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HP ALLBASE/BRW Tutorial

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.


            

       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.

       _________________________________________________________________ 

       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.

       _________________________________________________________________ 

   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.


            

       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.


            

       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:


            

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.

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