3-02:Output Frame Classes

Chapter 3-2: Getting Started

Output Frame Classes

Specifications for output frames are classified according to whether they apply to a report in total, pages, or specific sort ranges in a report, or to individual records in the body of a report. Those specifications that relate to each of these categories are grouped together on a single definition screen and referenced by a frame class. Because of this classification, there are seven frame classes that can be entered when defining a report (presented in their order of appearance in the output):

· Start of Report frames print once at the beginning of a report. APPX executes a page break immediately after the last Start of Report frame prints.

· Start of Page frames print once at the beginning of each page of a report. They are primarily used for page headings and column headings. Standard images for both of these are optionally available. Refer to Standard Column Heading Image for additional information.

· Start of Range frames print immediately before the first record for which the value in a specific sort field (the range field) changes. They are primarily used for subheadings and lower-level column headings. Standard images for both of these are optionally available. Refer to Standard Column Heading Image for additional information.

· Record frames manipulate and print information read from the process control file. They comprise the body of a report. Record frames can be defined to scroll.

· End of Range frames print immediately after the last record in a series of records that have the same value in a specific sort field (the range field). They are primarily used for subtotals, and a standard subtotal image is optionally available.

· End of Page frames print once at the conclusion of each page of a report.

· End of Report frames print once at the conclusion of a report. APPX executes a page break immediately before the first End of Report frame executes.

See the next section for a discussion of output frame class execution.

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