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Logical Views and Browsing

A logical view is the physical form that SYSOUT or report data takes when you view it on screen. A logical view is also the mechanism by which you control the appearance of the output. For example, using logical views, you can specify that the data columns of a columnar report are displayed in an order that is different from the original order.

Along with the standard logical view, which is SPF-like and shows entire records, including all fields in original order, you can define other logical views that are identified by name.

These are some of the elements you can control for a logical view:

• Number of data columns
• Location or order of data columns
• Headings
• Whether carriage control characters are displayed

The three types of views are:

• Public—Provides access to the selected report for all viewers
• Private—Provides access to the user who created the selected report
• Global—Provides a view that applies to many reports

For more information about view types, see the chapter "Creating Logical Views."

You attach a logical view to specific output by defining it for a SYSOUT group or a report. Then the output you have chosen for browsing in the defined logical view then automatically displays.