Procedure

Defining Basic Reports › Defining Basic Reports › Step 4: Specify Report Definition Attributes › Defining Reports for Output Using the External Print Interface › Procedure

Procedure

On the Report Definition Attributes panel, enter EDIT DATA FOR ACCOUNTING in the Desc field.
Enter 0 in the Arch field to specify that the report is not to be archived.
Enter 08:00 in the Late field, and press Enter.
Specifying a late time of 08:00 does not ensure that this report is queued by 8:00 a.m. If the report is queued after 8:00 a.m., the report is flagged on the Active Report List panel.

Note: Values specified in the JCL for the job and as initialization parameters are used because you left the remaining fields on the panel blank. The default banner page at your site is used because you left the Banner field blank.

Enter D on the command line, and press Enter to display the Distribution Specifications subpanel.

CA Deliver ----------- Report Definition Attributes (1) ---- Row 00001 of 00010

Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> PAGE

  ID   ---> EDITREPT01                      		Job  ---> TRJOB01
  Step ---> EDITSTEP     Procstep --->         		DD   ---> EDITLIST
                                             		Type --->

Distribution Specifications: Writer/ Days Sel Grp Distribution ID Out Dest Eformat MTWTFSS

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Enter the three destination identifiers D27PROD, D29ACCT, and D27SYSP4 in the Distribution ID field, and press Enter.
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CA Deliver ----------- Report Definition Attributes (1) ---- Row 00001 of 00010
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  ID   ---> EDITREPT01                        	Job  ---> TRJOB01
  Step ---> EDITSTEP   Procstep --->          	DD   ---> EDITLIST
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Distribution Specifications:                                   Writer/   Days
Sel Grp Distribution ID                  Out Dest              Eformat  MTWTFSS
        D27PROD
        D29ACCT
        D27SYSP4
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Leave the remaining fields on the subpanels blank. The blank specifies these default settings.

Grp

Keeps this report separate from the previous report

Out

Creates printed output for the recipient and tracks the report

Dest

Uses the report destination that is specified in the JCL

Writer

Uses the external writer name to process the report

Days

Distributes the report all days of the week

Copies

Prints only one copy of the report for each distribution identifier

Rview

Allows others to select any view of this report and to use the VIEW command

Reprt

Allows others to reprint this report

Del

Allows others to delete this report

This list describes the fields on the Report Distribution Specifications subpanels.

Sel

Used to enter tabular commands in this column

Grp

Indicates that the distribution identifier is to be grouped with the previous identifier

Enter any character

Leave this field blank to indicate that the distribution identifier is not to be grouped.

Distribution ID

Identifies the report recipient

Out

Specifies whether output is to be printed, tracked, or untracked for view only

Values are:

T—Creates tracked, view-only output

Y—Creates printed output

N—Creates view-only output (not printed or tracked)

E—Sends email notification to recipient

Dest

Specifies a destination where the report is to be printed

Blank—Use the value specified in the JCL.

Blank is the default.

Writer/ EFormat

The name of an external writer that is to process the report

Blank—Accepts the value specified on the Distribution Data panel or in the JCL used to create the report

'*' --The external writer name specified in the JCL for the job that creates the report is ignored, and the report is printed without the external writer.

For reports that are being emailed (Out field set to E), this field specifies the name of the EFORMAT member to be used to format the email notification.

If omitted, the EFORMAT member defined to the distribution identifier or defined on the EFORMAT initialization parameter is used..

Days MTWTFSS

The days of the week (Monday to Sunday) that printed output or email notification can be generated

Valid values for each of the days of week are as follows:

Y—Allows printed output or email notification

N—Prevents printed output or email notification

The default for days is YYYYYYY.

The day of the week by default is based on the day that the job was submitted and the setting of the BEGINDAY initialization parameter.

Note:
Jobs submitted prior to the BEGINDAY setting are considered part of the previous day's cycle.

Copies

The number of copies to be sent to the recipient

Rview

Specifies whether the recipient has restricted viewing privileges for the report within CA View, which provides viewing through non-secured logical views and prevents the use of the VIEW command

Valid values are Y, N, and Blank.

Reprt

Specifies whether recipients can reprint the report within CA View

Valid values are Y, N, and Blank.

Del

Specifies whether recipients can delete the report from archive or alter the archive status within CA View

Valid values are:

Y—Recipients can delete the report from archive or alter the archive status

N—Recipients cannot delete the report or alter the archive status
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.

Note: If a distribution identifier you enter on the Distribution Specifications subpanel is not currently defined, the Distribution Data for ID panel is displayed. Use this panel to enter the distribution data for the undefined distribution identifier.

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     ---> EDITREPT01                            Step   ---> EDITSTEP
  Job    ---> TRJOB01      Procstep --->            DD     ---> EDITLIST
                                                    Type   --->
 Special Instructions:
Sel Instruction










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Enter the special instructions VERIFY DATA, CORRECT ERRORS AND RUN PRODUCTION WHEN READY below the Instruction field, and press Enter.
The special instructions you entered are automatically enclosed in single quotation marks and lowercase characters are automatically converted to uppercase.
Enter END on the command line and press Enter to display the Report Definition Attributes panel.
Enter END on the command line and press Enter to display the Reports for Job panel.
The message EDITREPT01 SAVED is displayed in the short message area, and the message *ADDED* is displayed in the Reports for Job panel message area. The report you defined is added to the database.
Enter END on the command line and press Enter to display the Primary Selection Menu panel.
The message TRJOB01 SAVED is displayed in the short message area. The job is added to the database. You are now ready to submit the job.