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Dale,

We transmit PO's a number of ways - Print, Fax, EDI, etc.  I have this set up 
so it is done automatically at Confirm Post time of PO creation.  

Basically, all you need to do is pick a POMAST user field (or create an 
extension file through Integrator) which will store the transmission type 
(P=Print, E=EDI, F=Fax, etc.), add the field to the PO Card(s), and modify the 
UMUPM* user exit programs to perform the custom logic (ie, override and call 
the MAPICS PO print pgm or call custom EDI or Faxing pgms, etc.)

You can also have VENNAM/BUYERF user fields/extension files that allow you to 
set the transmit method by Vendor/Buyer and default into the PO (user exit 
pgms).

This solution obviously takes some custom programming, but it's not a major 
effort.

Bill Harbaugh
Electrical Group of Eaton
Application Development Specialist - MCS Team
Email:  WilliamMHarbaugh@xxxxxxxxx
Phone: (412) 893-4091
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   1. RE: Overrides on Purchase Orders (Greg Novak)
   2. RE: Overrides on Purchase Orders (blr@xxxxxxxxxxx)
   3. For: Overrides on Purchase Orders
      (DaleGindlesperger@xxxxxxxxxxx) From: Mike Ellis / ISI
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   4. For: Overrides on Purchase Orders
      (DaleGindlesperger@xxxxxxxxxxx) (blr@xxxxxxxxxxx)
   5. Re: For: Overrides on Purchase Orders
      (DaleGindlesperger@xxxxxxxxxxx) From: Mike Ellis / ISI
      (DaleGindlesperger@xxxxxxxxxxx)
   6. Re: For: Overrides on Purchase Orders (blr@xxxxxxxxxxx)
   7. RE: Overrides on Purchase Orders (DClarke@xxxxxxxxx)
   8. RE: Overrides on Purchase Orders (blr@xxxxxxxxxxx)
   9. RE: Overrides on Purchase Orders (Sansi, Jim)


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message: 1
date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 12:31:17 -0500
from: "Greg Novak" <gnovak@xxxxxxxxxx>
subject: RE: Overrides on Purchase Orders

Dale,

I suppose you figured I'd check in here.  Of course, JacanaForms is a great
way to create produce the PO in an electronic format, and we can interface
to a number of fax and email applications.

The real question is do you want to configure your Vendors so each could be
identified as fax, email, print or do your buyers want to choose every time
a PO is printed?

I have two suggestions, first, for integrated fax/email/etc, CISTech has
recently built an interface to JacanaForms that can retrieve the fax number
or email address or any additional data and pass it into JacanaForms.  This
is a great way to setup who gets fax/email/print and automate the entire
process.  You can also print local copies for receiving or accounting at the
same time.

The second suggestion is to produce a PDF document that is placed in a
buyer's network folder, or routed directly to his PC (to a popup viewer),
and then the buyer can fax/email/print from their desktop.  A simple and
cheap, if inelegant, solution.

Please contact me off list if you wish to discuss further.

Momentum is the developer of Info WorkPlace (IWP), JacanaForms and inTuator.

Regards,
-Greg

Gregory Novak
Manager North American Technical Services
Momentum Utilities Pty Ltd
(630) 985-1736
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Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 10:05 AM
To: mapics-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Overrides on Purchase Orders






Hi group!

Is anyone out there faxing their POs directly from the system?  We use
Cornerstone Communication's Unifier as our fax server (have been since the
early 90's), and want to (finally!) begin faxing POs directly rather than
printing them and manually faxing them.  (Our old Purchasing Manager that
resisted all this "new stuff" has retired, now we can join the 21st
century.)

However, I need to allow our buyers to select print, fax, or e-mail
(Unifier supports all 3) from the Browser Host Print or green screen.
There is only one option available to me that I can see, print.  That means
I have to use the CAS Report Overrides to control printing.  That's
insufficient - I don't want an "all or nothing" approach.

How have you good folk handled this?  Just hoping to get a couple options
before I start reinventing the wheel.  I figure Eric (among others) has
been down this road before.....

