Systemically, an iDocs check application is a form application with two specific fields defined:

• CHECK# - the check number
• CHECK$ - the check amount

Therefore, to create a check either use iMap to create a form application defining those fields, or go to menu IDOCS, option 2, and create a check application also defining CHECK# (or CHECK#MOD9 if the Modulus 9 checksum digit is required in the serial number field of the MICR) and CHECK$. Greenscreen option 2 is identical to creating a form application . Forms and checks are segregated on the menu so make certain to use the correct menu option.

With both methods, and after mapping upload from iMap to the System i server, you should take the iChecks menu option, use option 1 to display the check, then select F5=iCheck to work with check options. These are shown immediately below.

 5/11/07                         iChecks                             FM2511S2  
15:12:35                   Bank File Maintenance                     QSECOFR   
                                                                Font           
 Form Name  . . . DEMOCHK                             Xloc Yloc F4=List        
 Company Name . . APPLE ENTERPRISES                    450 2300   Arial 10pt R 
 Co. Address 1  . 15540 ROCKFIELD BLVD.                450 2350   Arial 8pt Re 
 Co. Address 2  . SUITE A                              450 2400   Arial 8pt Re 
 Co. Address 3  . IRVINE, CA 92618                     450 2450   Arial 8pt Re 
 Co. Address 4  .                                                              
 Bank Name  . . . BANK OF AMERICA                     1000 2300   Arial 6pt Re 
 Bank Address 1 . PACIFIC COAST BRANCH                1000 2340   Arial 6pt Re 
 Bank Address 2 . P.O. BOX 543                        1000 2380   Arial 6pt Re 
 Bank Address 3 .                                                              
 Account Number . 010203040506       Positive Pay ID:                          
 Transit Number . 987654321            MICR Line loc:  480 3220                
 Routing Number(Upper)                                                         
 Routing Number(Lower)                                                         
 Comment/Type . . . .                                                          
 Check Number (Y/N) N            No.Digits     Prefix:        Tran Code:                                      
 Print Logo (Y/N)  Y       Logo Macro:  DEMOLOGO   F4 Dollar Amount in MICR    
 Print Signature(Y/N)  Y   Signature Macro1: DEMOSIG  Macro2:          Aut N F7         
 Signature Limit1 . .                     Limit2:                              
1=Help   F3=Exit     F10=Update   F11=Logo Macro Placement F12=Cancel  F13=MICR

• Company Name and Address: If you wish iChecks to print a company name and address on the check, enter it here. Specify the starting position for each line in pixels, 300 pixels / inch, and specify the font. Normally the company name and address would be include in the overlay and these lines left blank.

• Bank Name and Address: If you wish iChecks to print a bank name and address on the check, enter it here. Specify the starting position for each line in pixels, 300 pixels / inch, and specify the font. Normally the bank name and address would be include in the overlay and these lines left blank.

• Account Number: To print the account number in the MICR line enter it here. Include leading zeros.
• Positive Pay ID: If you wish to export the check data to Positive Pay400, enter the Positive Pay application ID. This should be the bank account number entered in the Positive Pay application. Leave this field blank if you do not wish to export check data to Positive Pay.
• Transit Number: To print the transit number on the MICR line enter it here. Include leading zeros.
• MICR Line loc: Specify the top, left corner of the MICR line. The general default is x=480 y=3220.
• Routing Number, upper and lower: Specify the upper and lower parts of the routing number.
• Comment/Type:
• Check Number: Enter a check number if iChecks is to generate. This check number is used as CHECK# and is not scraped from the spool file. The CHECK# field is then mapped with map type = 7. (More information on Check# retrieved from Bank Master)
• Prefix: Enter a check number prefix to the check number if required.
• Tran Code: Enter a transaction code to be included in the MICR line.
• Print Logo: Enter Y to print a logo, which would be in pcl macro form.
• Logo Macro: If printing a logo, specify the macro containing the logo. F4 prompts. The macro would be loaded into /qdls/formfmg, which is the formfmg folder. (See Note below)
• Dollar Amount in MICR: Enter a Y to print the check amount in the MICR line.
• Print Signature: Enter a Y to print a macro containing a signature on the check.
• Signature Macro1 and 2: Specify one or two signature macros for inclusion with the check. (See Note below)
• Authority required: (6.84) Press F7 to go to configuration screen. On this screen, User Type for authorization is either *JOBUSER or *SPLUSER where the listed user of the job or the original spool file creation user can only print the logo or signatures. Note, if the list is empty, 'Aut N' will be displayed and then all users can print signatures and logo macros. If entries are added, 'Aut Y' will be displayed.
• Signature Limit1 and 2: Specify dollar amounts above which signature macros 1 and 2 do not print. The purpose is to specify dollar amounts above which a manual signature is required.

 
 Example: Signature Limit 1 100.00; Signature Limit 2 1,000.00 =  
Check amounts       .01 -   100.00  signature 1 and signature 2 would print
Check amounts    100.01 - 1,000.00  only signature 2 would print.
Check amount   1,000.01   and above no signatures would print.  Manual signature is required.

 
 Example: Signature Start 1 100.00; Signature Start 2 1,000.00 =  
Check amount        .01 -    99.99  no signatures would print.  Manual signature is required.
Check amounts    100.00 -   999.99  signature 1 would print
Check amounts  1,000.00   and above signature 1 and signature 2 would print

• F10=Update:
• F11=Logo Macro Placement:
• F13=MICR:

Note: If Removable Check Secure (Y/N) = Y on the Check Application, both the logo and signature fields will contain the verbiage of 'ID' instead of 'Macro'. This 3 digit macro ID is the number assigned when generating the macro with MacMaker. These macros will be stored on the printer resident “flash” device. Their ID's will print out each time the flashcard is inserted into the check secure device.

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