Working with Spooled Reports

From Spooler Control, use the View hot key to open a report. The report displays in the Hold Entry Preview screen. This topic explains the options available from that screen.

To work with spooled report:

  1. Use the following hot keys, depending on what you want to do:

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lock specified columns and rows in place so you can more easily view certain portions of a report.

In the Starting Column and Ending Column boxes, indicate the columns you want to view by entering the number of characters to freeze.

In the Starting Row and Ending Row boxes, indicate the rows you want to view by entering the number of rows to freeze.

Format

 

find specific data on a report. When prompted, enter a search string. To search again, select A.

Search

 

skip to another page of a report. When prompted, enter the page number you want to view.

Page Skip

 

print a report.

Print

drill into a specific item. Place the cursor on the line item you want to drill into and use this hot key.

View Detail

 

drill into and edit a report item. Place the cursor on the line item you want to edit and use this hot key.

Edit Detail

 

See Also:

Printing a Report from Hold Entry