Dale Gindlesperger
IT Manager/Special Projects Leader
Fleetwood Folding Trailers, Inc.
258 Beacon Street
Somerset, PA  15501








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message: 2
date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 12:38:56 -0500
from: blr@xxxxxxxxxxx
subject: RE: Overrides on Purchase Orders


I will be out of the office until June 27, 2005. If this email concerns an 
urgent matter, please contact Jodi McGregor - jmcgregor@xxxxxxxxxxx, or Debi 
Jones - ddj@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Best Regards,
Bob Randall
Airxcel, Inc.


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message: 3
date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:10:32 -0500
from: michael.ellis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
subject: For: Overrides on Purchase Orders
        (DaleGindlesperger@xxxxxxxxxxx) From: Mike Ellis / ISI

Dale,

I have done E-mail from the system to Vendors.   At that customer we don't 
use FAX at all.  But the problem is similar, I think.   We used Integrator 
to make a Host Print option equivalent on the User Menu.   Had to simulate 
the PO Print process in traditional MAPICS, but override things to go to 
e-mail.  We use SPOOLMAIL to produce a PDF and then in our CL we attach it 
to an e-mail.  The RPG involved grabs the e-mail for the vendor contact to 
send the PO or short that, it sends the e-mail to the buyer's email 
address.



Michael G. Ellis
Information Systems International, Inc.
A Global ERP Consulting Firm
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message: 4
date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:19:06 -0500
from: blr@xxxxxxxxxxx
subject: For: Overrides on Purchase Orders
        (DaleGindlesperger@xxxxxxxxxxx)


I will be out of the office until June 27, 2005. If this email concerns an 
urgent matter, please contact Jodi McGregor - jmcgregor@xxxxxxxxxxx, or Debi 
Jones - ddj@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Best Regards,
Bob Randall
Airxcel, Inc.


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message: 5
date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 16:25:04 -0400
from: DaleGindlesperger@xxxxxxxxxxx
subject: Re: For: Overrides on Purchase Orders
        (DaleGindlesperger@xxxxxxxxxxx) From: Mike Ellis / ISI






Mike,

That's the answer I needed.  At this point, I don't have the luxury of
changing (or acquiring) a different solution, especially when the solution
I have will work for sending faxes or e-mails.  What I needed was a
user-selectable option for print or fax.  If I understand, you used
Integrator to make an alternate "Host Print" and had it call a different
print process than AM64M?  That's what I was afraid I'd have to do (not the
alternate AM64M process, the alternate "Host Print").

How long did it take you?  Due to corporate-mandated Browser stagnation for
a 10-12 month period, I'm rusty on Integrator - just getting back up to
speed.  That's sort of a "use it or lose it" on the skill set.....

Dale Gindlesperger
IT Manager/Special Projects Leader
Fleetwood Folding Trailers, Inc.
258 Beacon Street
Somerset, PA  15501




                                                                           
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Dale,

I have done E-mail from the system to Vendors.   At that customer we don't
use FAX at all.  But the problem is similar, I think.   We used Integrator
to make a Host Print option equivalent on the User Menu.   Had to simulate
the PO Print process in traditional MAPICS, but override things to go to
e-mail.  We use SPOOLMAIL to produce a PDF and then in our CL we attach it
to an e-mail.  The RPG involved grabs the e-mail for the vendor contact to
send the PO or short that, it sends the e-mail to the buyer's email
address.



Michael G. Ellis
Information Systems International, Inc.
A Global ERP Consulting Firm
815-398-1670 x23









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message: 6
date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:29:56 -0500
from: blr@xxxxxxxxxxx
subject: Re: For: Overrides on Purchase Orders


I will be out of the office until June 27, 2005. If this email concerns an 
urgent matter, please contact Jodi McGregor - jmcgregor@xxxxxxxxxxx, or Debi 
Jones - ddj@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Best Regards,
Bob Randall
Airxcel, Inc.


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message: 7
date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 13:37:58 -0700
from: <DClarke@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: RE: Overrides on Purchase Orders

Hi Dale, 

 

> Is anyone out there faxing their POs directly from the system?  

