The search specifications of the Page Indexing Criteria perform two functions: to qualify pages for indexing and to locate information that can be indexed. The search specifications identify a text string that is to be found within a report page. The search can be performed on specific lines and columns or relative lines and columns. Specific lines and columns identify lines and columns by number, such as line 2 column 5. Relative lines and columns reference lines and columns relative to another search specification. If the search text for specific lines and columns is not found on a report page, index data is not extracted from that page. The relative search text is considered optional and does not necessarily have to appear on every page.
When search text is found within a report page, the location of that text is maintained and accessible through a reference symbol. This reference symbol can be used in subsequent search specifications or extraction specifications. This reference is designated in the line or column as r+n where r is the reference symbol and n is the number of lines or columns from that location. For column fields, r-n can also be specified.
Note: The line and column cannot specify different reference symbols.
The search specifications can also be used to locate multiple occurrences of index data. For example, if a report page contains many account numbers, a search specification can be defined to locate these account numbers so that they can be indexed. More than one search specification can be designated as having multiple occurrences. In this case, the second and subsequent specifications must be based on the relative location of the earlier search specification. If this is not done, incorrect index data may be associated with other index data.
Note: Only the first occurrence of the search text is found on a given report line.
The search specifications are defined by the entries within a table. If the table contains more than five entries, an information line, More: - +, appears to indicate that entries precede or follow the entries being displayed. You can scroll the table entries up and down using the scroll commands, but, position the cursor within the search specification display to scroll. If not, the extraction specifications are scrolled. Entries in the table can be modified by overtyping. In addition, selection codes are available for inserting, deleting, repeating, copying, and moving entries.
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