FHS 97 -Report Definition File

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The Report Definition File, FHSRPTS.RDF (or PUBRPTS.RDF in the public version) contains formatting information for all reports. There are several elements to the RDF file. They include:

• Global Parameters that are available for the use of all reports. These include
  1. Global Report Tables
  2. Global Report Variables
  3. Global Report Field Definitions
  4. Global Report Option Settings
• Individual Report Definitions, which consist of:
  1. Parameter settings (e.g. required line width, number of blank lines after headings & before footings)
  2. Report Heading/Title/Footing definitions
  3. Individual Report Variables
  4. Individual Report Field Definitions
  5. Individual Report Option Settings (which supplement or override the Global Options)