> We use Cornerstone Communication's Unifier 

 

We use Unifier and fax out our POs through it. I trigger it from a small
.NET application that populates the fax comments file and submits the
call to Unifier through a iSeries Access (Client Access) command.

 

My .NET application can easily be substituted by a green-screen CL
program. 

Cheers,
Darius

 

 

This is untested snippets from my code:

 

/* After user enters PO Number (copy pasted from client browser), look
up Fax Number, Contact name, & Vendor name in POMAST and let the user
override these. Write 6 comment fields into 6 added records in a new
file. Pass the file name as &REMARKMBR*/

/*  Fax comment file structure - new file copied from template file.*/

Seq# Select Only   Line Page Dup  Case  Null  Name      Type  Length Dec


   10           Text Line                     TEXTLN      A     132


 

/* Parms           */

             PGM        PARM(&ORDN &FAXNUM &CONTACTNAM &VENNAME +   

                          &REMARKMBR)                               

 

             DCL        VAR(&ORDN) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(7)      

             DCL        VAR(&FAXNUM) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(25)   

             DCL        VAR(&CONTACTNAM) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(25)   

             DCL        VAR(&VENNAME) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(25)      

             DCL        VAR(&REMARKMBR) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)    

 

/* Fax Variables */                                                

             dcl        &p2parms   type(*char) len(512) VALUE(' ') 

             dcl        &p2w0rtn   type(*char) len(7)   VALUE(' ') 

             dcl        &p2ordno   type(*char) len(7)   VALUE(' ') 

             dcl        &fromfile  type(*char) len(10)  VALUE(' ') 

             dcl        &tofile    type(*char) len(10)  VALUE(' ') 

             dcl        &p2dsttyp  type(*char) len(10)  VALUE(' ')

             dcl        &p2dstnbr  type(*char) len(15)  VALUE(' ')

             dcl        &p2faxnbr  type(*char) len(20)  VALUE(' ')

             dcl        &p2faxatn  type(*char) len(40)  VALUE(' ')

             dcl        &p2faxcmp  type(*char) len(40)  VALUE(' ')

             dcl        &p2faxref  type(*char) len(40)  VALUE(' ')

             dcl        &p2faxfrm  type(*char) len(40)  VALUE(' ')

             dcl        &p2faxrmk1 type(*char) len(40)  VALUE(' ')

             dcl        &p2faxrmk2 type(*char) len(40)  VALUE(' ')

             dcl        &p2faxrmk3 type(*char) len(40)  VALUE(' ')

             dcl        &p2doctyp  type(*char) len(5)   VALUE(' ')

             dcl        &p2docid   type(*char) len(15)  VALUE(' ')

             dcl        &p2faxdte  type(*char) len(10)  VALUE(' ')

             dcl        &p2faxtme  type(*char) len(8)   VALUE(' ')

             dcl        &p2type    type(*char) len(1)   VALUE(' ')

             dcl        &p2prtopt  type(*char) len(1)   VALUE(' ')

             dcl        &jobnam    type(*char) len(10)  VALUE(' ')

             dcl        &usrnam    type(*char) len(10)  VALUE(' ')

             dcl        &jobnbr    type(*char) len(6)   VALUE(' ')

 

/*Set your library list to be the same as your production environment
libl */

/* Populate LDA */

             RTVDTAARA  DTAARA(FELIBY/POPRINTDTA *ALL) RTNVAR(&LDA)

             CHGVAR     &POFM VALUE(%SST(&LDA 81 1))

             CHGVAR     &BUY1 VALUE(%SST(&LDA 60 5))  

             CHGVAR     &BUY2 VALUE(%SST(&LDA 65 5))  

             CHGVAR     &ORD2 VALUE(&ORDN)            

 CHGVAR     &ORDN VALUE(%SST(&LDA 53 7))    

 CHGVAR     &ORD2 VALUE(%SST(&LDA 73 7))    

 

/* Retrieve the Job Attributes */                                       

             rtvjoba    job(&jobnam) user(&usrnam) nbr(&jobnbr)         

                                                                        

/* Set-up the Document Id */                                            

             chgvar     var(&p2docid) value(&p2ordno)                   

                                                                        

