The transactions themselves may be generated by Focus jobs. The results are illustrated in the figure below. The example programs that were illustrated above were fairly small. However, depending on the nature of the query, the time required to retrieve that data can be quite lengthy. The above simple report example took roughly 3 minutes to execute.
Run times can increase significantly when the mainframe is busy.
The Focus user can exercise some control over the report request even after the request has been submitted. Volumes I and II, Information Builders, Inc, 1994. Look here for a complete list of IBI documents currently in print.