To display or modify the general characteristics of a report, you must either:
Choose the General characteristics option from the Report menu of the Report layout manager.
Click the Characteristics button in the "Report" section (first button panel) of the Question/Answer programming interface dialog box.
Displayed data
Name
Name of the report as defined in the Object manager.
Radio buttons
Visibility
The visibility of a report can be either public or private.
A public report cannot be changed into a private report if it is attached to more than one application area.
The visibility of the report is specified at the level of the Object manager.
Data entry
Description
Description clearly identifying the report.
Length: 50 characters maximum.
Number of lines per page
This number must be specified according to the features of the printer used.
It represents the number of lines which can be printed on the page.
Overflow
Number of lines which can be printed on the page before the Overflow is detected.
Beyond this number, the system detects the Overflow, which is handled by the CHANGE_PAGE section defined in the Adelia program.
Number of characters per line
Number ranging from 1 to 220, depending on the features of the printer used.
Warning: A verification is performed by the system when validating this dialog box. If the fields placed on the report exceed the width specified here, a message warns the user that data might be truncated, and the system rejects the validation.
Lists
Number of characters per inch
This number can be 10 or 15 characters per inch (CPI).
Number of lines per inch
This number can be 6 or 8 lines per inch (LPI).
Buttons
Information
This button opens a dialog box displaying information on the current report, such as the name of the software engineer-owner, the dates and times of creation and modification.
Comments
This button opens a dialog box for entering a comment text which will be associated with the current report.
Other parameters
This button opens a dialog box which is used to display, create or modify the other parameters.
Modify (validation)
This button validates the modifications made and closes the dialog box.
Cancel
This button closes the dialog box without validating the modifications made.
Keyboard shortcut: Esc.