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See Also
You can turn an existing
external set into an HTML set, or you can define a new HTML set
yourself.
To turn an existing external
set into an HTML set:
| 1.
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In the External Sets definition window, retrieve the record for
the external set. |
| 2.
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Select the HTML Set subtype indicator. |
| 3.
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Open the HTML Set subtype window and specify HTML Set
attributes. |
To define a new HTML set:
| 1.
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Choose Define, Sets, HTML Sets. |
The HTML Sets window is
displayed.
| 2.
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In the Set Name field, type a unique name for the set. |
| 3.
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Define the SQL statement that describes the external set. |
| 4.
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If you want to have USoft Batch compute the set elements for
you, click the Compute button. You can then change these, if
required. Child sets have to be added manually. |
| 5.
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Do not specify a File Format. For HTML sets, this setting is
not applicable. |
| 6.
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Specify HTML Set attributes to determine the output look and
feel of your HTML report. |
| 7.
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For each element of the external set: |
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In the Sequence field, type a (sequence) number to indicate the
left-to-right ordering of the elements within the set. |
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In the Element Name field, type a unique name for the
element. |
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In the Data Type field, click the lookup button and select a
data type supported by your RDBMS. |
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In the Length or Format fields, specify either the length, or
the format of the element. |
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If the element itself is a set, click the Child Set lookup
button and select an item from the list that appears. |
Related Topics:
How to Specify HTML Set
Attributes
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