Define decollating parameters for a new report as follows.
Produce the report on spool (preferably by a test job) to a class that is not printed. Note the class used.
Obtain all distribution requirements for the new report.
If the report is to be distributed in its entirety to one or more recipients, no additional information is required.
If different pages of the report are to be distributed to different users, determine an identifying character string that is unique to specific users (usually the report header and/or title), and note the identifying string and the string's position in the report (line and column range). Methods for determining exact string position appear below. It is also possible to identify a larger range of lines and columns in which the string will appear.
Determine the exact position of a recipient name, or any other string within a report, using one of the following methods:
View the report online using any spool display facility installed at your data center (FLASHER, SDSF, and so on). The exact column range in which a string appears can be determined with the aid of the COLS command (or equivalent).
Activate a job decollating mission with no separation criteria specified. Assign the entire report to one recipient. View the report in the Control-D Online Viewing facility (Option U).
After the required information has been gathered, enter the Report Decollating Definition screen (Option R). Update report identifying information (if required for this report) and distribution information, as described in the Walkthrough.
Save the updated report decollating mission and manually order it. View the results of the test in the Active User Report List screen (Option U). If the results are as expected, add any additional parameters that are needed (such as DO PRINT, DO BACKUP, and so on), and the report is ready for production. If the results are not as expected, determine which parameter was specified incorrectly (for example, wrong column for identifying string, and so on), correct it, and order the report decollating mission again.
When the report decollating mission is ready for production, set it up for automatic ordering. For further information refer to Setting Up Automatic Orders of Missions.
