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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.
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.
Behavior to expect for the different settings of the Multiple PDFs (of Bursting) in an Email parameter:
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)
Multiple PDFs (of Bursting) in an Email . : Y (Z/Y/N)
Including list of attachments: N (Y/N)
Heading line :
Trailing line:
F1=Help F7=Unprotect Sequence# F12=Cancel
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.
Work with Spool File (MMRGSPLF)
Type choices, press Enter.
User ID . . . . . . . . . . . . > *CURRENT Name, generic*, *CURRENT...
Form Type . . . . . . . . . . . *ALL Name, *ALL
User Data . . . . . . . . . . . *ALL Name, generic*, *ALL
Output Queue . . . . . . . . . . > *ALL Name, *ALL
Library . . . . . . . . . . . Name, *LIBL
Job Name . . . . . . . . . . . . *ALL Name, *, *ALL
User Name . . . . . . . . . . Name
Job Number . . . . . . . . . . 000000-999999
iDocs Form Application . . . . . > ' ADELWACK' Character value
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F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
- 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 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 Data Mapping Definition Maintenance.
9/22/20 iDocs Form Suite MRGSPLC1
12:52:25 Work with Spooled Files KKRAMER
1=Merge/Print 2=Change 3=Duplicate 4=Delete 5=Display 8=Convert to IFS
9=Attribute 10=Email 11=Merge/Email 12=Fax 13=Merge/Fax 21=Edit Splf
Total Form
Opt File Job User Out Queue User Data Sts Pages Type
FIVEPAGE QPADEV002B KKRAMER FORM001 ALASKARR RDY 5 *STD
L88X132W QPADEV002B KKRAMER FORM001 CMST408 RDY 28 T4
L99X132W QPADEV002B KKRAMER FORM001 CMST4A08 RDY 15 T4A
L22X132W QPADEV002B KKRAMER FORM001 CMS1099D08 RDY 3 1099D
L88X085W QPADEV002B KKRAMER FORM001 CMSW208 RDY 85 W2
L33X132W QPADEV002B KKRAMER FORM001 CMS1099M08 RDY 4 1099M
L22X132W QPADEV0002 KKRAMER FORM001 CMS1099I08 RDY 3 1099I
CMSPO QPADEV000J KKRAMER FORM001 REEVESPO RDY 2 P.O.
REEVESCC QPADEV000J KKRAMER FORM001 CMSPRSP7 RDY 17 PRCHECK
W66X132L QPADEV000J KKRAMER FORM001 Swift Stub RDY 37 SWIFTSTUBS
L42X85W QPADEV000J KKRAMER FORM001 SWIFTAPCK RDY 375 SWIFTCHECK
L66X132W QPADEV000J KKRAMER FORM001 Swift stub RDY 2 SWIFTSTUBS
L42X85W QPADEV000J KKRAMER FORM001 LEONPLASTC RDY 106 *STD +
Record: 13 / 276
F3=Exit F5=Reload F11=Old view F12=Previous F17=Top F18=Bottom
Option 1 Merge/Print 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.
- Enter the desired Output Queue
MRGSPLFW2
Output options
Outq: *FORMDEF Lib: *LIBL
Start Page.: 1
End Page...: 106
Copies.....: 1
Font:
SplfName...:
F4=Prompt F8=Font F12=Cancel
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.
If the spooled file is selected to be emailed, the following email interface is provided:
9/22/20 iDocs Form Suite ESNDSPR1
13:02:15 Send iDocs Spooled File with iMail KKRAMER
From Address. . : noreply@informdecisions.com
To Address. . . :
Cc Address. . . :
From Page . . . : 1
To Page . . . . : 1 Type: *PDF
Subject . . . . :
Request Delivery Receipt: (Y/N) Request Read Receipt: (Y/N) Batch Mode: N
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F7=Group List 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.