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Rules for Specifying Distribution and Report Identifiers

The rules to keep in mind when you specify distribution and report identifiers in bundle definitions are:

• List distribution identifiers on the bundle Distribution Specifications subpanel in the order you want each recipient's set of reports ordered in the bundle.

  For example, if you list distribution identifiers in the following order, reports for distribution identifier D01PRES are placed first in the bundle, reports for D01VPRES are placed second, and so on:

  D01PRES
  D01VPRES
  D30SMG01
  D30SMG02
  D30SMG03

• List reports on the Report Specifications subpanel in the order you want a recipient to read them.

  For example, if you list reports for the preceding distribution identifiers in the following order on the Report Specifications subpanel, report U90526-R04 is placed first, and report U50500-R01 is placed second within the set of reports D01PRES is to receive:

  U90526-R01
  U90526-R02
  U90526-R03
  U90526-R04
  U50500-R01

• Specify previously-defined distribution and report identifiers on the bundle Distribution Specifications and Report Specifications subpanels.

  Define distribution identifiers on the report Distribution Specifications subpanel and define report identifiers on the Reports for Job panel.

• Be sure that the distribution identifiers you list on the bundle Distribution Specifications subpanel are the same identifiers you defined for at least one of the reports you list on the Report Specifications subpanel.

  Be sure that the distribution and report identifiers that you specify are defined as a corresponding pair of identifiers (on the report Distribution Specifications subpanel and Reports for Job panel).

• Be sure that you list distribution identifiers on the bundle Distribution Specifications subpanel.

  If the bundle Distribution Specifications subpanel is empty, the bundle is not output.