Of the specifications in a SETTING command, the most frequently used specification is HEADER. Up to four header lines can be printed on a page. Each header requires a new HEADER specification line, its line number, and the text to be printed.

The HEADERFONT subcommand is the only command that can be used to specify a specific user-defined font to be used for a header. Only one HEADERFONT command is permitted in each report block.

The HEADER subcommand statement must conform to the following rules:

See also HEADERFONT subcommand and HEADERSPACE subcommand.

See Headers and Footers dialogs in Printing a header and footer on the report page for instructions on using the Report Editor to specify a header.

Creating a header with multiple strings enables the user to include a date, time, and page number in the same line as the report title. System Architect substitutes the current date, time, and correct page number when the Reporting System-supplied DEFINE identifiers are used. These identifiers are: Date, Time, and #pg#.

At run time, the #pg# identifier is replaced with a numeric page number, up to four digits. The space strings (" ") is used to separate the date, time, and page fields.

System Architect automatically creates HEADER 1 with the report’s name, and places it at the top of each page. The following statement overrides the default heading, and prints the pages without any header:

A user-specified heading can also be used to override the default.

The space after headers is controlled by the HEADERSPACE subcommand, and tab characters are used for header justification: see Justifying headers and footers.