RE: Auto Submit Order Release with Shop Packet

Bud,

I have done this while working as an affiliate (in a previous life).
There are a few critical pieces, it must run within an active MAPICS
session - use the STRMAPICS/ENDMAPICS commands for that (creates JOBACT
record).  Secondly, the LDA contains all the request data for the Shop
Packet printing.  In order to decipher the LDA, you really need source
programs to find all the settings.  In the past, I have looked at the
interactive job to chase how the LDA gets built, and used that to build
my own to call the batch program (or replicate the submit).

Typically, the program dependent settings (prompt entries) will be in
the first 200 bytes, although I believe the shop packets use something
in the 700+ range too.

If my memory serves me, the batch program that gets called is AMIPHP or
AMIPHL (don't quote me on this).  Does anyone remember the old logic
manuals?  Last place the program flow was really documented, and if you
still have them, most applications have probably not changed drastically
in the overall flow.

You may also want to look at the Technical Architecture manual (don't
remember exact name) which documents the standard LDA fields, the JOBACT
records and temporary objects in QTEMP.

Regards,
Gregory Novak
Manager North American Technical Services
Momentum Utilities Pty Ltd
(630) 985-1736
gnovak@jacana.com
www.jacana.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Shaw, Dave [mailto:dshaw@syratech.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 7:19 AM
To: 'mapics-l@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: Auto Submit Order Release with Shop Packet


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Bud,
I know how to figure it out, but it takes a day or two to work through
it -
it's not a trivial task.  The request string that MAPICS passes in makes

sense to the MAPICS request processor AMZPBJ and the batch control
program
it transfers to, AXZBJ.  They don't ship the source for AXZBJ any more,
but
it would only help you understand what the formatting means a little
anyway.
Basically, the string passed in serves mainly as a pointer to the JOBACT

record previously created for the job.  You need to reverse-engineer how
to
build the JOBACT record and the submit string, and then you'll be able
to
make it work.  Usually the simplest way to do this kind of thing, IF you

have source, is to take apart the interactive prompt for what you want
to do
and replace the screen handling with another source of input, whether
it's
hard-coding, one or more data areas, or a record in a file.  Then use
STRMAPICS/ENDMAPICS to set the environment for your modified prompt and
you're good to go.  Good luck!
Dave Shaw
MAPICS-L Moderator
Rauch Industries, Inc.
Gastonia, NC

-----Original Message-----
From: Bud Roble [mailto:BRoble@CharlesRobleConsulting.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 5:44 PM
To: 'Mapics Mailing List (mapics-l@midrange.com)'
Subject: Auto Submit Order Release with Shop Packet

OK, since nobody seems to know how to submit the "Create Shop Packet"
from a
custom program, how about the "Order Release with Shop Packet?"    Does
anyone know how to do that?     I can't believe MAPICS makes it so
difficult
to submit a simple report from custom code!!   *$&#^@$%#       I held
the
JOBQ and submitted the job, then went and looked at the Job Log for the
Submitted Job..... it makes no sense to me.... Not even a normal AS400
command.   :-(      Can anyone interpret this s____ for me?