NBSpool for MPE Reference Guide

Banner Maintenance
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The following table provides descriptions of the fields in the Define Banners screen.
Field Description
Banner Name
An eight character name used to identify this banner layout. The
banner name is used to attach a banner layout to a report, or to
define the default banner layout in the Banner Control Information
screen.
To list all banner layouts to the screen enter
*
. Each banner will be
displayed and the user will be prompted to modify this banner or list
the next banner.
1) Description
The banner description-this field is optional
2) Banner Layout
This is the four line layout for the banner header. The banner layout
consists of upper case text and lower case control words. The valid
control words are:
filename
The spool file name
Jobname
The creator session name
Jobid
The creator job number (in the format
#Jnnnn
)
Username
The creator user name
Acctname
The creator account name
Bin
The bin location if using multiple distribution
Distname
The first eight characters of the distribution list
name
Dfid
The spool file
DFID
(in the format
#Onnnn
)
Device
The spool file device class name
Phone
The user’s telephone number
Dept
The user’s department number
Beginend
Prints
/*BEGIN*/
for the banner page and
/*END*/
for
the trailer page.
Turn to the “Banner Page” section in this chapter for more
information about the banner header.
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