Once an Enterprise Output Manager report is added to the project you can maintain it in the same way as any other report.
If the output of the Enterprise Output Manager wizard needs to be amended, you need to start again and make any required changes in step one of the report development cycle, though you can keep the base template and form file from the previous effort.
Automatic maintenance of an Enterprise Output Manager report is not possible as there is no direct link between the report and the form file that defines how it is printed. The only link between the report and the form file definitions are the field names themselves. However, the wizard is able to add, remove, or update any of the attribute references in the header, footer, and detail frames. That is, when the wizard encounters:
A new field, it adds the field definition to the painted frame.
The same field, it changes the field attributes appropriately.
The following report properties are set by the Enterprise Output Manager wizard and cannot be changed:
| Report Properties | Value |
|---|---|
| Default Device | Enterprise Output Manager generated reports |
| Line Length | 255 |
|
Report Frame Presentation Properties |
Value |
|---|---|
| Display attributes: | Pitch, are not set. |
| Bright | True or False |
| Big | True or False |
| Under | True or False |
| Underscore | True or False |
| Reverse | True or False |
| Upperscore | True or False |
| Reset | True or False |
| Pitch | Pitch set to 132 |
| Control Codes | True or False |
| Numeric attributes: Decimal Character Separator Blank When Zero Floating Sign | All set to Default |
When you are painting a report, do not exceed the line length of 255 characters. Enterprise Output Manager only receives a maximum of 255 characters per line.
You can set the remaining options or change their defaults as required.
After a print job has been delivered to Enterprise Output Manager, it is possible to view the print output in preview mode before it is printed.