Adding Field Specifications for Multiple Files
To specify which fields will appear in reports for multiple additional files, press the F7=Add multiple files key on the Work with File Reporting Specifications screen (shown in Working with File Reporting Specifications). The Add Multiple File Reporting screen appears.
| Add multiple Files Reporting Type choices, press Enter. File . . . . . . . . . . *ALL *ALL, generic* Library . . . . . . . . Name, generic* Print options Data to output . . . . . . 4 1=User select + Changed fields 2=Same. All fields on Add⁄Delete 4=Key fields + Changed fields 5=Same. All fields on Add⁄Delete 8=User select 9=All fields F3=Exit F4=Prompt F12=Cancel |
Enter the generic name of the files in the File field and the name or generic name of the library containing the files in the Library field. For each field, you can see a list of choices by pressing theF4=Prompt key.
The Report ID field indicates the fields that Safe Update lists in reports when a record in each file is changed. It can have these numeric values:
- 1: Reports contain user-selected fields and changed fields
- 2: Reports contain user-selected fields and changed fields. If a record is completely added or deleted, the report contains all its fields.
- 4: Reports contain key fields and changed fields.
- 5: Reports contain key fields and changed fields. If a record is completely added or deleted, the report contains all its fields.
- 8: Reports contain user-selected fields.
- 9: Reports contain all fields.
To save the field specifications and exit, press Enter. The Work with File Reporting Specifications screen reappears with the files added.
To exit without saving the field specifications, press the F3=Exit or F12=Cancel key. The Work with File Reporting Specifications screen reappears without adding the files.