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iView Archive Applications
Application Setup
An Archive application is the definition of the archive. To create,
iView Archive Applications 1. Work with iView Applications WRKIVWAPP
selection option 1 from the menu IVIEW. Use F6 to create a new application or select from the list of existing applications using option 1.
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Application: IVWINVOICE Description: iView Sample Invoice
Library. . : IVIEW Directory. : /iview/
Archive Options: *ORIGINAL F4=List Target Format: *PDF F4=List
Proc Options: *SPLFOWNER F4=List iDocs Application: IVWINVOICE F4=List
Edit Deci
Mask mal Index Field Row Column
F4=List Places Field Description Start End Start End Sort Burst
C 00 INDEX03 Invoice Date 1 1 92 93 0 N
C 00 INDEX04 Invoice Year 1 1 95 96 0 N
C 00 INDEX01 Customer Nbr 1 1 16 22 0 N
C 00 INDEX02 Invoice Month 1 1 89 90 0 N
C 00 INDEX05 Invoice Number 3 3 34 43 0 Y
Row Column
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F1=Help F3=Exit F12=Cancel F13=Interface Definition F14=FTP Definition
You must define these values for the archive header:
- Application: You must enter an i5/OS compatible name for this application. Use only letters and numbers, no other characters. Do not use embedded blanks.
- Description: Also enter a description for the application.
- Archive Options (iView 4): Select one of these options for archiving the original spool file:
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- Proc Options (iView 4): Processing options. This controls archived spool file ownership in many cases, and the user profile under which the post ftp command executes if specified.
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- Target Format: Only *PDF is supported at this time.
- iDocs Application: If blank, iView will archive the entire spool file page. If the name of an existing iDocs form or check application is entered iView will archive the output from this application instead of the original spool file. To prompt for a list of existing iDocs applications library FMG should be in the library list below the iView library. Please note that the iDocs application should not sort/burst; that should be done in iView.
At least 1 archive index field must be defined. This information will be scraped from the first page of all archive documents and stored in an index. Searches in the archive will operate on this data. Specify as follows:
- Edit Mask: Specify a field type using the edit mask field. C for character field is the most commonly used value.
- Decimal Places: If edit mask D for decimal format was specified, enter the number of decimal places. Otherwise, leave this field set to 0.
- Field Description: Enter a character description of the field you are defining. This is for display purposes only.
- Spool Row/Column Start/End: Specify the location in the spool file page of the index data.
| Multi-row index field behavior | Release |
|---|---|
| Only data in 1 row can be specified | iView 3 and earlier |
| multi row indices permitted; row values trimmed and separated by 1 blank | iView 4 and iView 5 |
| multi row indices permitted; row values not trimmed or separated | iView 5.50 |
Specifying multirow indices generates a large search index database. Note that there is no way to upgrade multi-line indices created prior to 5.5 to the 5.5 format as trimmed data is of uncertain format; the indices remain usable for searching.
- Sort Order: Specify the sort order. Zero means no sort.
- Burst: Burst the document when the index value changes. Y or N. Remember that the search indices are only populated from data from the first page of documents, so bursting will impact what data goes into the search indices.
Maximum Number of Archive Index Fields: There is a system maximum of 99 index fields. However, iView operates using dynmically generated SQL and it is very possible that iView will not process the archive when specifying a substantially smaller number of index fields. iView was designed to work with about 10 - 15 index fields in an archive.
The archive is now defined.
You many optionally specify:
- F14: iView FTP Setup (iView 4.0)
Application Access
By default, no user has access to an iView archive application.
To grant access, go to the administrative menu
Administrative Options 20. Work with Administrative Menu GO IVIEWADM
and select option 6
Configuration Options 6. Work with iView User Authority WRKIVWAUT
Use F6 to add a user or option 1 to change the access of an existing user.
Type options, press Enter.
1=Select 3=Copy 4=Delete 7=Rename
Opt User
1 DYOKANA
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1=Select 3=Copy 4=Delete 7=Rename
User ID. . . . . . . .: DYOKANA F4=List
IP. . . . . . . . . . :
Last Hit. . . . . . . : 0001-01-01-00.00.00.000000
Usage Folder
Archive Access *BOTH Display
Application *YES/ *VFOLDER *FOLDER
F4=List *NO *SEARCH *FILTER
IVWINVOICE *YES *BOTH *FOLDER
JOBLOG *YES *BOTH *FOLDER
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F3=Exit F10=Save F12=Cancel
User data displayed:
- User ID: The user in question. Enter a valid user to create a user access record.
- IP: The IP address from which the user is presently logged in (web user interface).
- Last Hit: Timestamp of the last time the user's browser invoked one of the cgi programs
in the web interface. Logging out clears this field.
To grant access complete the following:
- Archive Application: Use F4 to prompt or type the name of the application.
- Access: *YES to grant access. *NO is technically unnecessary since default access in iView is *NO.
- Usage: *SEARCH grants access to the regular iView front end for this application, *VFOLDER grants access to this application in Virtual Folders, and *BOTH grants both accesses.
- Folder Display: For Virtual Folders (versions 4 and earlier), specify one of these display methods: *FOLDER specifies that a rule specified for a directory implies the inverse of the rule for all parent directories, and *FILTER does not. Most people find *FOLDER the intuitive display method. This parameter should be set to *FOLDER in versions 5 and later. The parameter will be removed in future releases.
Application Maintenance
Periodically one may want to purge older documents from an archive. To do so, go to menu IVIEWADM and select option 10.
Maintenance Options 10. Purge iView Indices PRGIVWIDX
Purge iView Index (PRGIVWIDX)
Type choices, press Enter.
Archive Application . . . . . . > IVWINVOICE Value, or F4 for list
Purge Older Than MM/DD/YYYY . . 12312006 Date
Purge Indices Older Than Days . 0 Number
Specify the archive application to purge, and specify either a purge older than date or a purge age.
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