Introduction
The Power Reporter is a convenient tool to generate FOCUS reports from any type of data. You can
quickly and RELATIVELY easily create a report request, test the report, make any desired changes, and
then save the request to disk for later execution. Report options are presented in easy to use windows
from which selections can be made in any order.
The Power Reporter provides broad capabilities for selecting records, performing calculations, and
creating custom report formats. There are also options for creating a variety of extract files.
Hot keys make it easy to quickly navigate through the menu system. They allow the user to view the
generated report logic, run the report against actual data or in Preview mode, and then return directly to
the previous actual data or in Preview mode, and then return directly to the previous command menu to
revise the report
Menu Formats and Selecting Options
The Power Reporter uses pull-down menus to present the report generation options to the user. To
select an option from a menu, simply move the cursor to the entry and press the ENTER key. Certain
options may not be available in the current context of the report generation. On the pull-down menus,
these will be "grayed" out. An asterisk (*) preceding the option indicates this. Selecting these options
will not perform any function. On subsequent dialog boxes, unavailable options will not be presented.
These features will be available once other selections are made to trigger them.
Many options are alternately toggled on and off when they are chosen. Selected options are "check
marked". This is indicated by a carat (>) preceding the option. To turn an option off, select the check
marked
option again. Other options will present a dialog box which prompt the user for additional
information. These will require the user to enter values or text or will present a list for the user to select
from.
Some lists will allow the use to select more than one item. They are
identified with the text
"PF9=Multi" in the window heading. To select several entries, press PF9 while the cursor is
positioned at the desired entry. Then press ENTER to indicate completion.
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Keyboard help
To move around the menus and dialog boxes, use the arrow or tab keys.
To make a selection, press the ENTER key.
Key Purpose
---- -----------------------PF1 Context sensitive help
PF2 Run the request
PF3 Exit Power Reporter
PF4 View generated code
Key
---PF13
PF14
PF15
PF16
Purpose
-----------------------Jump to the File Menu
Jump to the Views menu
Jump to the Columns menu
Jump to the Sort menu
PF5 Preview the request
PF17 Jump to the Select menu
PF6 Enter
PF18 Jump to the Format menu
PF7 Page up
PF19 Jump to the Calc menu
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PF8 Page down
PF20 Jump to the Output menu
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PF9 Select multiple items
PF21 Jump to the Help menu
PF10 Previous menu
PF22 Previous menu
PF11 Next menu
PF23 Next menu
PF12 Undo this selection
PF24 Undo this selection
Caution: Using a function key to move to another menu, run the report,
or view the generated code from a dialog box will cause any pending
changes to be canceled. Complete the function before using one of these
function keys.
In DEFINE and COMPUTE, the Run, View, Preview, and menu jump keys are
disabled. PF3 ends the calculation and returns you to the Calc menu.
In context sensitive help, only PF7 and PF8 (page up and page down) are
available. PF3 can be used to scroll to the bottom of the text. Press
Enter to return from context sensitive help.
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Quick Start
1. Begin a new request
2. Move the cursor to the File option on the menu bar. Press ENTER.
3. Move the cursor to the New Request option. Press ENTER.
4. Enter the name of the file you want to report from. Press ENTER.
5. Select columns
6. Press PF11 to quickly navigate to the Columns menu.
7. Move the cursor to the Select columns option. Press ENTER.
8. Move the cursor to the fieldname that will appear in the first
9. column of the report. Press PF9. Continue until all columns have
10. been selected. When completed, press ENTER.
11. Select a sort order
12. Press F11 to quickly navigate to the Sort menu. Move the cursor to the fieldname that the report
rows will be sorted by. Press ENTER.
13. View the generated code
14. Press PF4 to view the generated TABLE request. Press ENTER to return to the previous menu.
15. Run the request in Preview mode
16. Press PF5 to view the request in Preview mode. Press ENTER to scroll the report. Press PF3 to
end the report.
17. Run the request from a PF key
18. Press PF2 to run the request. Press ENTER to scroll the report.
19. Press PF3 to end the report.
20. Add a selection test
21. Press PF17 to quickly navigate to the Select menu.
22. Move the cursor to WHERE Test. Press ENTER.
23. Press PF17 to quickly navigate to the Select menu.
24. Move the cursor to WHERE Test. Press ENTER.
25. Follow the dialog boxes to select a field, a test relation, and
26. values to compare to. Complete the selection by choosing No more.
27. Run the request from the File menu
28. Press PF13 to quickly navigate to the File menu.
29. Move the cursor to the Run option. Press ENTER. Press ENTER to
30. scroll the report. Press PF3 to end the report.
31. Save the request
32. Move the cursor to the Save as option on the File menu. Press ENTER.
33. Enter the file name where the report will be saved. Press ENTER.
34. Exit Power Reporter
35. Press PF3 to quickly exit the Power Reporter.
36. Move the cursor to the OK prompt. Press ENTER.
37. Press PF17 to quickly navigate to the Select menu.
38. Move the cursor to WHERE Test. Press ENTER.
39. Follow the dialog boxes to select a field, a test relation, and
40. values to compare to. Complete the selection by choosing No more.
41. Run the request from the File menu
42. Press PF13 to quickly navigate to the File menu.
43. Move the cursor to the Run option. Press ENTER. Press ENTER to
44. scroll the report. Press PF3 to end the report.
45. Save the request
46. Move the cursor to the Save as option on the File menu. Press ENTER.
47. Enter the file name where the report will be saved. Press ENTER.
48. Exit Power Reporter
49. Press PF3 to quickly exit the Power Reporter.
50. Move the cursor to the OK prompt. Press ENTER.
Screen Shots of a sample:
Now I saved that focexec – and want to run it:
The code saved by Power Reporter looks like this:
I hit F2 to run - go ahead and type this into a new focexec and see what you get. Yes, you can run a
focexec you created using Power Reporter in your traditional TED session.
Keep in mind, for this example I used the MARIST file – which is a day-old extract file of the SIS data.