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Report Writer Facilities

Report Writer lets you do the following:

• Draw a report layout using an editor.
• View a report layout on screen.
• Generate a report on request by application or user.
• Generate reports automatically based on a schedule.
• Perform specialized processing using user exit points, such as field formatting, complex arithmetic, and conditional suppression of data during report generation.
• Integrate Report Writer with other NCL-based components.
• Look at reports in progress in the system.
• Interact with the user using System and Security services panels.
• Get information about any panel using the online help facility.