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--- pub:manualmerge [2020/09/22 13:03] – [Overview] kkramer
+++ pub:manualmerge [2022/06/25 17:02] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 convert the print job to a *PDF form and other print file formats.
-**Manually Merge Form and Data**
+The Manual Merge does have a limitation if the Multiple PDFs (of Bursting) in an  Email parameter under the iDocs Advanced Features F9 option is used.
-  * From the Form Application Menu, select the desired Form Application with **OPTION 15 manual form overlay **
-  * The selection screen allows you to find the spool file to merge with the form application.
-  * The default is the Current User ID and all output queues, but you can specify the desired information to refine the search.
+**Behavior to expect for the different settings of the Multiple PDFs (of Bursting) in an Email parameter:**
 <html><pre>
+<font  color="#778899">
+                       iDocs Advanced Features
+  Print sequence number on form(Y/N) . . . . : N
+        Number of digits(1 - 9)  . . . . . . :
+        Suppress leading zeros(Y/N)  . . . . : N
+        Sequence number last used  . . . . . :
+        X, Y coordinates(300dpi) . . . . . . : X:       Y:
+        X, Y coordinates(2nd occurence)  . . : X:       Y:
+        Print Bold(Y/N). . . . . . . . . . . : N
+  Print to File(Y/N) . . . . . . . . . . . . :
+        Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
+        Document.Ext . . . . . . . . . . . . :
+        Replace(Y/N) . . . . . . . . . . . . :
+  Datamap program name . . . . . . . . . . . :
+  Relative Duplexing . . . . . . . . . . . . :     (Y/N) </font>
+  Multiple PDFs (of Bursting) in an  Email . : Y   (Z/Y/N)<font  color="#778899">
+        Including list of attachments:         N   (Y/N)
+        Heading line :
+        Trailing line:
+F1=Help   F7=Unprotect Sequence#   F12=Cancel
+</font>
+</pre></html>
+When set to Y:
+  * The Form Application will only send out emails when merged and evoking the Smart Routing process.  This can be accomplished by selecting option 15. Merge with Spool File and then selecting  1. Merge/Print and using *FORMDEF as the destination out queue which will trigger the Form Application's Smart Routing configuration.
+  * Doing a manual merge with option 15. Merge with a Spool File and then option 11. **Merge/Email will not send out an email.**
+When set to N:
+  * The Form Application will work when evoking the Smart Routing process and doing a manual merge with option 11. to merge and email.
+=====Manually Merge Form and Data=====
+  * From the Form Application Menu, select the desired Form Application with **OPTION 15 manual form overlay **
+  * The selection screen allows you to find the spool file to merge with the form application.
+  * The default is the Current User ID and all output queues, but you can specify the desired information to refine the search.
+<html><pre>
                          Work with Spool File (MMRGSPLF)
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  F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F5=Refresh   F12=Cancel   F13=How to use this display
  F24=More keys
 </pre></html>
-  *  Select the desired Spool file with the chosen option as shown below.
+   *  Select the desired Spool file with the chosen option as shown below.
+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.
+  * 1- Merge/Print - Prints the selected spool file with the form application to the desired output queue.
+  * 2- Change - Enables the spooled file attributes to be changed.
+  * 3- Duplicate - Enables the spooled file to be replicated.
+  * 4- Delete - Deletes the spooled file.
+  * 5- Display - Displays the spooled file.
+  * 8- Convert to IFS - Runs [[imailapis#ecvtsplf | ECVTSPLF]] converting a spool file to a specific format and subsequently saving the resulting format to a file within the IFS directory structure.
+  * 9 - Attribute - Work with Spooled File Attributes.
+  * 10- Email - Enables the existing spooled file to be emailed without merging the file with the form application.
+  * 11- Merge/Email - Enables the existing spooled file to be emailed with merging the file with the form application.
+  * 12- FAX - Enables the existing spooled file to be FAXed without merging the file with the form application.
+  * 13- FAX/Merge - Enables the existing spooled file to be FAXed with merging the file with the form application.
+  * 21- Edit Splf - Spool File Conversion Manager for [[configuredatamap#mapped_field_maintenance | Data Mapping Definition Maintenance]].
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   F3=Exit  F5=Reload  F11=Old view   F12=Previous  F17=Top  F18=Bottom
 </pre></html>
+  Option 1 Merge/Print will evoke the Manual Merge Output Options, below.
-  *  Enter the desired Output Queue
+  * Enter a Start and End Page.
+  * Enter the number of copies.
+  * The default font selection is displayed.
+  * Change the merged spool output name.
+  * Enter the desired Output Queue
 <html><pre>
                            MRGSPLFW2
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 </pre></html>
-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:
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 ** *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: