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Printed Output of a Dynamic Report

Print copies of a dynamic report can be generated individually or within a bundle. To generate a print copy of a dynamic report, the OUT field in the distribution specification DIST entry must be set to “Y”. If the resolved distribution name from the DIST entry references a distribution list, the distribution identifier(s) within the distribution list that require printing must also have the OUT field specified as “Y”.

Note: For further information about distribution list and overrides, see the chapter “Defining a Distribution List.”

When print copies of a dynamic report are generated, the banner pages contain the dynamically generated report name from the report distribution specification REPT entry and be distributed to the recipients identified by the report distribution specification DIST entry. The pages that are printed for an individual recipient can vary dependent on whether the report is bundled, non-bundled, or reprinted from View. These differences are detailed as follows:

Print copies for non-bundled (individual) output are generated as follows:

• Printed copies are generated for each uniquely generated dynamic report name.
• All pages distributed directly or indirectly (through a distribution list) to a non-grouped distribution identifier with the same external writer and destination are printed together.
• All pages distributed to a group of distribution identifiers in a distribution list with the same names, the same sequence of names, and same external writer and destination for the first distribution identifier in the group are printed together.
• If a distribution identifier is specified multiple times within a distribution list, multiple print copies of the report are generated for the distribution identifier. These print copies include all pages distributed to the distribution identifier with the same external writer and destination.

Print copies for Deliver bundled output and View bundled output are generated as follows:

• Printed copies are generated for each uniquely generated dynamic report name.
• The dynamic report(s) are inserted into the bundle where the fixed report name (report definition name) is supplied in the Bundle Report Specifications. The dynamic reports are ordered sequentially by dynamic report name.
• All pages distributed directly or indirectly (through a distribution list) to a distribution identifier are printed together.
• Multiple copies of a dynamic report are only produced if the distribution identifier name is specified multiple times within the Bundle Distribution Specifications.

Print copies reprinted from View are generated as follows:

• In ALL and EXPO, the View reprint distribution specifications is a sorted list of distribution identifiers that directly or indirectly (through a distribution list) that received pages of the report. If the distribution lists contained grouped distribution identifiers, the grouping indicator is ignored.

  All pages distributed directly or indirectly to a distribution identifier are printed together. If a distribution identifier is added to the View reprint distribution specifications that were not part of the original distribution of the report, all pages are printed for that distribution identifier. If the EXPOPRV initialization parameter is set to YES and the reprint distribution specifications is not accessed, the report only prints to the user’s distribution identifier.

• In EXP mode, all pages distributed directly or indirectly to the user’s distribution identifier are printed. If the EXP or SAR command is issued on the View reprint panel, only pages distributed to the user’s distribution identifier are printed.