Access
To display, create or modify the general characteristics of a report template of the current application area, select the corresponding option in the context-sensitive menu (or the equivalent button) in the Report templates tab of the Object manager.
Data entry
Name
Name of the report template.
This name must be a valid report template name (as defined by IBM), unique among the names of report templates in the environment.
Length: 15 characters maximum.
Mandatory entry.
Description
Description clearly identifying the report template.
Length: 250 characters maximum.
Mandatory entry.
Number of lines per page
The number of lines per page must range between 1 and 99.
Enter the number of lines directly or scroll through the existing numbers using the arrow buttons, and select the desired number.
Default: "66".
Number of characters per line
The number of characters per line must range between 1 and 999.
Enter the number of characters directly or scroll through the existing numbers using the arrow buttons, and select the desired number.
Default: "132".
Mask
Display mask. This mask will be placed between the description and the property.
Length: 30 characters maximum.
Radio buttons
Visibility
The visibility of a report can be either public or private.
Only the owner of the report template, or a software engineer with modification authorities, can change the visibility.
A public report template cannot be changed into a private report template if it is attached to more than one application area.
In creation mode, the visibility is by default set to public.
Lists
Number of lines per inch
The number of lines per inch is 6 or 8.
Select a number from the list box.
Default: "6".
Number of characters per inch
The number of characters per inch is 10 or 15.
Select a number from the list box.
Default: "10".
Check boxes
Description and mask
Checked |
The properties are preceded by their associated description , and possibly by a display mask. |
Buttons
Formats
This button opens a dialog box which is used to display, create or modify the formats of a report template.
Placing
This button opens a dialog box which is used to change the position of certain data which can be specified at the report template level.
Display/Assign
This button opens a dialog box displaying the list of management rules assigned to the report template, as well as the list of available management rules which can be assigned to the report template.
Sequence
This button opens a dialog box displaying the list of management rules assigned to the report template, in order to resequence this list by modifying the sequence numbers of the listed management rules.
This button is not active in display mode.
Information
This button opens a dialog box displaying information on the current report template, 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 template.
Enter/Create/Modify (validation)
The Enter button (in display mode) closes the dialog box.
The Create button (in creation mode) or Modify button (in modification mode) validates the dialog box.
The various fields of the dialog box are verified. If all are valid, the report template definition is updated in the database before the box is closed; otherwise, an error message is displayed.
Cancel
This button closes the dialog box without validating the choices made.
Keyboard shortcut: Esc.