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Field Descriptions

This list describes the fields in the Filter Definition Specifications panel:

Lines: Beg and End

The lines on the unfiltered report that should be searched for the data specified in the Text column

• If neither Beg nor End is specified, the entire page is searched.
• If only Beg is specified, only that one line is searched.
• If both Beg and End are specified, only those lines specified (including all between) are searched.

Columns: Beg and End

The columns on the unfiltered report that should be searched for the data specified in the Text column

• If neither Beg nor End is specified, the entire line is searched.
• If only Beg is specified, only that one column is searched.
• If both Beg and End are specified, only those columns specified (including all between) are searched.

Op

The comparison operators: EQ (equal), NE (not equal), LT (less than), GT (greater than), LE (less than or equal), GE (greater than or equal), or left or right parentheses

Note: For guidelines on using all operators other than EQ (equal), see the note at the end of the Filter Examples section (later in this chapter).

Text

The data that is being searched for on the unfiltered report page

• The text is enclosed in single quotes if you do not supply them.

The text searching is case-sensitive.

• If you want to include blank spaces preceding or following the text, you must explicitly specify the quotes around that text.

Type

The Boolean connectors: AND, OR, NOT

• The NOT connector must appear on its own line, and it refers to the line that follows it.
• When using AND, all comparisons must have the same line numbers.

Show

Specifies whether lines that match the specified criteria are to be displayed (Y or N)

Clr

The color to be used to display the line

• Options are white, red, blue, green, pink, yellow, or turquoise.
• Only the first letter of the color must be specified.

Hlt

The highlight attribute to be used for the displayed line

• Options are underscore, blink, or reverse video.
• Only the first letter of the highlight attribute must be specified.

Loc

Specifies the coloring, highlighting, or both

A

Apply to ALL occurrences of the specified Text string on the report line

F

Apply to the first occurrence of the specified Text string on the report line

L

Apply to the entire report line