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Field Name Description
Action You can select one, some, or all of the following actions for PFD
definition.
Define PFD specifications
Allows you to define specifications of the printout format,
such as characters per inch, lines per inch, size (width and
length), and so on.
Work with PFD definition fonts
Allows you to change fonts you use to print.
Specify database file
Allows you to specify the database file to print.
Specify break fields
Allows you to select the fields which cause the page break.
Design record layout
Allows you to define where the fields of the record in the
database file are placed in the record layout. The values in
the specified fields are printed as text, page segments,
graphics, or bar codes (variable data). It also allows you to
place variable data such as job date, job time, page number,
record number, database file name, library name, and
member name (reserved variable data) in the record layout.
It also allows you to define where the fixed data, such as
text, bar codes, lines, boxes, page segments, and graphics
are placed in the record layout.
Design page layout
Allows you to specify how to print a record repeatedly on a
page. It also allows you to define where the variable data
such as job date, job time, page number, record number,
database file name, library name, and member name
(reserved variable data) are placed on a page.
It also allows you to print the variable data such as the field
value of the first record in the group, the field value of the
last record in the group, the total of the field values in the
group, the average of the field values in the group, the
maximum field value in the group, the minimum field value in
the group, and the record counts of the group (summary
data).
It also allows you to define the fixed data, such as text, bar
codes, lines, boxes, page segments, and graphics on a
page.
Specify record selection
Allows you to select records based on the comparative
condition that you specify, such as equal to, greater than,
less than, and so on.
Define printout specifications
Allows you to define how the printout will be printed, such
as:
Number of copies
Print quality
Source drawer
| Form type
| Form definition
Specify mapping object name
Allows you to specify the mapping between the database
field value and the object name.
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