The NEXT GROUP Clause

The NEXT GROUP clause specifies information for vertical positioning of a page following the presentation of the last line of a report group.

General Format

A report group entry must not contain a NEXT GROUP clause unless the description of that report group contains at least one LINE NUMBER clause unless you are running under DIALECT"MF". Under DIALECT"MF", you can specify the NEXT GROUP clause without a LINE NUMBER clause.
Integer-1 and integer-2 must not exceed three significant digits in length.
If the PAGE clause is omitted from the report description entry only a relative NEXT GROUP clause can be specified in any report group description entry in that report.
The NEXT PAGE phrase of the NEXT GROUP clause must not be specified in a PAGE FOOTING report group.
The NEXT GROUP clause must not be specified in a REPORT FOOTING report group or in a PAGE HEADING report group.

Any positioning of the page specified by the NEXT GROUP clause takes place after the presentation of the report group in which the clause appears. (See the section Presentation Rules Tables.)
The RWCS uses the vertical positioning information supplied by the NEXT GROUP clause along with information from the TYPE and PAGE clauses, and the value in LINE-COUNTER, to determine a new value for LINE-COUNTER. (See the section Presentation Rules Tables.)
The NEXT GROUP clause is ignored by the RWCS when it is specified on a CONTROL FOOTING report group that is at a level other than the highest level at which a control break is detected.
The NEXT GROUP clause of a body group refers to the next body group to be presented, and therefore can affect the location at which the next body group is presented. The NEXT GROUP clause of a REPORT HEADING report group can affect the location at which the PAGE HEADING report group is presented. The NEXT GROUP clause of a PAGE FOOTING report group can affect the location at which the REPORT FOOTING report group is presented. (See the section Presentation Rules Tables.)