I have a compound report (PDF) that contains 3 reports. The first report can be variable in length depending on the amount of data. I want the second report to print right after the first and the third report to print right after the second. I've tried using relative-to and RELATIVE-POINT but it doesn't work as I had expected. Reports 2 and 3 seems to always print at the same location regardless if report 1 is shorter and it could be moved up further.

Has anyone dealt with this before?
Here is what I have for now...

SET HTMLARCHIVE=ON
*-HOLD_SOURCE
COMPOUND LAYOUT PCHOLD FORMAT PDF
UNITS=IN, $
SECTION=section1, LAYOUT=ON, METADATA='prop_with_names^Margins_Left=0.5^Margins_Top=0.5^Margins_Right=0.5^Margins_Bottom=0.5^thumbnailscale=4', MERGE=ON, ORIENTATION=PORTRAIT, PAGESIZE=Letter, SHOW_GLOBALFILTER=OFF, $
PAGELAYOUT=1, NAME='Page layout 1', text='Page layout 1', TOC-LEVEL=1, BOTTOMMARGIN=0.5, TOPMARGIN=0.5, METADATA='BOTTOMMARGIN=0.5,TOPMARGIN=0.5,LEFTMARGIN=0,RIGHTMARGIN=0,', $
COMPONENT='report1', TEXT='report1', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(0.499 0.520), DIMENSION=(* *), BYTOC=0, ARREPORTSIZE=DIMENSION, METADATA='left: 0.499in; top: 0.52in; width: 7.649in; height: 7.93in; position: absolute; z-index: 1;', $
COMPONENT='report2', TEXT='report2', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(0.498 8.542), DIMENSION=(* *), BYTOC=0, RELATIVE-TO='report1', RELATIVE-POINT=BOTTOM-LEFT,
POSITION-POINT=TOP-LEFT, ARREPORTSIZE=DIMENSION, $
COMPONENT='report3', TEXT='report3', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(0.498 9.377), DIMENSION=(* *), BYTOC=0, RELATIVE-TO='report2', RELATIVE-POINT=BOTTOM-LEFT,
POSITION-POINT=TOP-LEFT, ARREPORTSIZE=DIMENSION, $
END
SET COMPONENT='report1'
-*component_type report
-INCLUDE IBFS:/WFC/Repository/ServiceManagement/ServiceCatalog/MPLS/Procurement/Desktop-Laptop-Detail.fex
SET COMPONENT='report2'
-*component_type report
-INCLUDE IBFS:/WFC/Repository/ServiceManagement/ServiceCatalog/MPLS/Procurement/Desktop-Laptop-Approval.fex
SET COMPONENT='report3'
-*component_type report
-INCLUDE IBFS:/WFC/Repository/ServiceManagement/ServiceCatalog/MPLS/Procurement/Desktop-Laptop-WorkInfo.fex
COMPOUND END


TIA!
Melissa

This message has been edited. Last edited by: FP Mod Chuck,

I think that happens because the POSITION's of reports 2 & 3 are absolute.

Is this better?:

SET HTMLARCHIVE=ON
*-HOLD_SOURCE
COMPOUND LAYOUT PCHOLD FORMAT PDF
UNITS=IN, $
SECTION=section1, LAYOUT=ON, METADATA='prop_with_names^Margins_Left=0.5^Margins_Top=0.5^Margins_Right=0.5^Margins_Bottom=0.5^thumbnailscale=4', MERGE=ON, ORIENTATION=PORTRAIT, PAGESIZE=Letter, SHOW_GLOBALFILTER=OFF, $
PAGELAYOUT=1, NAME='Page layout 1', text='Page layout 1', TOC-LEVEL=1, BOTTOMMARGIN=0.5, TOPMARGIN=0.5, METADATA='BOTTOMMARGIN=0.5,TOPMARGIN=0.5,LEFTMARGIN=0,RIGHTMARGIN=0,', $
COMPONENT='report1', TEXT='report1', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(0.499 0.520), DIMENSION=(* *), BYTOC=0, ARREPORTSIZE=DIMENSION, METADATA='left: 0.499in; top: 0.52in; width: 7.649in; height: 7.93in; position: absolute; z-index: 1;', $
COMPONENT='report2', TEXT='report2', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(0.498 +0.5), DIMENSION=(* *), BYTOC=0, RELATIVE-TO='report1', RELATIVE-POINT=BOTTOM-LEFT,
POSITION-POINT=TOP-LEFT, ARREPORTSIZE=DIMENSION, $
COMPONENT='report3', TEXT='report3', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(0.498 +0.5), DIMENSION=(* *), BYTOC=0, RELATIVE-TO='report2', RELATIVE-POINT=BOTTOM-LEFT,
POSITION-POINT=TOP-LEFT, ARREPORTSIZE=DIMENSION, $
END
SET COMPONENT='report1'
-*component_type report
-INCLUDE IBFS:/WFC/Repository/ServiceManagement/ServiceCatalog/MPLS/Procurement/Desktop-Laptop-Detail.fex
SET COMPONENT='report2'
-*component_type report
-INCLUDE IBFS:/WFC/Repository/ServiceManagement/ServiceCatalog/MPLS/Procurement/Desktop-Laptop-Approval.fex
SET COMPONENT='report3'
-*component_type report
-INCLUDE IBFS:/WFC/Repository/ServiceManagement/ServiceCatalog/MPLS/Procurement/Desktop-Laptop-WorkInfo.fex
COMPOUND END