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- | ====== iView 8 IBMi (back end) Useage | + | ====== iView 8 IBMi (back end) Usage ====== |
- | Menu IVIEW: | + | ===== Menu IVIEW: |
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- | Menu IVIEW, option 1: | + | ==== Menu IVIEW, option 1: Archive Configuration ==== |
+ | This display is used to add or change an archive definition. | ||
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- | F3=Exit | + | F3=Exit |
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+ | If the metadata file is being monitored, you will see an indicator at Archive list screen:\\ | ||
+ | * **I**: monitor for Inserting event | ||
+ | * **U**: monitoring for Updating event | ||
+ | * **D**: monitoring for Deleting event | ||
+ | ==== Select an iView Archive Application with option 1:===== | ||
- | This display is used to add or change an archive definition, although one can not\\ | + | < |
- | change the meta data fields after the archive is created. | + | |
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+ | Application. . : ATPICKLIST | ||
+ | Library. . . . : IVIEW7 | ||
+ | PDF Output Name: *NAME-*DATE-*TIME | ||
+ | Disposition Opt. *ORIGINAL | ||
+ | Processing Opt.: *SYSTEM | ||
+ | Product. . . . : Printing Queue (Signature) *LIBL | ||
+ | iWorkflow Data Queue . . : *LIBL | ||
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+ | === Archive Options === | ||
- | + | * **Application Name**: Use 10 characters alphanumeric. Embedded blanks are not recommended. | |
- | + | * **Description**: | |
- | ===== Archive Options ===== | + | |
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* **Library**: | * **Library**: | ||
* **Directory**: | * **Directory**: | ||
- | * **File Name**: Specify the file system object name of the archived document using constants and these keywords: | + | * **PDF Output |
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- | *DATE to include QDATE | + | | *NAME | The archive name | |
- | *TIME to include QTIME | + | | *DATE | Processing date in format YYMMDD | |
- | *INDEX01 | + | | *TIME | Processing time in format HHMMSS | |
- | </ | + | | *INDEX01 |
* **Disposition Options**: This controls the fate of the original spool file: | * **Disposition Options**: This controls the fate of the original spool file: | ||
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- | *RETAIN | + | *RETAIN |
*ORIGINAL | *ORIGINAL | ||
*SYSTEM | *SYSTEM | ||
*NONE Do Not Archive | *NONE Do Not Archive | ||
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- | | + | * **Allow Null Value**: Y/N |
- | with current software and should be set to N. | + | * **Processing Options**: Process spool file under the iView user profile or under the profile of the spool file owner. This will impact what profile owns the spool file post-processing. |
- | * **Processing Options**: Process spool file under the iView user profile or under the profile of the spool file owner. | + | |
- | This will impact what profile owns the spool file post-processing. | + | |
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*SYSTEM | *SYSTEM | ||
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- | iDocs Application: | + | * **iDocs Application**: If you want the spool file processed through iDocs before archiving specify the application here. If specified what is archived is a laser document, else it is a pdf document made from the text spool file. |
- | application here. If specified what is archived is a laser document, else it is a pdf document made from the | + | * **Storage Format**: Specify the document type of the file. *PDF is the usual selection due to ease of use with a browser. PDF is also the front end default and any other selection may require front end configuration changes. The use of *PDFSIG enables signature capture in the archive. |
- | text spool file. | + | |
- | Product: Specify IDOCS to create a laser document using the iDocs Suite. Otherwise leave blank. | + | |
- | This field is used for integrations with other document products. | + | |
- | Storage Format: Specify the document type of the file. *PDF is the usual selection due to ease of use | + | |
- | with a browser. PDF is also the front end default and any other selection may require front end configuration changes. | + | |
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- | | + | *PDF |
- | *TIFF Tiff Image | + | *PDFSIG |
+ | *TIFF Tiff Image | ||
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- | + | * **Product**: | |
- | + | * **Printing Queue (Signature)** Printing queue and queue library are specified to hold the output from the print option in signature capture. This is unconditional. Multiple and conditional print output from Signature Capture can also be configured using **F18**. | |
- | + | === Meta Data Fields === | |
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- | ===== Meta Data Fields ===== | + | |
The meta data fields are defined by their position in a *SCS spool file. | The meta data fields are defined by their position in a *SCS spool file. | ||
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- | **Page#**: Use keywords *FIRST, *LAST, *ALL, or a specific page number to specify from which page the meta data\\ | + | **Sorting** is specified as it is in iDocs: |
- | value is scraped. | + | |
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- | **No. Pgs Indexed**: Key the number of pages from which spool text is scraped and concatenated to form the \\ | + | |
