7.11 Submit a Document Production Run to Batch
When option 7 to Produce a Document has been entered beside an existing document a prompt screen like this will result;
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This document production run confirmation screen requests that details of the actual document production job (which will run in batch) be provided. The details required to successfully run the document production job are:
Specify Copy to PC or RFT Document
Use this field to specify if the document should be copied into a PC document, or an RFTDCA (Revisable Form Text Document Content Architecture) document. If the document is to be spooled, leave this field blank. Specifying RFT will allow the document to be edited via OfficeVision/400.
Copy to PC or RFT Folder/Document Name
Use this field when you want the generated document to be copied into a PC document or an RFTDCA document. It is not possible to both spool the document for printing and copy the generated document to a PC or RFTDCA document. Specify the folder name and the document name to receive the generated document, otherwise leave blank. Note - for copy to PC documents if an existing document name is specified, the contents will be replaced by the generated document. If the folder name entered is not valid, the copy will fail. For copy to an RFTDCA document the document name entered must not exist.
OR Spool Document for Printing
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YES |
Spool the generated document for printing. |
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NO |
Do not spool the generated document for printing. |
Printing Options
The defaults for the documentor printing options will be set in the documentor default printing options definition data area, DC@A06. They can be changed on submitting a document production run.
Refer to 7.12 Documentor Default Printing Options -DC@A06 Configuration later in this chapter for more information on how to define the printing options in the printing options definition data area DC@A06.
Page Length
Mandatory. Number of lines per page to be used by the device file. Must be in range 40 to 255.
Page Width
Mandatory. Positions per line to be used by the device file. Must be in range 1 to 378.
Lines per Inch
Mandatory. Specifies the line spacing setting on the printer, in lines per inch, to be used by the device file. The possible values are: 4, 6, 8 or 9
Characters per Inch
Mandatory. Specifies the printer character density in characters per inch. The possible values are: 10, 12, 15 or 16.7
Last Detail Line Number
Mandatory. Specifies the line number on the page on which the last detail line will be printed prior to any specified footers and headers. The value specified must not exceed the page length value, and must be at least five less than the page length value to accommodate the footer lines.
Formtype
Specifies the type of forms used in the printer.
Number of Copies
Mandatory. Specifies the number of copies to print of the spooled file. Must be in range 1 to 255.
Hold Spooled File
Mandatory. Specifies whether the spooled file is held or not. The possible values are: YES - The spooled output file is held until it is released. NO - The spooled output file is not held by the output queue.