The SUPPRESS statement causes the RWCS to inhibit the presentation of a report group. 
            
            
               General Format
               
                
               
             
            
            
               Syntax Rules
               
               
               
                  
                  - The SUPPRESS statement can only appear in a USE BEFORE REPORTING procedure. 
 
            
            
               General Rules
               
               
               
                  
                  - The SUPPRESS statement inhibits presentation only for the report group named in the USE procedure in which the SUPPRESS statement
                     appears. 
                  
- The SUPPRESS statement must be executed each time the presentation of the report group is to be inhibited. 
- When the SUPPRESS statement is executed, the RWCS is instructed to inhibit the processing of the following report group functions:
                     
                     
                        
                        - The presentation of the print lines of the report group. 
- The processing of all LINE clauses in the report group. 
- The processing of the NEXT GROUP clause in the report group. 
- The adjustment of LINE-COUNTER. 
 
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                      The SUPPRESS PRINTING function can also be achieved by moving the value 1 to the special register PRINT- SWITCH. The SUPPRESS PRINTING function can also be achieved by moving the value 1 to the special register PRINT- SWITCH.The statement       MOVE 1 TO PRINT-SWITCH has exactly the same effect as the statement       SUPPRESS PRINTING