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Copying the Report Module

USE Parameter

To make temporary changes or deletions to the code of a report module, a USE parameter is required. A USE parameter replaces the REPORT= parameter in the user-supplied code. Additionally, the following parameters must be supplied:

• An INPUT parameter that defines the subschema of the dictionary to be accessed (D-, C-, and AREPORTs only); INPUT parameters are always required for J- and SREPORTs.
• A report module that performs initial processing and field definitions (D- and JREPORTs only)

USE Parameter Clauses

USE parameter clauses perform several functions. The three most useful clauses are:

• DROP, which drops parameters
• KEEP, which retains parameters and drops any that are not specified
• CHANGE, which modifies parameters

Example

The following code copies in DREPORT modules 000 and 028. The INPUT parameter allocates a 10,000-byte buffer and accesses information defined by subschema IDMSNWKA.

DATABASE DICTNAME=CULPDICT DBNAME=DOCUDICT
INPUT 10000 DB SS=IDMSNWKA
USE 'DREPORT 000'
USE 'DREPORT 028'