EZ'r Reports is designed to make the programmers job easier and more productive. Building on the EZ'r COBOL technology, EZ'r Reports allows the programmer to build complex reports quickly and with a minimum of programming effort using a simple and logical syntax. Currently, EZ'r Reports works in conjunction with NetCOBOL's PowerForm product. The combination allows complex graphical reports to be built quickly and accurately. The EZ'r Reports syntax allows the programmer to concentrate on the design of the report and let the technology build the COBOL syntax (working storage, procedure division, and file definition and handling code) necessary to create the report. The programmer designs what the various parts of the report (report header, control header, control footer, detail line, and report footer) should look like and lets EZ'r Reports build the COBOL syntax necessary to make his design a reality.
The only other thing the programmer needs to be concerned about is when, within the program logic, he needs to print a detail line. Everything else is handled for him, page headers logic, control break logic for both headers and footers, and report footer logic. The programmer can, also, design special lines for the report and print them as necessary. EZ'r Reports allows clients to easily product reports by gathering the data and passing it to your program which can then be formated for printing and distribution. Two of the popular formats are:
EZ'r Reports technology also allows for the building of standard COBOL reports if you chose not to use the Powerform Method.
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