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Edit Parameters— Overview

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Edit Parameters

EDIT Parameter

Edit parameters define the output lines for a report. There are three types of edit parameters, as follows:

Header Line

A type 4 edit parameter defines a header output line; type 4 edit parameters are optional. Header output lines also result from auto-header specifications coded on type 5 or type 6 edit parameters.

Detail Line

A type 5 edit parameter defines a detail output line. At least one type 5 edit parameter is required for every report.

A type 5 edit parameter also performs automatic totaling. Automatic totaling accumulates the values of all numeric fields specified on type 5 edit parameters; the totals are output on total lines at every control break and at the end of the output phase. Automatic totaling is performed if the OUTPUT parameter does not specify a details-only report and if type 6 edit parameters are not coded for the report.

Total Line

A type 6 edit parameter defines a total output line; type 6 edit parameters are optional. Total lines are usually output at each control break and at the end of the output phase. Type 8 procedure logic can be used to control the output of total lines.

Each edit parameter describes the location and format of one output field:

Location

Location is determined by the following items:

• The type of edit parameter determines whether the output field appears on a header line, detail line, or total line.
• The edit parameter line number specifies one of eight possible output lines for each type of edit parameter.
• The edit parameter column number specifies the absolute or relative position the output field occupies on the output line. An absolute column number identifies the line position in which the output field begins printing. A relative column number identifies a relative column position on the output line.

Format

Format is determined by the following items:

• Field size specifies the maximum number of columns reserved for the output field on the output line.
• Decimal place specifies the number of digits that will appear to the right of the decimal point in a numeric output field.
• Specific format options specify editing formats for numeric output fields; for example, F$ edits the value 1234 as $1,234.

The syntax for edit parameters appears on the following page.