Defining Basic Reports › What Is a Basic Report?

What Is a Basic Report?

A basic report consists of an entire SYSOUT data set. This data set is distributed as a unit.

Note: A single banner page that contains report and distribution information is attached to both the beginning and end of a basic report.

This illustration shows a basic report. Numbered items are described after the illustration. These items are explained in more detail in the sections that follow.

1) Start banner page

Contains the following information:

• Report identifier that you provide
  (for example, EDITREPT01)
• Job name that you provide
  (for example, TRJOB01)
• Job identifier (for example, JOB 3697)
• The Job Entry Subsystem (JES) number that is assigned to this job when it is initiated and executed. The system maintains the job identifier by reports for the job.
• Date, time, and class (for example, 07/20/2012, 07:36:04, E)

  These numbers indicate the date and time when the SYSOUT data was created and the SYSOUT class to which the reports are written.

• Distribution identifier (for example, ACCOUNTANT, DEPT. 29)

  You provide this information in the contents of the distribution identifier that indicates the report recipient .

  Note: The report recipient is either the person who receives the report, or the location where the report is to be distributed.

• Special instructions (for example, VERIFY DATA, CORRECT ERRORS AND RUN PRODUCTION WHEN READY)

  These instructions provide details about the report or tell recipients what to do with the report.

Note: The banner pages in this guide are slightly different than the model banner pages that are distributed with the product. You can modify the banner pages to suit your needs. For more information, see the Reference Guide.

2) Report data pages

Contains SYSOUT records—which an application program writes—that compose a report

3) End banner page

Contains the same information as the start banner page