6 Work with Groups

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6.1 Working with Groups

World Writer has many functions and can be used with all of your JD Edwards World application files, as well as non-World files. As a result, you will likely develop a large number of World Writer versions.

Groups provide a way to manage reports by allowing you to view a limited list of World Writer reports that have something in common. Some ways that you can group reports are:

  • By user ID

  • By application

  • By frequency of use. For example, daily and monthly reports.

  • By department

  • By level of sensitivity for security purposes

  • Any combination of the above

You can attach a group to a menu selection so that the list of reports appears when the user makes that selection. You can also set up menu security and/or group level security to prevent unauthorized access.

A group name is alphanumeric and can be up to ten characters in length. A suggested method for creating group names is QSSnnnnnnn, where:

  • Q = Query

  • SS = System Code

  • nnnnnnn = Unique name

A variety of groups have already been set up for you and you can access them from menu G82. These groups contain the sample reports that are provided with the software. You can use the pre-defined groups to arrange your versions. Or you can organize your World Writer versions by creating your own groups, using a naming convention that suits your needs.

To create a group

World Writer groups are stored in User Defined Code table System Code 82, UDC GR.

You can access this User Defined Code table a number of ways:

  • From the World Writer Versions List, in the Group field, press F1, and then press F10.

  • Type Fast Path UDC on a command line. Or from Menu G00 take selection 14. Inquire on System Code 82, User Defined Code GR.

The first 11 lines of the table are suggestions for group naming conventions, followed by the existing group names.

On General User Defined Codes

Figure 6-1 General User Defined Codes screen

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Complete the following:

Code - a unique group name

Description - a short description of the group

Action Code - Use C

The update to the table is immediate. When you return to the versions list and press F1 on the Group field, you should be able to skip to and select your new group name from the User Defined Codes table.

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