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Modify Formatting Options

When a report is created, your installation defaults and CAIOPTS overrides are used to select formatting options for the report. Using the Repository Viewer, you can change many of these formatting options dynamically to control the format and content of your reports.

To modify formatting options

  1. Type the O line command to display the Report Options panel.

    The following screen is displayed:

CA SymDump Batch  V9.0 ------------ Report Options ----------------- Line 1 of 15 Command ===>                                                   Scroll ===> CSR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JobName  USER002A   Step/Tsk  RUN       UserId  USER002     Date  2007/01/25   Program  CAOEDEMO   Offset    0003D48   Comp    S=0C7       Time  12.40        ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lvl 2 Display Options               Merging Options                                  ASMINST    ===> ON            BINFRMT    ===> DEC                              FILES      ===> ON            GRPADDR    ===> ON                               FIRST128   ===> OFF           MERGEDB    ===> ON                               LINECNT    ===> 60            MRGAUTO    ===> ON                               LINKAGE    ===> ON            MRGBASED   ===> ON                               LISTLINE   ===> 0             MRGCNTLD   ===> ON                               LOCALSTOR  ===> ON            MRGDSECT   ===> ON                               MEMMAP     ===> ON            MRGFILES   ===> ON                               RPTSZ80    ===> OFF           MRGLINK    ===> ON                               SAVEAREA   ===> ON            MRGLOCAL   ===> ON                               SHOWHEAP   ===> OFF           MRGPARMS   ===> ON                               WORKSTOR   ===> ON            MRGSTAT    ===> ON                                                             MRGWORK    ===> ON                                                             OCCURS     ===> 1                                                              SHOWUNMRG  ===> TBLS                            

  1. Modify the following formatting display and merging options as required:
    Display Options:
    ASMINST ON|OFF

    Displays the abending Assembler instruction.

    FILES ON|OFF

    Displays the Open Files report.

    FIRST128 ON|OFF

    Displays only the first 128 bytes of each record.

    LINECNT nnn

    Displays the number of lines per formatted page.

    LINKAGE ON|OFF

    Displays the linkage section for COBOL programs.

    LISTLINE nn

    Displays the number of additional listing lines to be merged into a report before and after the source statement at abend or snap.

    LOCALSTOR ON|OFF

    Displays local storage for COBOL programs.

    MEMMAP ON|OFF

    Displays the TGT, DSA, and PGT memory maps.

    RPTSZ80 ON|OFF

    Formats when possible using 80-byte output.

    SAVEAREA ON|OFF

    Displays the Save Area Trace report.

    SHOWHEAP ON|OFF

    Displays LE or PL/I heap storage.

    Note: SHOWHEAP ON requires SAVEHEAP ON at execution time for LE enabled COBOL or Assembler programs.

    WORKSTOR ON|OFF

    Displays the working storage for COBOL programs.

    Merging Options:
    BINFRMT DEC|HEX

    Displays binary values as decimal or hexadecimal.

    GRPADDR ON|OFF

    Displays the group address for 01-items.

    MERGEDB ON|OFF

    Merges symbolic names onto Database reports.

    MRGAUTO ON|OFF

    Merges symbolic names onto PL/I automatic storage.

    MRGBASED ON|OFF

    Merges symbolic names onto PL/I based variable storage.

    MRGCNTLD ON|OFF

    Merges symbolic names onto PL/I controlled storage.

    MRGDSECT ON|OFF

    Merges symbolic names onto Assembler DSECT storage.

    MRGFILES ON|OFF

    Merges symbolic names onto file section for COBOL.

    MRGLINK ON|OFF

    Merges symbolic names onto linkage section for COBOL.

    MRGLOCAL ON|OFF

    Merges symbolic names onto local storage for COBOL.

    MRGPARMS ON|OFF

    Merges symbolic names onto PL/I parameter storage.

    MRGSTAT ON|OFF

    Merges symbolic names onto PL/I static storage.

    MRGWORK ON|OFF

    Merges symbolic names onto working storage for COBOL.

    OCCURS nnn|MAX

    Displays the number of table elements to display for each array.

    SHOWUNMRG ALL|NONE|TBLS

    Displays storage for unmerged data.

  2. Modify the formatting options as desired, press END.

    Your changes are saved to the repository. Press CANCEL to return to the Report Index panel without saving.