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| //label// | **BREAK(**//variable//**)** [,**USE( )**] [,**NOCASE**] |
|  | //group break structures// |
|  | **END** |

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| **BREAK** | Declares a group break structure. |
| //label// | The name by which the structure is addressed in executable code. |
| //variable// | The variable whose change in value signals the group break (PROP:BreakVar). |
| **USE** | A field equate label to reference the BREAK structure in executable code (PROP:USE). |
| **NOCASE** | Specifies the check for a changed value in the //variable// is case insensitive. |
| //group break structures// | Group break HEADER, FOOTER, and DETAIL structures, and/or other nested BREAK structures. |

The **BREAK** structure declares the //variable// which signals a group break when the value in the //variable// changes. A BREAK structure must be terminated with a period or END statement. It may contain its own HEADER, FOOTER, and DETAIL structures, and/or other nested BREAK structures. Only one HEADER and FOOTER are allowed in a BREAK structure; it may contain multiple DETAIL and/or BREAK structures.

The HEADER and FOOTER structures that are declared within a BREAK structure are the group header and footer. They automatically print surrounding equivalent values in the group break //variable//.

**Example:**

**CustRpt REPORT             !Declare customer report**

**Break1   ****BREAK****(SomeVariable)**

**          HEADER           !begin group header declaration**

**           !report controls**

**          END              !end header declaration  **

**GroupDet  DETAIL**

**           !report controls**

**          END              !end detail declaration  **

**          FOOTER           ! begin group footer declaration**

**           !report controls**

**          END              !end footer declaration  **

**         ****END****               !end group break declaration  **

**        END                !End report declaration**