The report compilation module provides the function of generating reports, which specifies the physical appearance of a report, rather than specifying the detailed process required to generate a report. Hierarchies are used to define the logical organization of a report. Each report is divided into report columns, which in turn are divided into sequences of items. Such a hierarchy allows direct references to a report column as well as indirect references to other levels in the hierarchy. A report column contains one or more items that appear on zero, one, or more lines.
GB/T 4092.8-1992 history
2008GB/T 4092-2008 Information technology.Programming languages.COBOL
1992GB/T 4092.8-1992 Programming language COBOL—Report writermodule
GB/T 4092.8-1992 Programming language COBOL—Report writermodule was changed to GB/T 4092-2008 Information technology.Programming languages.COBOL.