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Defining Stacked Reports That Contain Overlapping Segments › Defining a Stacked Report Containing Overlapping Segments › Step 8: Specify Report Definition Attributes for Report 4

Step 8: Specify Report Definition Attributes for Report 4

  1. On the command line of the Report Definition Attributes panel, enter COPY U90526-R03 ALL, and press Enter.

    This action causes all distribution specification information (including default parameter information) to be copied from report U90526-R03 to report U90526-R04.

    CA Deliver ------------- Report Definition Attributes ------------ Report saved
Command ===> COPY U90526-R03 ALL

  ID     ---> U90526-R04                            Job    ---> U90526     
  Step   --->              Procstep --->            DD     --->         
                                                    Type   ---> STACK
  Desc    ===>
  Arch ID ===>

Attributes:
  ARCH   ===>              BANNER ===>              BURST  ===>
  CC     ===>              CLASS  ===>              COPIES ===>
  FCB    ===>              FORM   ===>              FLASH  ===> (  ,   )
  LATE   ===>              OPTCDJ ===>              UCS    ===>
  FORMDF ===>              PAGEDF ===>              PRMODE ===>
  PRSET  ===>              PRTY   ===>              GRPID  ===>
  CHARS  ===> (      ,      ,      ,      )         MODIFY ===> (   , )
  COPYG  ===> (     ,     ,     ,     ,     ,     ,     ,     )

The following attributes may be selected by entering the 1-character selection code on the command input line:

     B - Bundle specifications.         D - Distribution specifications.
     I - Special instructions.          T - Report identification text.
  2. Replace the text REGION 02 & 04 SALES with COMPLETE QUARTERLY SALES on the DESC line of the Report Definition Attributes panel. 
    CA Deliver ------------- Report Definition Attributes -------- Report ID copied
Command ===>

  ID     ---> U90526-R04                            Job    ---> U90526     
  Step   --->              Procstep --->            DD     --->         
                                                    Type   ---> STACK
  Desc    ===> COMPLETE QUARTERLY SALES
  Arch ID ===>

Attributes:
  ARCH   ===> 1            BANNER ===>              BURST  ===>
  CC     ===>              CLASS  ===>              COPIES ===>
  FCB    ===>              FORM   ===>              FLASH  ===> (   ,  )
  LATE   ===> 22:00        OPTCDJ ===>              UCS    ===>
  FORMDF ===>              PAGEDF ===>              PRMODE ===>
  PRSET  ===>              PRTY   ===>              GRPID  ===>
  CHARS  ===> (      ,      ,      ,      )         MODIFY ===> (   , )
  COPYG  ===> (     ,     ,     ,     ,     ,     ,     ,     )

The following attributes may be selected by entering the 1-character selection code on the command input line:

     B - Bundle specifications.         D - Distribution specifications.
     I - Special instructions.          T - Report identification text.
  3. Enter D on the command line and press Enter to display the Distribution Specifications subpanel. 
    CA Deliver ----------- Report Definition Attributes (1) ---- Row 00001 of 00001
Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> PAGE

  ID     ---> U90526-R04                            Job    ---> U90526     
  Step   --->              Procstep --->            DD     --->         
                                                    Type   ---> STACK
 Distribution Specifications:                                 Writer/   Days
Sel Grp Distribution ID                 Out Dest              Eformat  MTWTFSS
        D30SMG02                         Y                             YYYYYYY
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  4. Define report 4 to go to the Vice President of Sales, Molly Bloom..

    To use the new distribution information, replace the distribution identifier D30SMG02 with

    D01VPRES

    .

  5. Replace Y under Out with N to indicate that this report is for online viewing only. 
    CA Deliver ----------- Report Definition Attributes (1) ---- Row 00001 of 00001
Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> PAGE

  ID     ---> U90526-R04                            Job    ---> U90526     
  Step   --->              Procstep --->            DD     --->         
                                                    Type   ---> STACK
 Distribution Specifications:                                 Writer/   Days
Sel Grp Distribution ID                 Out Dest              Eformat  MTWTFSS
        D01VPRES                         N                             YYYYYYY
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    Report 4 is also going to the president of Amalgamated American Manufacturing, Mary Shelley.

  6. Copy the line you just corrected.
  7. Enter the Repeat tabular command R on the first row in the Sel column and press Enter.

    The line is copied once.

    CA Deliver ----------- Report Definition Attributes (1) ---- Row 00001 of 00001
Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> PAGE

  ID     ---> U90526-R04                            Job    ---> U90526     
  Step   --->              Procstep --->            DD     --->         
                                                    Type   ---> STACK
 Distribution Specifications:                                 Writer/   Days
Sel Grp Distribution ID                 Out Dest              Eformat  MTWTFSS
 R      D01VPRES                         N                             YYYYYYY
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  8. Replace the second distribution identifier D01VPRES with D01PRES.
  9. Replace N under Out with Y. 
    CA Deliver ----------- Report Definition Attributes (1) ---- Row 00001 of 00002
Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> PAGE

  ID     ---> U90526-R04                            Job    ---> U90526     
  Step   --->              Procstep --->            DD     --->         
                                                    Type   ---> STACK
 Distribution Specifications:                                 Writer/   Days
Sel Grp Distribution ID                 Out Dest              Eformat  MTWTFSS
         D01VPRES                        N                             YYYYYYY
         D01PRES                         Y                             YYYYYYY
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  10. Enter I on the command line and press Enter to display the Special Instructions subpanel. 
    CA Deliver ------------- Report Definition Attributes ------ Row 00001 of 00001
Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> PAGE

  ID     ---> U90526-R04                            Job    ---> U90526     
  Step   --->              Procstep --->            DD     --->         
                                                    Type   ---> STACK
 Special Instructions:
Sel Instruction
    'REGIONS 02 & 04 QUARTERLY SALES REPORT - REVIEW IMMEDIATELY'
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  11. Change the instruction REGIONS 02 & 04 QUARTERLY SALES REPORT - REVIEW IMMEDIATELY to QUARTERLY SALES REPORT FOR ALL REGIONS - REVIEW IMMEDIATELY. 
    CA Deliver ------------- Report Definition Attributes ------ Row 00001 of 00001
Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> PAGE

  ID     ---> U90526-R04                            Job    ---> U90526     
  Step   --->              Procstep --->            DD     --->         
                                                    Type   ---> STACK
 Special Instructions:                                                
Sel Instruction                                                       
    'QUARTERLY SALES REPORT FOR ALL REGIONS - REVIEW IMMEDIATELY'     
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  12. Enter T on the command line and press Enter to display the Report Identification Text subpanel. 
    CA Deliver ------------- Report Definition Attributes ------ Row 00001 of 00003
Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> PAGE

  ID     ---> U90526-R04                            Job    ---> U90526     
  Step   --->              Procstep --->            DD     --->         
                                                    Type   ---> STACK
 Report Identification Text:
              Line     Column
Sel Typ R Op Beg End Beg   End   Text                              Cols 001 046
    PAG Y EQ 2   3   8           '02'
    OR  N EQ 2   3   8           '04'
    PAG Y EQ 1       44          'SUMMARY'
    

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