- | meta data for the meta data field. Left blank, 1 page is scraped unless *ALL pages is specified. | + | |
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- | Sorting | + | |
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1 Primary Sort Ascending | 1 Primary Sort Ascending | ||
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Meta data is stored in the meta data file, having the same name as the archive application, | Meta data is stored in the meta data file, having the same name as the archive application, | ||
- | Bursting works as it does in iDocs and as one would intuitively expect. | + | **Bursting** works as it does in iDocs and as one would intuitively expect. |
+ | **Sigtag**: Specify a Y to display this field on the Signature Capture search dialog. You should define at least one field as sigtag for a Signature Capture application ( see Storage Format above ). | ||
+ | **Page#**: Use keywords *FIRST, *LAST, *ALL, or a specific page number to specify from which page the meta data\\ | ||
+ | value is scraped. | ||
- | ===== Path Variables ===== | + | **No. Pgs Indexed**: Key the number of pages from which spool text is scraped and concatenated to form the \\ |
+ | meta data for the meta data field. Left blank, 1 page is scraped unless *ALL pages is specified. | ||
- | {{pub:iview6: | + | **Type**: Specify blank or A for an alpha string. Specify D for a date field. If a date field, use **F11** to enter a date format. The format specified should match the format in the spool file -- i.e. tell iView how to parse the spool file date.\\ |
+ | Since this is text against which users will search in a browser, the normal practice | ||
+ | is to define short, one line text fields as meta data. Fields such as customer name, customer number, etc. | ||
+ | You can define text blocks as meta data but the searching dynamics should be considered. | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | Meta data is stored in the meta data file, having the same name as the archive application, | ||
- | A path is defined to create a directory structure in the archive. The directories | + | ==== F8=Metadata Monitor (V8.45): ==== |
- | are in the IFS and are real, not virtual. The archived document is placed in the path | + | |
- | created by the path definition. | + | |
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- | creates the directories if they are not present, then places the archived document in the | + | Monitor |
- | path. | + | |
+ | Type choices, press Enter. | ||
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+ | iView archive name . . . . . . . > ATPICKLIST | ||
+ | Event Type . . . . . . . . . . . *NONE, *ALL, *INSERT... | ||
+ | + for more values | ||
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+ | To User Profile | ||
+ | + for more values | ||
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+ | To Data Queue . . . . . . . . . | ||
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+ | To Email Address (*INDEXxx) | ||
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+ | + for more values | ||
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+ | More... | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | Monitor archive data changes (STRIVMONAR) | ||
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+ | Type choices, press Enter. | ||
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+ | Mail Subject (*INDEXxx) | ||
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+ | iMail Job Queue . . . . . . . . | ||
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+ | iMail Library Name . . . . . . . > IDOCS6 | ||
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+ | ==== F11=Alt View: ==== | ||
- | Example: | + | < |
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+ | 18:07:58 iView Archive Application | ||
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+ | Application. . : ATPICKLIST | ||
+ | Library. . . . : IVIEW7 | ||
+ | PDF Output Name: *NAME-*DATE-*TIME | ||
+ | Disposition Opt. *ORIGINAL | ||
+ | Processing Opt.: *SYSTEM | ||
+ | Product. . . . : Printing Queue (Signature) *LIBL | ||
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+ | More... | ||
+ | F3=Exit | ||
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+ | </ | ||
+ | This display is used to add or change an archive definition, although one can not\\ | ||
+ | change the meta data fields after the archive is created.\\ | ||
- | Archive application is INVOICES.\\ | + | ==== F14=FTP Definition: ==== |
- | *PATH01 is INDEX01, which evaluates to 100100 at archive time for a specific document.\\ | + | |
- | *PATH02 is INDEX02, which evaluates to 2013JANUARY at archive time.\\ | + | |
- | The iView IFS root is /iview6 ( data area DSIVIEWDIR ).\\ | + | |
- | The archived document ( named 01000010001.pdf ) is placed thus:\\ | + | iView can be configured to ftp the document that it is about to archive, and optionally an exported text file of the index values of the document, to a remote host. |
- | /iview6/invoices/100100/2013JANUARY/01000010001.pdf | + | |
+ | At the time of archiving, which is after sorting and bursting and after any specified iDocs merge, iView will initiate an FTP session with the specified host and transfer the archived document to the specified host and directory. Optionally it will export the index values for that document in a text file. The original document is then archived | ||
