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Tips & Tricks - Multiple Line Column Headings
 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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