Maintaining Report Forms
To display the list of Report Forms in the current Report Forms data set, select option 3 Report Forms from the CICS PA Primary Option Menu.

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Report Forms Row 1 to 3 of 3
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Report Forms Data Set . . : xxxx.CICSPA.FORM
/ Name Type Description Changed ID
_ LISTX1 LISTX List Extended Report Form 2005/01/13 09:00 MKR08
_ LIST1 LIST List Report Form 2005/01/01 12:27 JCH02
_ PSUMMY01 SUMMARY Summary Report Form 2005/01/12 08:57 DAM13
_ STSUM1 STATSUM StatSum - Dispatcher TCB Mod 2015/05/27 07:45 ACB24
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You can view or modify a selected report form or you can create new forms. You can also add a selection of sample forms by selecting Samples in the action bar or entering the SAMPLES command. See Sample Report Forms.
- Name
- 1-8 character name in ISPF member name format, used to uniquely identify the Report Form within the Report Forms data set. By default, the panel is sorted on the Name field.
- Type
- The type of Report Form, either LIST, LISTX, SUMMARY
, STATLST, or STATSUM
.
- Description
- Free format text up to 32 characters that describes the contents and purpose of the Report Form.
Line Actions
- ⁄
- Display the menu of line actions.
- E
- Edit the Report Form.
- S
- Select the Report Form (same as Edit).
- V
- View the Report Form. This looks like the Edit panel but has no 'hold' on the data and has no Save capability. SAVEAS is available.
- D
- Delete the Report Form.
- R
- Rename the Report Form.
- J
- Run the report from the Report Form.
Primary Commands
The following primary commands are valid for this panel:- NEW name type
- This command creates a new
Report Form with the specified name. The type is either:
- LIST
- List Report Form
- LISTX or LX
- List Extended Report Form
- SUMMARY
- Summary Report Form
STATLST
Statistics List Report Form
STATSUM
Statistics Summary Report Form
- MODEL
- Model on an existing Report Form
MODELS
Model on an existing Statistics Report Form
- MODELT
- Model on an existing HDB Template
It displays the New Report Form window populated with values from your entered command or from the last Report Form you created, and prompts you for further details to define the new Report Form.
Also available from File in the action bar or F6.
See Creating new report forms for information on how to proceed.
- SELECT name
- This command (or
S) selects the specified Report Form for editing. If the Report Form does not exist, it is
created as if the NEW command was used.
Also available from File in the action bar.
- SORT Name|Type|Description|Changed|Id
- This command sorts the list of Report Forms on one or two columns. The default sort field is Name. The sort disregards upper and lower case, and is ascending for all but the Changed column which is descending. The sort order is retained only until Exit or another SORT command is issued.
- LOCATE string
- This command (or L or LOC) is used to locate an entry in the list based on the primary sort field. By default, LOCATE operates on the Name field. The string should be no longer than the primary sort field and not enclosed in quotes. The display will scroll to the entry which matches the string, or the entry preceding it if an exact match is not found.
- CONFIRM ON|OFF
- CONFIRM ON (or CONFIRM)
instructs CICS PA to
prompt for confirmation when you request to Delete a Report Form.
With CONFIRM OFF, Delete requests are actioned immediately. Deleted Report Forms cannot be reinstated.
This command changes the setting only for the current invocation of the Report Forms panel. On exit, it reverts to the default set by Delete Confirmation in CICS PA Settings.
Also available from Confirm in the action bar.
- SAMPLES
This command displays the Sample Form Search panel. You can search and filter the list of sample forms that are provided with CICS PA and then select one or more forms to populate your Report Forms data set.
Also available from Samples in the action bar.
- FIND string
- This
command (or F) looks for the specified character string within all columns in the displayed
data. The string need only be enclosed in quotes if there are embedded spaces. The search is
not case sensitive. The display scrolls to the row where the string is found and positions the
cursor on the matching data. To find more occurrences, use F5 or the RFIND command
repeatedly.
If there is no match but the search did not begin at the start of the list, the screen does not change and the message *Bottom of data reached* is displayed. Use F5 or RFIND to search from the top. If there is no match in the entire list, the screen does not change and the message No CHARS xxx found is displayed.