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+ | Log Lib/ | ||
+ | Log Level: | ||
+ | Job Queue: | ||
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+ | Post FTP Cmd: | ||
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+ | </ | ||
+ | * **Server**: | ||
+ | * **User**: | ||
+ | * **Password**: | ||
+ | * **Directory**: | ||
+ | * **System Type**: | ||
+ | * **AS/400 Namefmt**: 0 for the DB2/400 file system and 1 for the Integrated File System format. | ||
+ | * **Log Lib/ | ||
+ | * **Log Level**: | ||
+ | * **Job Queue**: | ||
+ | * **Export Index File**: If *YES specified iView will create a text file containing the iView archive fields and their values for the document | ||
+ | * **Post FTP Cmd**: | ||
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+ | === FTP Log File === | ||
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+ | iView FTP logs into a file if logging is specified, by default FTPLOG. The file format is: | ||
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+ | A R FTPLOGR | ||
+ | A LPROCESSED | ||
+ | A LTIMESTAMP | ||
+ | A LHOST 128A | ||
+ | A LFILE 128A | ||
+ | A LLOGDATA | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | * **LPROCESSED**: | ||
+ | * **LTIMESTAMP**: | ||
+ | * **LHOST**: | ||
+ | * **LFILE**: | ||
+ | * **LLOGDATA**: | ||
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+ | ==== F18=Signature Output Routing: ==== | ||
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+ | iView Application: | ||
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+ | Queue Name Library | ||
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+ | F3=Exit | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | ==== Menu IVIEW, option 2:==== | ||
+ | Work with iView Processing Log | ||
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+ | Type options, press Enter. | ||
+ | 1=Detail | ||
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+ | Opt Name | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | * **1**: Details | ||
+ | * **4**: Delete | ||
+ | * **5**: Work With | ||
+ | * **6**: Reprocess | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Menu IVIEW, option 10:==== | ||
+ | Work with iView Servers | ||
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+ | 9/ | ||
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+ | Type options, press Enter. | ||
+ | 1=Select | ||
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+ | Opt Engine | ||
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+ | </ | ||
+ | * **1**: Select | ||
+ | * **2**: Copy | ||
+ | * **4**: Delete | ||
+ | * **7**: Rename | ||
+ | * **8**: Start Server | ||
+ | * **9**: End Server | ||
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+ | ===== Menu IVIEWADM: ===== | ||
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+ | < | ||
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+ | 8. Change iView Library & IFS Path | ||
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+ | 10. Purge iView Indices | ||
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+ | 20. Work with iView Keys REGISTER | ||
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+ | 90. Signoff | ||
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+ | © Copyright 1994-2007 inFORM Decisions, | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | ==== Menu IVIEWADM, option 8:==== | ||
+ | Use option 8 to set the iView location and path. Set the parameters as appropriate to your installation or upgrade and press < | ||
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+ | < | ||
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+ | Type choices, press Enter. | ||
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+ | iView Library | ||
+ | iView IFS path . . . . . . . . . | ||
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+ | </ | ||
+ | ==== Menu IVIEWADM, option 10:==== | ||
+ | Purge iView Indices | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | Purge iView Index (PRGIVWIDX) | ||
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+ | Type choices, press Enter. | ||
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+ | Purge Older/Newer MM/DD/YYYY . . | ||
+ | Purge Indices Older/Newer Days | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | ==== Menu IVIEWADM, option 20:==== | ||
+ | Take option 20, then press enter to enter the permanent or temporary license provided by your account manager. iView should have 3 key components: IVIEWWEB, IVIEW1, IVIEW2. Once entered, iView is now ready to use. | ||
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+ | 14:02:21 iDocs Installation Library Set KKRAMER | ||
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+ | Serial Number: | ||
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+ | iDocs Production Information | ||
+ | Product version . . . . . : | ||
+ | iDocs Installation Library: FMG Name, F4 for list | ||
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+ | Country Code . . . . . . .: US | ||
+ | Code Page. . . . . . . . .: 37 1-65535 | ||
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+ | Press enter to continue | ||
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+ | </pre></html> | ||
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+ | 8/30/18 | ||
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