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Detail Definition Provides Report Definition

The specifications in the Detail Definition are the most important. The report is basically defined on only 12 lines on the Detail Definition Fill‑in screen. This is possible by using vertical tabbing.

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 IDEAL   : RPT DETAIL DEFN.      RPT CUSTLBL  (001) TEST           SYS: DOC  DISP
 
         Field Name, Literal,      Sort   Break  Function Column 
        Function, or                L A   L S I  T M M A  H W    
 Command Arithmetic Expression      V /   V K N  O A I V  D ID Tab Edit Pattern 
                                    L D   L P D  T X N G  G TH   
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 ======  =========== T O P =======  = =   = = =  = = = =  = == === =============
 000100                                                        P
 000200                                                        L02
 000300  L‑NAME(1)                                          30 011
 000400  L‑NAME(2)                                          30 052
 000500  L‑NAME(3)                                          30 093
 000600                                                        L01
 000700  L‑ADD(1)                                           30 011
 000800  L‑ADD(2)                                           30 052
 000900  L‑ADD(3)                                           30 093
 001000                                                        L01
 001100  L‑CTYST(1)                                         30 011
 001200  L‑CTYST(2)                                         30 052
 001300  L‑CTYST(3)                                         30 093
 ======  ========= B O T T O M ===  = =   = = =  = = = =  = == === =============

Note the values in the TAB field of the display. The vertical placement or line spacing is specified by the following:

• L02-Skip two lines. Labels print on the second physical line.
• L01-Skip to next line.
• P-Skip to top‑of‑form. Advances form to next set of physical labels.

The horizontal placement or column spacing positions the three sets of address information. That is, for example, all three customer names are defined on the same physical line but positioned at consecutive label fields. The first value defines the length of the field (all are 30 characters as is the data). The second value defines the position on the line. For example, a WIDTH and TAB specification of 30 and 11; positions a 30‑character name starting in position 11. As you can see, the next name is positioned starting in column 52. The third starts in column 93. All fields with the same subscript are positioned to begin in the same column to obtain correct address format.

With these specifications, a single PRODUCE statement prints all three labels. The top‑of‑form specification with the carriage control tape positions the next row of labels and readies it for printing.