Martin Orlando reporting environment

Abstract

The system was designed to alleviate the problem of "one time" or special request reports. A method was needed to quickly produce reports on request without having to write, compile and debug programs in order to produce the reports. The original design objectives were to permit any individual who understood how to prepare the input parameters the capability of producing any report within thirty minutes preparation time. MORE eliminates the necessity of having to write and maintain great numbers of special purpose report programs. It eliminates the necessity for special passes of master, sort parameter and activity files in order to produce the desired report. This is possible since the MORE system is a series of external subroutines which may be called by any existing program which is already accessing or passing a specific file. This system affords the user the advantage of using the built-in general print program or providing his own format program to the system. It has been determined that this system satisfied 85 to 90 percent of Martin Orlando business report requirements.