The sample report below is an example of using defines to round gross pay amounts. The first define ROUNDED, rounds the gross pay by changing PH:GROSSPAY from a P12.2M format to a P12 format. Amounts with cents greater than or equal to .50 will round up to the next dollar. The second define GROSSPAY, displays the amount with two decimal places and a dollar sign.
Report Request:
EX PH
DEFINE FILE PH ADD
ROUNDED/P12 = PH:GROSSPAY;
GROSSPAY/P12.2M = (ROUNDED*1.00);
END
TABLE FILE PH
PRINT PH:GROSSPAY ROUNDED GROSSPAY
END
Report Generated:
PH:GROSSPAY ROUNDED GROSSPAY
----------- ------- --------
$1336.86 1337 $1337.00
$2200.12 2200 $2200.00
$3288.50 3289 $3289.00
$1253.00 1253 $1253.00