Fill-In Descriptions

The components of a CA Ideal report definition include the following:

A report identification fill‑in that creates a report definition and provides it with identification information.
Optionally, a report parameters fill‑in that establishes general report options such as width, depth, justification, page numbering, and date.
Optionally, a report heading and footing definition fill‑in that defines headings and footings.
A report detail definition fill‑in that specifies information about detail lines, such as sorting, control breaks, and summary functions.
Optionally, a report column heading fill‑in that specifies column headings to replace defaults that might be defined in the report parameters fill‑in.

To move about between one fill‑in and another, you must always enter a command to indicate where you want to go. There are two ways to enter these destination commands:

You can enter the name of the fill‑in on the command line at the top of the screen. If you want to return to the menu, enter the command RETURN.
You can press the PF key assigned to that fill‑in or command. See the chart in the section titled PF key Assignments in Chapter 2.

If the fill‑in was never completed for the current report, it displays with default values where appropriate. If information was previously entered on the fill‑in, it displays as it was entered. When you complete the fill‑in, press the Enter key to apply the data and leave the current fill‑in displayed. Pressing one of the PF keys to display another fill‑in applies the changes without redisplaying the fill‑in.

Each of the following sections contains examples of fill‑ins with default values, if any, as they appear to the user.