RE: Optio Cheque Printing

Colin,

The mrgchksdm command takes a source file, merges it with a defined check form, 
and sends it to a target queue.

The fx300 stuff is left over from the xpoint days so I'm not sure if that is 
causing your problem or not.

The OPTIOUS should most likely be the DATAQ used by the monitoring program.  If 
it is in use it should be by the job that has historically been used as the 
monitoring job.  At least that is my guess.  When you get the error message are 
you getting it when you attempt to run the merge in a different manner?

If the monitoring program is in place it should grab anything that matches the 
parms in the mrgchksdm command.  The parm merge type indicates that you are 
doing a match on job information.  In our case we do it based on form.  
Different way of getting to the same spot.  If you are putting something in the 
outq and not getting a result it would most likely be that you are not getting 
a match on your job information.

If you do a wrkobjlck on the OPTIOUS DTAQ - that should point you to the job - 
you can check the job log.  Granted it tends to put a lot of *&^% out there but 
it can give you some further ideas.

Your check form also allows you to remap your data (move it, resize it, change 
font, etc.).

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 11:56 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Fw: Optio Cheque Printing

Apologies to all for not putting the correct Subject line in the previous 
email (see below) - bit of a D'oh on my part, if anyone didn't read it 
because of the ambiguous nature of the Subject line, please give it a 
second chance.


Moving, on I tried taking option 4. Start Monitoring Output Queue from the 
Monitor Output Queues menu and I get the following message:

                         Additional Message Information  
  
 Message ID . . . . . . :   CPA0701       Severity . . . . . . . :   99   
 Message type . . . . . :   Inquiry  
 Date sent  . . . . . . :   14/03/06      Time sent  . . . . . . : 
16:29:00 
  
 Message . . . . :   CPF9801 received by XPMN3BCL at *N. (C D I R)  
 Cause . . . . . :   Control language (CL) program XPMN3BCL in library 
OPTIO 
   detected an error at statement number *N. Message text for CPF9801 is:  
 
   Object OPTIOUS in library OPTIOFILE not found.  
 Recovery  . . . :   This inquiry message can be avoided by changing the   
 
   program. Monitor for the error (MONMSG command) and perform error 
recovery 
   within the program. To continue, choose a reply value.  
 Possible choices for replying to message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :  
 
   C -- Cancel the CL program.  
   D -- Dump the CL program variables and cancel the CL program.  
   I -- Ignore the failing command.  
    R -- Try the failing command again. 

 Type reply below, then press Enter.  
 Reply  . . . .

Any ideas if this means that there is a missing formatting file (OPTIOUS)? 
 It is a bit strange because when I do:

WRKOBJ OBJ(*ALL/OPTIOUS) the object is in the OPTIOFILE library, but it 
says it is in use.

Thanks
Col


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Colin Swain/London/V2 Music
14/03/2006 15:32

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Thanks Mike,

I have sent Optio an email, let see how long they will take to get back to 
me, I guess this documentation may be hard to come by.

CKMAIN is not in the OPTIO library, I find it in FX300.  Is this the older 
(XPOINT) version?

I can get to FXMAIN, however the description in the top left corner 
XMAIN2, not an issue I suppose.

I have taken a look at "Monitor Output Queues", going to 3. Work with 
Commands to be Processed, I find that there is the following:

Unique ID and Description.  
  
            Unique ID Type . . . . . FT  
            Unique ID. . . . . . . . APCHECKS  
            Output Queue . . . . . . OPTIO  
             Library . . . . . . . . . *LIBL  
  
            Description. . . . . . . MERGE US CHECKS  
  
  
  
Command.  
  
       MRGCHKSDM NAME(CV2US) MRGTYP(*JOB) FILE(£FILE) 
JOB(£JNUM/£USER/£JOBN) SPL
NBR(9999) TOUTQ(V2UKPRT4) RPCNST(B)

This command doesn't make sense as there is no V2UKPRT4.  I tried to 
change it to the printer in front of me (V2UKFIN1) and run a cheque 
through.  I have been told by the AP girl in New York that she used to 
change the output queue to OPTIO and the cheques would print.

This was the command I used:
CHGSPLFA FILE(S04572) JOB(784971/UKCXS30/QPADEV0026) OUTQ(OPTIO)

However, nothing happened.  I am just guessing that this should work.  Can 
anyone point me in the direction of understanding what the above embedded 
Command does?

The problem is that the output is in landscape when it should be portrait 
and is way too small, I have tried fiddling around with the Printer File 
Settings for S04572 with only minimal success (either increasing the text 
size or changing the page rotation - not both).

Thanks
Col

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Mike.Crump@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 6:11 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Optio Cheque Printing


Colin,

We use the CheckBook portion of the Optio software also.  In our case it
was part of the OptioDCS package that we originally picked up when it
was XPoint.  If you go to the web site it might be very hard to find
what you need (www.optiosoftware.com).  However, from there you can get
a tech support number and email (custcare@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx).  Based on
your location you might want to try the European location:

Optio Software UK Ltd.
Blythe Valley Park
Shirley - Solihull
West Midlands
B90 8AD
United Kingdom
tel:   +44 (0)121 506 9640
fax: +44 (0)121 506 9641
e-mail: info-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Directions

Generally speaking you should be able to access what you need via the
menu CKMAIN (that should be in the library OPTIO).  We monitor our
output queues which is accessible off of the FXMAIN menu and under
utilities (opt 5) and monitor output queues (opt 17).

Part of what I'd like to know is what do you mean by it's not
working....nothing happening, output incorrect, etc.

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Colin.Swain@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 6:11 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Optio Cheque Printing

Hi all,

We appear to have Optio software running on our AS/400 that was
previously 
formatting cheques from JDE.

However, there have been some office moves and either the software is no

longer working or the configuration is incorrect for the new printers.
I 
have looked around on our system and found the Optio library, which was 
created on 16/06/98, however I cannot find any documentation on how to
use 
and configure the software.

The library description is Optio 5.0.1a Distribution Library-RISC.

Any help greatly appreciated

Col

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Colin Swain
Systems Accountant
V2 Music Group
131 Holland Park Avenue
London
W11 4UT
Tel:  +44 (0) 20 7471 3089
Fax:  +44 (0) 20 7471 3060

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