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Editing a report in text mode
Each step below represents a different section of the report and the commands that can be used in that section.
First, open Edit <report name>: Text Mode dialog, and then follow these steps to edit the appropriate report block.
1 Use ID and these commands to edit the report block:
REPORT command
DESCRIPT command
2 Use these commands to edit the Report Type Block:
TABULAR command
MATRIX command
3 Use these commands to edit the Local Definition Report Block:
FIELD command
SETTING command
FONT command
DEFINE command
4 Use these commands to edit the Level Specification Report Block:
SELECT command
WHERE command
JOIN command
ORDERBY command
5 Perform one of these actions:
Click Draft (see Draft dialog) to display the report onscreen.
Click Print (see Choices for printing a report) to send the report to a printer or a file.
6 If the report contains errors, a warning dialog displays (see Text mode error).
Correct any error conditions existing in the report and run it again until all errors are corrected and report produces the desired output.
7 Click OK to close the Text Editor dialog, and then return to the Report dialog.
8 In the Report dialog, click OK to save the report to the open Report Definition file.
Related topic
Selecting the report definition file
Parent topic
Text Editor