Changing the order in which columns are displayed

Change the order in which the columns are displayed in your report by changing the sequence, or SEQ, field for that column.

Before you begin

Display the FORM panels as described in Changing the columns on your report.

Procedure

For this example, you change the order of the columns to DEPT, JOB, NAME, SALARY, COMM, and TOTAL EARNINGS:

  1. Type the new sequence number over the existing number for each column.
    In this example, type the following:
    • 3 for the NAME sequence number
    • 1 for the DEPT sequence number
    • 2 for the JOB sequence number

    The following figure shows the SEQ column with the new order.

    Figure 1. Change the order of columns by changing the SEQ field.
    FORM.COLUMNS                                         MODIFIED
     
                            Total Width of Report Columns: 62
      NUM COLUMN HEADING                           USAGE   INDENT WIDTH EDIT  SEQ
      --- ---------------------------------------- ------- ------ ----- ----- ---
        1 NAME                                             2      9     C     3
        2 DEPT                                             2      6     L     1
        3 JOB                                              2      5     C     2
        4 SALARY                                           2      10    L2    4
        5 COMM                                             2      10    L2    5
        6 TOTAL_EARNINGS                                   2      10    C     6
          *** END *** 
  2. Press the Report function key to see the changed report, which is shown in the following figure.
    Figure 2. The changed report shows the columns in their new order.
                                                          TOTAL
         DEPT  JOB    NAME           SALARY        COMM  EARNINGS
       ------  -----  ---------  ----------  ----------  ----------
           15  CLERK  KERMISCH     12258.50      110.10  12368.60
           15  CLERK  NGAN         12508.20      206.60  12714.80
           15  SALES  ROTHMAN      16502.83     1152.00  17654.83
           20  CLERK  JAMES        13504.60      128.20  13632.80
           20  SALES  PERNAL       18171.25      612.45  18783.70
           20  CLERK  SNEIDER      14252.75      126.50  14379.25
           38  CLERK  ABRAHAMS     12009.75      236.50  12246.25
           38  CLERK  NAUGHTON     12954.75      180.00  13134.75
           38  SALES  O'BRIEN      18006.00      846.55  18852.55
           38  SALES  QUIGLEY      16808.30      650.25  17458.55