Defining TRIGGER1

The graphical indexer displays the report as it is viewed in Content Manager OnDemand, you cannot see the carriage control characters in column one of the data.

About this task

The Identifier (Trigger1) determines the name of the trigger parameter. Trigger1 must always be defined and establishes a starting point where other group triggers and non-floating fields can be found. The Records to Search area determines the records ACIF searches to locate the trigger. For the income statement report, ACIF should search every record. The Columns to Search area determines the column number of the trigger record where ACIF begins to search for the trigger string value. Set the Columns to Search to Carriage Control so that ACIF searches column one of each record. When that is done, the graphical indexer displays the trigger string value (X'F1') in the Value area.

Procedure

To define the trigger:

  1. Select any column in the first record.
    When you select a column, the graphical indexer highlights the data.
  2. Click the Trigger icon on the toolbar to open the Add a Trigger dialog box.
  3. Click the Carriage Control icon in the Columns to Search box.
  4. ClickOK to add the trigger and return to the report window.