FHSRPTS - New Program - Controls Maintenance of Report Definitions
  1. Allows Merging RDF Files
  2. Global Definition Elements:
    • Tables - Language Dependent code values used in reports
      • GENDER - Male, Female, Unknown Gender codes
      • MONTHS - Three character Month codes
      • RELCODES - relationship codes, abbreviations and longer codes
      • REFERENC - reference codes used in report/chart index
      • EVENTS - Descriptive labels for types of events
    • Variables - Code associated with substitution value; Codes used in definition of Report Headings/Titles/Footings
      • STDHDLN - Definition of First Heading Line in default report definitions:
        Date [DATE]<>Time [TIME]
      • STDFTLN - Definition of Footing Line in default report definitions: <>
      • BLANKPG - Message that appears on blank pages used to pad to even number of pages
      • COPYRITE - Format for attribution line that may be placed at bottom of each report page:
    • Field Definitions - Field data widths; Field Labels; Fields have three types of associated literals:
      • Abbreviations - used in charts
      • Labels - used in free format reports
      • Headings - used in columnar reports
    • Global Options - Report Options which may not appear among the individual report options
  3. Report Definition Elements:
    • Variables - Unique for Report; may override global variables
    • Field Labels/Headings - may override global field definitions
    • Heading/Title/Footing Definitions
      • System Variables - DATE, TIME, PAGE, AL1,...,AL5, RPTNAME, SUBJECT
      • The symbols "<<" and ">>" can separate the text in portions that will be left, right adjusted or centered, as follows: Left Adjust<>Right Adjust
    • Options - Each report has selected options from master list whose values may be set within report program
    • Parameters
      • Report Name
      • Page Width - if 0 then use Printer Form Width
      • Single Side - if N then will use alternate Printer
      • Inside/Outside margin values with Even/Odd pages
      • Message Codes - for messages that appear at different stages of report printing
  4. New "Report Definition" Report