Displaying "not-selected" records
A record is considered to be selected if all of the following conditions are true:
- The record length matches the length of one of the record types (level-01 items) in the template. If any of the data description entries for the fields in a record type included an OCCURS DEPENDING ON clause, then records of various lengths might match a record type; for details, see Support for variable-length arrays.
- The record data matches the record identification criteria for
a type with that record length.
If a record matches the record identification criteria for a record type, but the record length is outside the valid range for that record type, then the record matches the record type only if you choose the Length error option on the Editor Options (option 0.6) panel. If you choose this option then such records appear with a
=LGTH
indicator in their prefix area. If you do not choose this option, then the record does not match the record type. - The record data matches the record selection criteria for that type.
- The record type is indicated as being selected on the Record Selection panel (when editing the template).
Otherwise, a record is considered to be not-selected for processing.
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- To show not-selected records, enter
SHOW NOT ON
on the Command line. (In SNGL or TABL display format, the record data is formatted according to the structure of the current record type.)You can also show not-selected records by selecting the Expose option, Not selected, on the Editor Options panel.
- To group not-selected records, enter
SHOW NOT OFF
on the Command line. The records are either completely hidden or represented by shadow lines, depending on the current setting of the SHADOW command. - To turn on shadow lines for not-selected records, enter
SHADOW NOT ON
on the Command line.You can also turn on shadow lines for not-selected records by selecting the See shadow lines option, Not selected, on the Editor Options panel.
- To turn off the shadow lines, completely hiding all but the selected
records of the current record type, enter
SHADOW NOT OFF
on the Command line. The shadow lines disappear, andSHAD
appears at the top left of the screen, indicating that there are records that are hidden because shadow lines have been turned off.You can also turn off the shadow lines by deselecting the See shadow lines option, Not selected, on the Editor Options panel.
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