Batch Job Documentation System

Usage/Documentation Printing


Setup

Printing of documentation is quite simple. It uses standard AIMS print techniques. A review of those is pertinent.

Printing under AIMS is controlled by the PRI application. A default printer can be specified. If there is need to change to a different printer for the current AIMS session, the current printer can be changed. Whenever a person logs onto AIMS, the current printer is set to the default printer. AIMS printing is directed to the current printer.

In addition, there is a field that specifies number of lines per page. For a dot matrix printer, this setting should normally be 66. For a laser printer, this should normally be set to 60. Of course, these values can change depending on printer and forms used.

Printing

To print documentation from the Batch Job Documentation System, the Job Selection screen is used. Place a P to the left of the job(s) to be printed and press enter. Documentation for those jobs will be printed. To print documentation for jobs on several different pages of the selection screen, repeat this process on each screen.

Format

The format of the documentation will be similar to the AIMS screens. One page will be printed for each screen which contains data. The program counts lines and prints page headings based on the lines per page specified through the PRI application. The page count is cumulative for all pages. Under AIMS, the page count is relative to the current application only.

Batch Printing

Documentation can also be printed in batch by using job AU5110. Any number of jobs can be printed in one run. In addition, wildcarding can be done using the asterisk (*) character, but only trailing asterisks can be used. For example, BO1110, BO111*, AP1*** and ES**** are all valid selections for printing, but BO*000 is not since it uses an imbedded asterisk rather than a trailing asterisk(s).
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