Column Specifications Example

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Column Specifications Example

Here is an example of the Column Specifications panel for the test view presented in the previous examples:

CA View ALL -------------------View Definition -------------- Row 00001 of 00005
Command ===>                                                    Scroll ===> PAGE 

View ID -->  SWILSON5
                                                                                
Default Column Heading Record Numbers and Coloring Information:                
   HED1 =>      HED2 => 4    HED3 => 5    HED4 => 6    HED5 => 7    HED6 => 8   
   CLR1 =>      CLR2 =>      CLR3 =>      CLR4 =>      CLR5 =>      CLR6 =>     
   HLT1 =>      HLT2 =>      HLT3 =>      HLT4 =>      HLT5 =>      HLT6 =>     
                                                                                
Column Specifications:                                                         
Sel Pos Len Hdg Clr Hlt Text                                                    
    1   18                                                                      
                        '     '                                                 
    23  21                                                                      
                        '                 '                                     
    73  23                                                                      
******************************** BOTTOM OF DATA ********************************

Note:

The H1 field was left blank to force a blank heading line.
The second and fourth lines in the column specifications insert columns of blanks. These are useful for making the logical view easier to read by separating the columns of data with empty space.
You can rearrange the columns by changing the order in which they were specified. The first column listed is the first column that is displayed.

The following illustration shows how CA View displays the SYSOUT using the column definition created for the example.

CA View Browse - SWILSON5 ----- Rec 0000000 Pg 0000001.001 Lock 00 Col 001 080 Command ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE ******************************** TOP OF DATA ********************************** NAME MONTH TOTAL ACCOUNT NUMBER DIVISION ---- ---------- -------------- -------- ABERNATHY xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ACME xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ADLER xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ALLISON xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx AXEL xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ALSTER xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ALSTON xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx ATNE xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx BALICK xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx BARELL xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx BAROVELLI xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx BASSE xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx BASLICH xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx CANTRELL xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx CELESTE xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx CENNET xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx CHASE xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx CHASIN xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx CHINOIS xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx CLAPKIN xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx

Compare this with the native view of the SYSOUT shown in the section Native View: Example 1, earlier in this chapter.

Note: Because this view uses custom headings, the default headings specified on the Column Specifications panel have no effect.