Printing Report Data

Use

Depending on the size of a report and the page size specified in the layout parameters, a report can cover several horizontal and vertical pages. You can print either the whole report or just parts of it.

Procedure

You can print Report Writer report groups from the following starting points:

  • The report group selection screen

The advantage of this variant is that, if the report group contains several reports, or if it uses the variation, the system takes account of the selected report and the variation settings for printing.

  • Report display

With this variant, you can specify which pages of the report you want to print. You have the choice between all pages, the current page, or you can select the pages you want to print. If you select Print all pages , the Report Writer reads the number of rows per report page from the standard layout assigned to the report.

Note Note

If the report group contains more than one report, the system always prints the most up-to-date report.

If variations exist for your chosen report, you can either print the current report or all the variation reports. If you decide to print the variation reports, you can specify whether they are to be printed in separate spool requests or all in one spool request. Make your choice in the dialog box, which only appears if variation reports exists, and choose Continue .

If the print page formatting is not active, you can specify in a dialog box, whether you want to activate print page formatting.

You activate print page formatting via Start of the navigation path Settings Next navigation step Options... End of the navigation path in the group box List output .

Headers or column headings are only displayed in regular intervals if print page formatting is activated.

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  • Extract management

These functions are only available in expert mode . If the extracts were created with variation, all reports in the report group and all existing variation reports will be printed with this variant. For more information on extracts, Extracts .

Aim

Starting point

Procedure

Run and print report group

The report group selection screen

Enter the required data and choose Start of the navigation path Program Next navigation step Execute End of the navigation path + Print

Print in background (immediately)

The report group selection screen

Enter the required data and choose Start of the navigation path Program Next navigation step Execute in Background End of the navigation path

Print in background (at a chosen time)

The report group selection screen

Enter the required data and choose Start of the navigation path Program Next navigation step Schedule Job End of the navigation path

Print current report

Report display

On the screen for the report you run, choose Start of the navigation path Report Next navigation step Print End of the navigation path ...

Print extract

Extract management

Select the desired extracts and choose Start of the navigation path Extracts Next navigation step Print Selected Extracts End of the navigation path

Print extract in the background

Extract management

Select the desired extracts and choose Start of the navigation path Extracts Next navigation step Print Selected Extracts in Background End of the navigation path

Note Note

On the selection screen for the output parameters, in the group box Output medium , you can specify that reports are to be attached. Here you specify whether variation reports are to be printed in a single or in separate spool requests.

If the headers and column headings disappear when you scroll, it is possible to "freeze" them. For more information, see Freezing Page Headers .

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