Working with Recall

A Recall statement is constructed by combining a series of commands and criteria in a specific order. The following table lists the Recall commands and criteria used:

Segment	Command or Parameter	Description
1	Verb	An action word that tells the system the action or process to perform.
2	File Name	The name of the file from which to perform the action or process.
3	Item List	A specific identification type used to narrow down the amount of data to include in the output for the report. For example, an account number or a client number.
4	Sort Key	A command that sorts the retrieved information in a specified order.
5	Selection Criteria	A condition that the data must meet to be included in the report.
6	Output	A list of dictionary items ordered in the way you want the data to display in the report.
7	Modifiers and Options	A series of commands that instruct The Collector System how to format the report, such as headings, footers, and so on.

A Recall statement starts with a verb to describe an action. A noun follows the verb to identify a file name and then you add sort keys and/or selection criteria, which is used to specify the information to act upon. You finish the statement by adding instructions on how to display the information by using output, modifiers, and options. You can view the statement results either on the screen or you can send the information to a printer.

The following table lists example Recall statements:

1 - Verb	2 - File Name	3 - Item List	4 - Sort Keys	5 - Selection Criteria	6 - Output	7 - Modifiers & Options
LIST	ACCOUNT or DEBTOR	12345	BY 10	WITH 10 = "5"	2 15 23	HEADING
SORT	CLIENT	GEN100	BY-DSND 2	WITH 23 NE "FWD"	1 2 TOTAL 15	FOOTING
COUNT	TRANS	1234X3829	BY 5 BY 7	WITH 4 GT "5000"		DBL-SPC
SELECT	CFn			BY 5 BY 7		BREAK-ON 5 2 4 (P,H,I,N,C)
SSELECT	PRECLIENT			WITH 10 = "5"
	PRECOLLECT			WITH 23 NE "FWD"
	PAYPLAN