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Exercise 11: Requesting the Report
In this exercise you learn how to stream a job that runs the report
execution file; how to set the print device, number of copies, and
priority; and how to make sure that the job is running. This exercise
takes 10 minutes.
When you request the report, BRW streams a job that runs the execution
file to produce the report.
Request a report
1. Type the name of the execution file, (for instance,
CUSTREP1.BRWEXEC or CUSTR1X), in the Report field on the Select
Report screen.
2. Choose Request Report.
The Request Report screen appears.
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The Report execution file name appears in the Report field.
From this screen you can stream a job that will run the execution
file to print the report; set a time for the job to run; set the
number of copies of the report; set the output priority of the
printed report; and specify the parameters, the print device, and
the print file name.
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NOTE Print Devices
You can print a report to a printer or to a file on disk.
If you print it to a printer, the print file can have the
same name as the execution file.
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3. Ignore the Parameter, Type and Values fields for now.
4. Accept the defaults for No. of Copies (1) and Output Priority
(8).
5. Accept the default LP for Print Device. (If you want to print to
a disk or see the report on screen, go on to Exercise 12.)
6. Type the print file name CUSTREP1 in the Print file Name field.
For a DISC file, type a new name (not the name of an existing
file) in the Print File Name field and press Enter, or use the
same name but save the printfile in a different group, for example
group BRWONLNE.
7. Choose Start Report.
BRW prompts for the User, Group, and Account for the job, as shown
in the next figure.
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The fields show the default User, Group, and Account (the logon
user, group and account).
8. For this report you want to to keep the default, so press the
Start Report function key again.
BRW now prompts for the User, Account, and Group passwords for the
job. There were no passwords set up for the tutorial account when
it was shipped from Hewlett-Packard.
9. If you have set passwords, first type them in the appropriate
fields and then press the Start Report function key. If you have
not set passwords, just press the Start Report function key
again.
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BRW displays the message Job streamed, Job number is #Jnnn.
See how the job is progressing
1. Choose Exit to return to the Select Report screen.
2. Choose other keys.
3. Choose Show Jobs.
BRW displays a screen similar to this:
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Your job is displayed. If the job does not appear, it may already have
finished. In that case, go to the printer to collect the report or look
at the $STDLIST file.
The report should look like the sample report shown after Exercise 12.