Move Trim, Columns, Aggregates, and Headings
To move trim, columns, aggregates, and headings
1. Use the arrow keys or your mouse to position the cursor on and select the component you wish to move. You can place the cursor anywhere on the component.
2. Choose the Move operation from the Report Layout frame menu.
The component is highlighted in inverse or blinking video if your terminal is capable of doing so.
3. Position the cursor at the new location, if appropriate. Then choose one of the operations on the Move submenu.
The Move submenu operations are as follows:
Place
Moves the selected component to a position indicated by the cursor. Before choosing this operation, position the cursor at the desired location. For more information, see
Place and Shift Operations.
Left
Moves the selected component to the current left margin of the report layout, on the indicated line.
Center
Moves the selected component to the center of the indicated line, as defined by the report's current margins.
Right
Moves the selected component to the current right margin of the report layout, on the indicated line.
Shift
Moves the selected component to a position indicated by the cursor, shifting other components to the right. Before choosing this operation, position the cursor at the desired location. For more information, see
Place and Shift Operations.
Column
This operation appears after you place the cursor on a column, aggregate, or heading. It instructs RBF to move the column or aggregate and the associated heading as a unit.
After choosing the Column operation, choose one of the other move operations to move both the column or aggregate and the associated heading. If you do not choose the Column operation, you must move columns or aggregates and the associated headings separately.
This operation is not available for Labels reports. In Labels reports, you are required to move columns and column headings separately.
Help, End
Perform standard operations.
Place and Shift Operations
The Place and Shift operations allow you to move a component to a specified location, even if it is on another line. Before choosing either of these operations, you must place the cursor where you want to move the component. The location of the cursor marks where the first (leftmost) character of the component is placed.
If the new location for the component does not affect any other component, there is no difference between the Place and Shift operations. However, if the new location causes the relocated component to overlap another component, Place and Shift handle the situation differently.
Place
Pushes the other component to the right. If there is not enough space for the pushed component to fit without overlapping additional components, the pushed component is dropped down one line. Thus, the Place operation affects only two components: the moved component and the component pushed out of the way.
Shift
Pushes the other component to the right. If there is not enough space for the pushed component to fit without overlapping additional components, the additional components are also pushed to the right to make room. If all the components cannot fit on a line, some components are forced down to the next line. A Shift operation can affect all components to the right of the moved components' new location.
Centering
The Center operation positions a report component in the center of the total report line width (not the width of your screen). If the report is wider than your screen, the centered component appears off‑center on your screen, but is correctly centered on the printed report.
You can set report line width when you create the report specification. You can also use the Move operation to move the right margin, as explained in the following discussion.
Last modified date: 11/28/2023