Text mode: Editing the report name, description, and ID

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Report blocks specify individual reports in a Report Definition file. There can be any number of report blocks in a Report Definition file. Each report block starts with the REPORT command followed by the name. argument. name is a user-defined identifier which displays in the report selection window of the Report dialog.

REPORT "report name"
{
local definition block

TABULAR 1
{
level specification
level specification
level specification
}
}

Each level specification can include:

•The information to be printed:

SELECT command in a Tabular report

CELL command, COLUMN commands, ROW command, and VALUE command in a Matrix report.

•The criteria for selecting data from the dictionary for a Tabular or Matrix report:

WHERE command

•The sorting sequence for a Tabular report (Matrix reports are not sorted):

ORDERBY command

Together, the TABULAR command and the MATRIX command define the report type. Tabular reports list information in columns; matrix reports present information by listing columns across the top of the page and rows down the page, as in a spreadsheet.

The indentation of command lines in the report examples in this manual is used to enhance readability. More than one command can be written on a line so long as the white space requirements are met.

Use the REPORT command and the DESCRIPT command to edit the report name and report description, respectively.

ID command

System Architect uses the ID command as an internal report identifier. Do not change the ID command or its assigned number.

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