If a Controlling attribute has no data, INFO/ACCESS ignores any associated dependent attributes. This may cause problems in forms generation, however, by displacing the rest of the data on a form. There are two possible remedies for this situation.
Create synonyms and remove the controlling and dependent specifications from the Attribute Definition items. These specifications are not necessary unless print limiters are used in the forms generation statement.
Place the Controlling and Dependent attributes at the end of the output specifications for the set of forms. Putting these attributes at the end prevents them from displacing the rest of the data. This remedy, however, allows inclusion of only one set of Controlling and Dependent attributes in each forms generation statement.
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