QED Print Group / Effect Edit MSAF

Both the print effects group and the print effect must already be defined before a Print Group/Effects combination may be defined.

Field

Description

Effect Usage

Display only from the Print Effect definition. Will be any combination of:

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)

Type

Mandatory. Enter one of the following to define the line type:

Type

Example

PARMS Group/Effect Parameters

INDENT=000000001

OPTS Group/Effect Options

Free format text

DEFAULT Group/Effect Default child effects.

DEFAULT_DATA_BLK2  

DEFAULT_DATA_LINE2

AUTO Group/Effect Auto-Execute child effects.

 -- Put the reset wrapper around each  line.

(The -- in the example above indicates a comment. See "Code" below.)

     DEFAULT_LINE                           

PREFIX Group/Effect Prefix (Turn Effect on)

<SPAN style="color:aqua">

SUFFIX Group/Effect Suffix (Turn Effect off)

<\SPAN>

 

Code

Mandatory. Enter one of the following to define the code for the line:

  • (Blank) Active Line                       
  • -- Comment Line                              
  • >> Continuation Line (max 3 lines or 240 characters)

Line

Mandatory. Enter the protocol code that will be contained on the line. For example, <FONT COLOR=000000 FACE="Courier New" SIZE="3">.  It can also contain references to Parameter names in the format &&PARM_01 which are substituted at run-time.

Comments

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

Actions

Action

Description

List Related Effects

This branches to the Print Group/Effects List MSAE with a search of  the current effect name to display all those effects which reference this effect.

If not described in this topic, click on a field and press F1 to view help. See Common Fields for more information.

Fast prompt allows you to quickly view a list of options for certain fields.

NOTE Field visibility can be defined by your System Administrator, so not all fields documented may be shown.

See Using the Command Line on opening the screen without going through the menu.

See also