RE: Producing Checks from BPCS V6.1.01

If you are looking for another product to review, we use ACOM.  As far as A/P
checks are concerned, it works like the Optio product described below.  We use
blank stock, it prints the layout, the MICR and the signatures.  The only
possible drawback is that I don't think it provides all the other
functionality...but I do believe it is worth a look.

Laura Chambers
MCFA 

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Melissa Urban 
        Sent:   Thursday, October 19, 2000 3:59 PM
        To:     BPCS-L@midrange.com
        Subject:        RE: Producing Checks from BPCS V6.1.01

        We are running Optio as well with BPCS 6.0.04.  Our checks are blank
stock
        and we print everything including the MICR and check number on them.
Optio
        has been set up to increment the check number when printed.  You can
also
        set it up to print signatures based on conditions such as currency and
        dollar value.  A couple of other benefits we found with this combination
is
        when bank accounts are changed we don't have to toss out the old checks,
we
        print a second copy of the check on regular paper for our AP files and a
        control document is printed in the controller's office when checks are
        printed to show what was released to print for internal audit control
        requirements.

        As you can tell we are big on Optio.  You can design everything in
house,
        you can use it for all spool files and if you need to you can do calls
to
        the BPCS database to pull data that may not be standard on the BPCS
spool
        file output for a print job.

        We definately recommend at least calling them to see a demo.  There fax
        server product is pretty good to.  We use that for our weekly releases.

        Melissa Urban
        Director MIS & Business Processes
        Schukra of N.A.



        > -----Original Message-----
        > From: owner-bpcs-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-bpcs-l@midrange.com]On
        > Behalf Of McIntosh, Janet
        > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 3:40 PM
        > To: 'BPCS-L@midrange.com'
        > Subject: Producing Checks from BPCS V6.1.01
        >
        >
        > We are in the process of implementing BPCS 6.1.01 on the AS/400 and
have
        > questions about the Check printing process.
        > The process as far as we can see requires that you have prenumbered
check
        > stock, and once the checks have physically printed, you inform
        > the system of
        > the numbers you used.
        >
        >  Has anyone out there implemented BPCS AP and been able to
        > produce and print
        > checks on un-numbered  check stock, having BPCS print the check
numbers
        > based on the next available check number from the Bank Account
        > Master file.
        >
        >
        > Thanks in advance for any ideas anyone has...
        >
        > Janet McIntosh
        > Royal Canadian Mint
        >
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