FOCUS

Synopsis
FOCUS: Basic Report Preparation shows users how to create simple reports using FOCUS.

Audience
This course is for anyone who is interested in learning about basic report preparation using FOCUS.

Time
3 hours

Product Code: FOCS03

After completing FOCUS: Basic Report Preparation, the user should be able to:

Describe the various course conventions

Identify the screens used by the various course databases

Use the TABLE command to initiate report requests

Use the PRINT and LIST verbs to print the field values in report requests

Use the SUM, ADD, WRITE, and COUNT Verbs in report requests

Describe the basic sorting process of data

Explain the various printing techniques used for creating reports

Use the IF statement and WHERE clause to screen records

Explain the various uses of the WHERE clause

Course Conventions and Databases
Course conventions

Course databases

Starting a Simple Report
The TABLE request

PRINT and LIST

Printing Values
SUM, ADD, WRITE, and COUNT

Basic sorting

Creating Report Requests
Additional printing techniques

Record Selection
WHERE and IF conditions

Uses of the WHERE clause

This course has the following features:

A glossary

A Skill Assessment

FOCUS: Getting Started (FOCS01)

FOCUS: Working with FOCUS (FOCS02)

FOCUS: Creating Simple Reports (FOCS04)

FOCUS: Creating Complex Reports (FOCS05)

FOCUS: Additional Reporting Techniques (FOCS06)

FOCUS: Fundamentals of Graphs (FOCS07)

FOCUS: Advanced Graph Topics (FOCS08)

FOCUS: Data Manipulation for Reporting (FOCS09)

FOCUS: Advanced Screening Techniques (FOCS10)

FOCUS: Creating File Definitions (FOCS11)

FOCUS: Adjusting File Definitions (FOCS12)

FOCUS: Accessing External Files (FOCS13)

FOCUS: Basic MODIFY Requests (FOCS14)

FOCUS: Segment Modification (FOCS15)

FOCUS: Complex MODIFY Requests (FOCS16)

FOCUS: Additional File Maintenance (FOCS17)

FOCUS: Dialogue Manager and FIDEL (FOCS18)

FOCUS: More Features of FIDEL (FOCS19)

FOCUS: MAINTAIN Facility (FOCS20)

FOCUS: Completing a MAINTAIN Application (FOCS21)

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