Creating selection criteria using global fields
In Browsing a Data File you created temporary selection criteria. In this section you learn how to create permanent selection criteria using a global field (user variable) and Field-to-Field comparisons with the File-AID Selection utility (option 6).
Using global fields makes it possible to perform the following Selection Criteria functions:
- Selection based on conditions in previous records
- Selection based on counts or accumulated values
- Logic controlled selection based on global indicators
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