Problem:The need for a very descriptive column heading on a report that has very limited space available
Solution: ‘Stack’ the column heading to be output by making the alternate column heading (atb. 3) within the dictionary item multi-valued. (hint: multi-value’s aren’t only for the data portion of a file)
Example: The dictionary word is called #PD (number of days past due) and will output the number of days that an individual invoice is past due. The length or width of the dictionary word is 4.
ATB
0
#PD
Dict Word
1
S
Type
2
0
AMC
3
DAYS]PAST]DUE
Alternate column heading
4
5
6
7
8
F;D;3;-
Correlative - calculation of the days past due
9
R
Justification
10
4
Output length
Note: The ] is actually a multi-value mark (while holding down the control key, press the right bracket). Use of the multi-value mark will force the following string of data to be output on the following row. The resulting column heading will appear as: DAYS PAST DUE.
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