Headings and Footings: Types You Can Use

You can create the following types of headings and footings for a report. Each type is defined by where it appears in the report. These types are:

• Page headings and footings.
• Section headings and footings.
• Report headings and footings.

Page headings and page footings appear on every page of a report. You can create them using the HEADING and FOOTING commands, respectively.

Section headings and section footings appear above and below each section of a report. A section is created each time a specified sort field changes. You can create section headings and footings using the SUBHEAD and SUBFOOT commands, respectively, along with a sort field of your choice.

Report headings and report footings appear on the first and last pages only of a report. You can produce report headings and footings also using the SUBHEAD and SUBFOOT commands, respectively. The difference here is that you do not use these commands with a sort field.

You can use one, or many of these headings and footings in a report. You decide which approach is best for improving the clarity and impact of a report. In the following sections, you will learn how to issue report requests that combine headings and footings with formatting enhancements, sometimes on a conditional basis, to change the appearance of reports in various ways.