SUPPRESSION Command

SUPPRESSION name ;

The SUPPRESSION command names the suppression that is specified in the FIELD command of a page definition associating the form definition and the page definition. The SUPPRESSION command, if used, must immediately follow the FORMDEF command.

name
Identifies an alphanumeric name of 1 to 8 characters (local name). The name must conform to the token rules.

You must specify the area to be suppressed in a FIELD command or a SUBGROUP command using one of the names specified within this series of SUPPRESSION commands for the suppression to be effective.

    Note:
  1. The SUPPRESSION command is for text-only fields. It does not work for barcodes or other non-text fields.
  2. A maximum of eight suppressions can be specified for one SUBGROUP command, and a maximum of 127 suppressions can be specified within one form definition.