanel.

    CA Deliver ------------- Report Definition Attributes ------ Row 00001 of 00010 Command ===> Scroll ===> PAGE ID ---> TRJOB02-R02 Job ---> TRJOB02 Step ---> Procstep ---> DD ---> Type ---> STACK Special Instructions: Sel Instruction ******************************* Bottom of Data ********************************

  6. Enter the special instructions VENDOR FINANCIAL HISTORY FOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE below the Instruction heading and press Enter.

    The special instructions you entered are enclosed in single quotation marks.

    CA Deliver ------------- Report Definition Attributes ------ Row 00001 of 00010 Command ===> Scroll ===> PAGE ID ---> TRJOB02-R02 Job ---> TRJOB02 Step ---> Procstep ---> DD ---> Type ---> STACK Special Instructions: Sel Instruction 'VENDOR FINANCIAL HISTORY FOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE' ******************************* Bottom of Data ********************************

  7. Enter END on the command line and press Enter to display the Report Definition Attributes panel.

You are now ready to define report identification text for report 2.