QED Print Effect Edit MSAD

These are the print effects which may be referenced from Data Groups/Blocks or QED Mapping reports across all possible Print Effects Groups. Print effects allow you to control how an XML style sheet or QED  report will appear. For instance, you can determine the colour or font of a text block.

Opens from QED Print Effect List MSAC.

Field

Description

Usage Type

Mandatory. Enter one or more of the following usage types for the print effect:

  • DATA_BLOCK - Data Group Block Level
  • DATA_GROUP - Data Group Level
  • DATA_LINE - Data Group Block Line Level (Name + Data)
  • DATA_NAME - Data Group Block Line Name Level
  • FIELD - QED Mapping Report Line Field Level
  • FIELD_HEADER - QED Mapping Report Line Field Headers Level
  • LINE - QED Mapping Report Line Level
  • PAGE - QED Mapping Report Page Level (except page 1)
  • PAGE1 - QED Mapping Report Page1 Only
  • REPORT - QED Mapping Report Level
  • SKIN - Skin Effect (referenced from any other Effect)

Keywords

Mandatory. Enter any combination of the following keywords space delimited to identify the categories of the print effects:

  • COLOUR - Color Effects (foreground and Background)
  • FONT - Font modifiers (Bold/Large/Italic/etc.)
  • IMAGE - Image (usually Page Watermark or Page Header)
  • INITIAL - Report or Line Initialisations
  • LAYOUT - Positioning Commands (Margin, Indents, Tabs, etc.)
  • SKIN - Skin Only Effects
  • TABLE - Table Formatting Effects
  • TEXT - Text Effects (Overscore/Bold/Subscript/etc.)
  • URL - URL (A web address)

Comments

Optional. Enter any comments about the Print Effect; up to 360 alphanumeric characters.

Actions

Action

Description

Group Effects

This branches to the Print Group/Effects MSAE for the selected Print Effect Group.

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