VISTA Plus for MPE Administrator's Guide

Chapter 1
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Operational Overview
This section provides an overview of working with VISTA folders and reports.
Capturing Reports
Folders can be created to hold reports with similar information, and to separate them by department
and users. A report folder named “Payroll” can be created to hold reports associated with the
payroll function. Storing reports in a folder that describes them will assist future users determine
where a report is located. A folder can hold many reports and is analogous to a filing cabinet
drawer that contains many files. The NBSpool VSAVE command is used to detect the presence of a
new report and add the report to a VISTA report folder. Turn to the “VSAVE Command” section
in Chapter 2 for instructions on saving a report to a folder.
Within a batch job, NBSpool can automatically capture printed reports. After reports are created,
NBSpool can copy a report to a VISTA folder. Turn to the “XEQ Command” section in Chapter 2
for an example of a batch job used for the background processing of reports and capturing them to
VISTA folders.
Using VISTA to View Folders and Reports
When you enter VISTA, the Select Folder window is displayed. This window allows you to select a
folder of reports to view. In addition to the names of available folders, descriptions of the contents
of each folder are also listed. The terminal’s up and down arrow keys can be used to scroll through
the displayed folders. To select a folder, position the cursor over a folder name, and press Enter.
After a folder is selected, the Select Report window is displayed. It shows all reports within a folder
and allows you to select a report to view. The terminal’s up and down arrow keys can be used to
scroll through reports in a folder. To select a report, position the cursor over a report name, and
press Enter.
When a report is opened, the View window is displayed. In the View window, you can scroll
through a report using keyboard arrow keys. You can also print sections of a report and search for
specific information. See the VISTA Plus for MPE User’s Guide or the VISTA Plus for Windows
MPE User’s Guide for more information on viewing a report .