VISTA Plus for MPE User's Guide

Chapter 3
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VISTA Functions Options
This section describes each option available through the VISTA Functions window.
Lock/Unlock
Headings
This option allows you to define the heading lines to lock at the top of each
page. See “Using Headings” in this chapter for more information.
Add Search
Index
This option allows you to add a Search Index in order to limit the search area
and speed up the search in a report. See Chapter 4 in this guide for more
information on indexing the report.
Search Index
Management
This option displays predefined indices and changes function keys to the
Search Index keys. See Chapter 4 in this guide for more information.
Download
Report
This option displays a window and function keys for downloading reports to
PC files. See “Download Reports” in this chapter for more information.
Display/Remove
Ruler
This option lets you display or remove the ruler from the top of the window.
See the “Using the Ruler” section in this chapter for more information.
Calculate
Functions
This option allows you to calculate a subtotal for lines and columns in a
report. See “Calculating” in this chapter for more information.
View Search
Matches
This option displays the set of matches found by the most recent search. See
Chapter 4 in this guide for more information on viewing search matches.
Save Report
This option extracts information from the report. See Chapter 5 in this guide
for more information on Extracting Data.
Column
Management
This option allows you to define columns in the report and perform
additional column management tasks. See “Working with Columns” in this
chapter for more information.
Delete Lines
This option allows you to delete lines in the open report. See Chapter 5 in
this guide for more information on deleting lines in a report.
Hold Buffer
Management
This option allows you to merge pages from different reports into a
subreport. See “Merging Files to the Hold Buffer” in this chapter.
Window
Management
This option allows you to divide the View window into several sections. See
“Window Management” in this chapter for more information.
Configuration
Options
This option allow you to alter the default configuration values. See
“Configuration Options” in this chapter for more information.