Controlling Section 508 Support for HTML Output

How to:

You can select the ACCESSHTML command in the Set tool to control Section 508 support for HTML output format.

The ACCESSHTML command generates HTML report output that is compliant with Section 508-level accessibility requirements. The ACCESSHTML command supersedes the ACCESSIBLE command (which is still supported) because it allows for future expansion to support additional accessibility standards.

For complete information about Section 508-compliant HTML report output, see Technical Memo 4505: WebFOCUS HTML Report Accessibility Support.
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Procedure: How to Control Section 508 Support for HTML Output
  1. From the Procedure Viewer in Developer Studio, click and hold a component connector (yellow diamond), then select Set on the Component Connector toolbox.

    The Set tool opens.

  2. Select ACCESSHTML from the Available Settings list and click Add.

    or

    Double-click ACCESSHTML.

    ACCESSHTML is added to the Used Settings list.

  3. Select a value from the Current Value list to set the ACCESSHTML command.

    You may select from the following options:

    • 508. Controls Section 508 support for HTML output format. Generates report output that is compliant with Section 508 accessibility requirements.
    • OFF. Does not generate report output that is compliant with Section 508 accessibility requirements. OFF is the default value.

    The following image is an example of the ACCESSHTML command in the Set tool.

  4. Click OK to save the SET ACCESSHTML command and close the Set tool.

    The corresponding syntax is:

    SET ACCESSHTML = {508|OFF}
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