Define The Position And Length Of A Field; Define The Field's Data Expression - Avaya Call Management System Custom Reports

Define the position and length of a field

To define the position and length of a field:
1. On Screen Painter, position the cursor where you want a field to begin, and select
Field from the action list.
The cursor returns to its original position, and the following message is displayed:
Move cursor to define opposite corner of field and press RETURN.
2. Move the cursor using the arrow keys to define a field length, and press
sure the field is long enough to contain the data. If the field is too short for a value, the
report shows asterisks ( * ) in the field or, if the data is a word, cuts letters off.
The field is displayed as a question mark ( ? ) followed by x 's. The question mark
indicates that you have not yet assigned a Row Search ID to the field. The Field
window is displayed.
The Field Window

Define the field's data expression

In the Select field (see the above figure), enter a data expression to tell CMS two things:
What table columns should supply data to the field
How to manipulate that data
CMS picks out values from a table with both row and column identifiers. CMS identifies
rows of data according to the user's input and the row search conditions you define (see
Defining the rows of data for a report
data expression you define here.
on page 88). CMS identifies columns according to the
Defining report fields
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