Quote: business programming needs data records, decimal arithmetic, report generation, large databases [»glasRL9_1997]

Quote: a typical business report contains labeled columns, identifying strings, and a hierarchy of totals [»glasRL9_1997]

QuoteRef: markHM_1963 ;; report generation important for simulation programs

QuoteRef: markHM_1963 ;;77 report generation by setting up two-dim. picture, * shows location of units digit with full extension to the left, fixed point by *.** an A indicates alphanumerics eg A*

QuoteRef: markHM_1963 ;;83 report generation have form lines for picture, content lines for what in picture, row repetition and column repetition lines

QuoteRef: polsPG_1972 ;;563 can either generate reports in line or dump the data for later

QuoteRef: polsPG_1972 ;;564 report section like control section, can restart control section

QuoteRef: simscrip_1971 ;;57 heading section of report generator executed each new page with Page I First testing for first one.

QuoteRef: simscrip_1971 ;;58 handles multiple column page reports by Begin report printing column-indexing-clause in groups of number-of-columns-to-do-at-once [per pagefor each group on a new page

QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;15 first step is to have a picture of what the report will look like

QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;45 output by headings, details, totals, exceptions (mid-calculations) with full line position control (vertical tabs before and after printing