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Manual Merge
Overview
In this section, we will describe how you can manually merge a form application with your spool data file. This is an option to having the engine process the job automatically. This operation is useful for testing form applications prior to putting them into production, for controlling print jobs more (such as check printing), or for printing less used, intermittent print jobs.
In addition, within the Manual Merge menu’s, we can graphically print-preview our forms merge prior to printing. We can also archive and retrieve at a later time, or convert the print job to a *PDF form and other print file formats.
Manually Merge Form and Data
- From the Form Application Menu, select the desired Form Application with OPTION 15 manual form overlay
- Select a spool file to merge with the form application. [Note: The spool files
named FMGLASER have already been merged. You will have an option to rename the merged spool file to another name.]
7/30/07 iDocs Form Suite FM2000C3
15:56:39 Work with Spooled Files KKRAMER
User: *CURRENT
1=Merge/Print 2=Change 4=Delete 5=Display 7=Merge/Archive
8=Hold 9=Release 10=Email 11=Merge/Email 12=FAX 13=Merge/FAX
Total Form
Opt File Job User Outq User Data Sts Pages Type
PPR0467 PPR0467 KKRAMER QPRINT RDY 74 *STD
IMR4000 IMR4000 KKRAMER QPRINT RDY 10 *STD
IMR3000 IMR3000 KKRAMER QPRINT RDY 31 *STD
PPR30100 PPR30100 KKRAMER QPRINT RDY 26 *STD
PPR30201 PPR30201 KKRAMER QPRINT RDY 51 *STD
FMR2505 FMR2505 KKRAMER QPRINT RDY 192 *STD
QPDSPJOB QPADEV0002 KKRAMER QPRINT RDY 10 *STD
FMR2004 QPADEV002B KKRAMER QPRINT RDY 112 *STD
QPDSPJOB QPADEV002B KKRAMER QPRINT RDY 10 *STD
FMR2004 QPADEV002B KKRAMER QPRINT RDY 112 *STD
QSYSPRT QPADEV000D KKRAMER QPRINT RDY 4 *STD
CXR9138 CXR9138 KKRAMER QPRINT RDY 190 *STD
IMR0606 IMR0606 KKRAMER QPRINT RDY 30 *STD
More...
F3=Exit F5=Output Queue F12=Previous F17=Top F18=Bottom F23=Options
- Enter the desired Output Queue
Output options
Outq: HP4TECH
Start Page.: 1
End Page...: 4
Copies.....: 1
Font:
SplfName...:
F8=Change Font F12=Previous
This will evoke the Manual Merge Output Options, below.
- Enter a Start and End Page.
- Enter the number of copies.
- The default font selection is displayed.
- Change the merged spool output name.
As an option to a specific outq, you can enter the following options:
*USRPRF To direct output to the current user’s default outq
*FORMDEF To direct output to the distribution override outq specified in the Form Definition Maintenance Menu.
Not only may option 1 be placed next to the spooled file to merge/print a spooled file but numerous other spooled file changes, renderings and distribution options are available.
- Change - Enables the spooled file attributes to be changed.
- Delete - Deletes the spooled file.
- Display - Displays the spooled file.
- Merge/Archive - Merges and archives the spooled file with form application to iView
- Hold - Placed ths spooled file on hold.
- Release - Releases the spooled file.
- Email - Enables the existing spooled file to be emailed without merging the file with the form application.
- Merge/Email - Enables the existing spooled file to be emailed with merging the file with the form application.
- FAX - Enables the existing spooled file to be FAXed without merging the file with the form application.
- FAX/Merge - Enables the existing spooled file to be FAXed with merging the file with the form application.
If the spooled file is selected to be emailed, the following email interface is provided:
8/05/07 iDocs Form Suite FM2000D7
10:30:21 Send iDocs Spooled file with iMail QSECOFR
From Address. . : oliver@informdecisions.com F4=List
To Address. . . : F4=List
Cc Address. . . : F4=List
From Page . . . : 1
To Page . . . . : 1 Type: *PDF F4=List
Subject . . . . :
Request Delivery Receipt: N (Y/N) Request Read Receipt: N (Y/N)
F3=Exit F10=Send F12=Cancel
From the screen above the email may be slated for delivery. Additionally, a read receipt and a delivery receipt may also be requested.