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Report Options

The following table describes the report options that appear on the Report Options screen:

Option Specify . . . Possible Values Default
Detail/Sum whether the report will be detail or summary. D | S S

Detail report.

Data is collected continuously while the database is active. Such reports are straight recordings of commands processed. Detail reports cannot be viewed online. However, a display program is generated that may be used to view history data online if the report collects history data. Results of detailed reports are printed at database termination.

Summary report.

These reports present a summary of information for a particular field (e.g., command, user ID, program, etc.). Results may be viewed online or printed at database termination.

Option Specify . . . Possible Values Default
Autostart whether a saved report is started by issuing a START command (N) or automatically when Adabas Review is activated (Y). Y | N N
Break for a summary report, whether subtotals are printed at control breaks (Y) or suppressed (N). Y | N Y
Wrapping whether the data collected for a report that has SEQUENCE as the first ORDER (control break) field can reuse data elements (i.e., wrap) once the total number of ENTRIES specified have been filled. Y | N N
Print for a summary report, whether it is printed at database termination or when its refresh/history interval is reached. Y | N Y
Restart for a summary report, whether it is restarted after the specified refresh/history interval. If (Y) and an interval is specified, the report is refreshed automatically when the interval is reached. Y | N Y
Interval for a summary report, the time interval (in minutes) for refreshing the report. At each interval, the report prints its output if PRINT=Y and stores any history data. The report is then deleted.    
Max Restarts the maximum number of times a report will be restarted due to Max K    
Max K the maximum amount of storage available for the report. amount in 8K increments 8
ADALimit for a summary report, a minimum command count for printing. If ADALIMIT=100, only entries with a command count of 100 or higher are printed. The default value (1) means that all entries are printed. count 1
Display By the order is which the data is to be displayed. Possible display types are SORTED: ascending order by control break;
USAGE: descending order by command count;
SUMFIELD: descending order by the first field marked as a summary field; or
SORTEDDE: descending order by control break.
SORTED | USAGE | SUMFIELD | SORTEDDE SORTED
Entries for a summary report, the maximum number of entries (that is, unique control breaks) that the report can maintain. This option is used to restrict the amount of data collected. number of entries 999999
Limit the maximum number of entries that the report can print. The default value allows all entries to be printed. number of entries 99999999
Page / Line the length of a report page in lines and the length of the report width in characters.    
  The default page length value (55) provides a top and bottom margin for standard printer spacing on a total page size of 66 lines. 10 - nnn 55
  The default line length value is 133. The appropriate value depends on the paper size and the point size and style of the typeface. 72 - 160 133

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