/* Set-up the Destination Type */                                       

             chgvar     &p2dsttyp value('Customer')                     

                                                                        

               chgvar     &fromfile value('AM64MRP1')                   

               chgvar     &tofile value('AM64MRP1')                     

                                                                        

               ovrprtf    file(&fromfile) devtype(*scs) pagesize( 66 88 

                            *rowcol) lpi(6) cpi(12) ovrflw(57)          

                            pagrtt(*auto) uom(*cm) outq(form001)        

                            formtype(fadal14) copies(1) hold(*yes)      

             SPLFNAME(POFAX)     

 

/* , submit job to MAPICS*/

FUNCT51:    CHGVAR     (%SST(&LDA 99 5)) VALUE('AM64M')          

            CALL       AM6P01 PARM(&LDA AM64M & & & & & & & & &) 

            CLOF       OPNID(POMAST04)                           

            MONMSG     MSGID(CPF0000)                            

 

/* Send Fax                  */

FAXOUT:     SNDAPIFAX  FAXTYPE(*PCL5SPOOL) FROMUSER(&USRNAM) +   

                         COVER(*YES) COVERIMG(PURCHCVR) +        

                         FILE(POFAX) +                         

                         JOB(&JOBNBR/&USRNAM/&JOBNAM) DEST((*N + 

                         *CUSTNUMBER &VENNAME 1 &FAXNUM +        

                         &CONTACTNAM)) OVERLAY(*NONE) +          

                         REMARKS(WORKLIB/&REMARKMBR) +    

                         FAXLINE(FAXLINE2) USRDTA(&ORDN)  

 

/* Call the program to Write Spool File Info in FaxLogH & FaxLogD */ 

                                                                     

             CALL       PGM(FAXR90) PARM(&P2DSTTYP &P2DSTNBR +       

                          &P2FAXDTE &P2FAXTME &P2FAXNBR &P2FAXATN +  

                          &P2FAXCMP &P2FAXREF &P2FAXFRM &USRNAM +    

                          &P2DOCTYP &P2DOCID &TOFILE &JOBNAM +       

                          &USRNAM &JOBNBR &P2FAXRMK1 &P2FAXRMK2 +    

                          &P2FAXRMK3)                                

            

/*Delete the temporary remark file */


             DLTOBJ     OBJ(WORKLIB/&REMARKMBR) TYPE(*FILE)          

                                                                     

/* Release the Spooled File */                                       

             RLSSPLF    FILE(&TOFILE) SPLNBR(*LAST)                  

             MONMSG     MSGID(CPF0000)                               

                                                                     

 


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message: 8
date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 17:05:23 -0500
from: blr@xxxxxxxxxxx
subject: RE: Overrides on Purchase Orders


I will be out of the office until June 27, 2005. If this email concerns an 
urgent matter, please contact Jodi McGregor - jmcgregor@xxxxxxxxxxx, or Debi 
Jones - ddj@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Best Regards,
Bob Randall
Airxcel, Inc.


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message: 9
date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:19:42 -0700
from: "Sansi, Jim" <jsansi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: RE: Overrides on Purchase Orders

Doesn't anyone use FAX/400?

-Jimmy 

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Subject: Overrides on Purchase Orders





Hi group!

Is anyone out there faxing their POs directly from the system?  We use
Cornerstone Communication's Unifier as our fax server (have been since
the early 90's), and want to (finally!) begin faxing POs directly rather
than printing them and manually faxing them.  (Our old Purchasing
Manager that resisted all this "new stuff" has retired, now we can join
the 21st
century.)

However, I need to allow our buyers to select print, fax, or e-mail
(Unifier supports all 3) from the Browser Host Print or green screen.
There is only one option available to me that I can see, print.  That
means I have to use the CAS Report Overrides to control printing.
That's insufficient - I don't want an "all or nothing" approach.

How have you good folk handled this?  Just hoping to get a couple
options before I start reinventing the wheel.  I figure Eric (among
others) has been down this road before.....

Dale Gindlesperger
IT Manager/Special Projects Leader
Fleetwood Folding Trailers, Inc.
258 Beacon Street
Somerset, PA  15501



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