Intermate iSeries, i5, AS/400 1st page per level break, Following pages, Maximum number of blank

Work with reformat definition		RFM300D
Definition name . . . . . : DEMO_REFOR
Description . . . . . . . : Reformat the Demo spooled file
Number of detail lines per output page
1st page per level break .	____
Following pages	____
Maximum number of blank lines
between 2 detail lines . .	__

F3=ExitF12=Cancel

You fill in the fields:
1st page per level break	This indicates how many detail lines, that there is room for
	on the first page for each document or customer (after a
	level break).
Following pages	The page header will be excluded from the second and
	following pages. That should make room for more detail
Maximum number of blank	lines. You type how many lines there are room for here.
lines between 2 detail lines	As a part of reformatting there might be some new blank
	lines within the detail lines. Here you can limit the number of
	the blank lines.

Press <Enter> and you will get a list of rule lines describing how the detail lines should be handled and build up. Type a new sequence number and press the <Field Exit> key to create a new line:

Work with reformat definitionRFM300D

Definition name . . . .		. : DEMO_REFOR
Description		. : Reformat the Demo spooled file
Reformating detail lines		Rule 02 All non empty detail lines
01	All non empty detail lines

Rule Description

1.0______________________________

If	position	___	1-378
	length	__	1-30
	compare type	_	= > < N A U
	compare value	_______________________________
	occurrence	______	*ALL, *FIRST, *LAST
Number of lines to handle . . .		____	1-99, *VAR
Action	. . . . . . . . . . . .	_________	*REFORMAT, *DELETE
Line-ID code		____
Call user exit program . . . .		____	*NO, *YES
F3=Exit		F11=Delete		F12=Cancel

Here you first enter a condition to select only this specific type of detail line. This condition will only be considered for the lines after the header:

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