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Report Output - Display Only

Display reports cannot be batched. They are for instant results and tend to be short reports.

Displaying a Report

  1. After selecting Run report generator and selecting a report click OK to proceed.

    2. The execute form is displayed.

    Note: If there are prompts present in the report definition edit the prompt fields as required.

  2. The OK, Cancel, and Help buttons are available. With the exception of Display reports, the Batch button is also available. Click OK.

    The report results are output to the currently selected print device and the report results (the number of records read, the number of records printed and the number of records suppressed) are displayed.

  3. Click Close to return to the currently selected report or Cancel to return to the previous menu without executing the report.

    4. Note: By clicking Batch the report is not processed immediately, but placed into a batch. See Batch Control for more information regarding this option.

  4. Select the Run report generator option from the main Report Generator menu.

  5. Click the OK button.

  6. Select the Display radio button

  7. Input the three-character report ID in the Report Definition field.

Buttons

OK: Runs the report.

Cancel: Returns you to the REPORT GENERATOR MAIN MENU.

Find: Displays a FIND REPORT form where you can perform a text search for the specific report you are looking for.

Report completion

Close: Returns you back to the initial REPORT SELECTION form, from where the report can be run again.

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