In InterForm400 you can merge an input spooled file with an overlay to create a new, formatted output e.g. a print out or a PDF file. The overlay can contain conditions and conditioned overlays to create a dynamic output, that depends on the contents of the input spooled file.
If you want to print a fixed back page on either the first or last page of the merged spooled file, then you should consider to use an overlay selector, that selects a special duplex overlay for the spooled file page, where the back page is to be added - and a normal simplex (non-duplex) overlay for the other pages.
You can however also chose to merge with an overlay selector instead of an overlay. The difference is, that an overlay selector can select between overlays per page depending on the page number (first or last) and the contents of the actual page in the spooled file. The overlay selector is able to select between overlay within one file set.
NOTE: When you use an overlay selector to merge with, then the selected overlay name is stored in an internal copy of the spooled file in positions 369-378 in line 1. You can see that in the green screen designer with F19=DSPPFM, if you have selected a spooled file and an overlay selector with F13=Set view/print parameters.
When you use an overlay selector, then InterForm400 will insert the overlay name on each page in line 1 position 369-378 in an internal work file. This means, that you cannot use these positions in your spooled file.
It is not necessary to define an AFC definition to let the Overlay Selector take effect. An overlay selector can be used when making an interactive merge using option 3. Merge Spool Entry with Overlay on the main menu.
When selecting option 4. Working with Overlay Selectors on the main menu the following screen appears:
Work with Overlay Selectors SEL300D
Start with . . . . .
Type option, Press Enter. 2=Change 3=Copy 4=Delete 5=Display
Opt Selector File set Description _ A PMK Selector Ab D_PDF000 ITS_2B 2B - Gruppe AB. AN. RG ablegen in PDF DEMOINV DEMOIDX Selector for Demo: Invoices DEMOOC DEMOIDX Selector for Demo: Order Confirmation DUPLEX PMK Test duplex side1 FAKTURA PRODUKTION Faktura HVE HVE Test HVE HVE2 HVE Test HVE IFNBK IFNBK NB KSE KSE LOGITR PMK Faktura MULTIUP PMK NEOPOST PMK Test af kuvertering Neopost barcode More... F3=Exit F5=Refresh F6=Add F12=Cancel
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Press F6=Add to create a new Overlay Selector:
Add Overlay selectors AFC300D
Selector name . . . ________ Description . . . . __________________________________________________ File set . . . . . __________
End F3=Exit F4=Prompt F12=Cancel
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Selector Name
The name you will be referring to in the AFC function 1. Merge with overlay in Functions attached to output queues, and for other merges e.g. using option 3. Merge spool entry with overlay.
Description
For your information.
File set
The file set which the overlay selector should be restricted to select overlays from.
Selection Criteria Entries
Add Overlay selectors AFC300D
Selector name . . . INTERMA_ Description . . . . Selection for INVOICE_____________________________ File-set . . . . . TEST Seqnbr. Overlay name Overlay description
Seqnbr ______
F12=Cancel
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You can now enter the specific requirements your spool entry data should meet for selecting a certain overlay. You can have several sequence lines checking on many different types of spool entries under the same selector definition, or you can make selectors for each print job type.
If the conditions for a sequence line (overlay) are true for a given page of the spool entry being checked, the rest of the sequence lines will be ignored.
When entering a sequence line you will get the following screen:
Add Overlay selectors AFC300D
Selector name . . . INTERMA_ Description . . . . Selection for INVOICE____________________________ File-set . . . . . TEST______ Seqnbr. Overlay name Overlay description
Seqnbr Overlay name 1,0 INV_FRONT_ AND/OR Print line Position Oper Compare value ___ ___ - ___ PAGE *FIRST__________________________ AND_ __1 __1 - __7 __EQ INVOICE__________________________ ____ ___ ___ - ___ ____ ________________________________ ____ ___ ___ - ___ ____ ________________________________ ____ ___ ___ - ___ ____ ________________________________ ____ ___ ___ - ___ ____ ________________________________ F11=Delete F12=Cancel
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Overlay name
The name of the overlay to call in the file-set defined in the entry screen for the Overlay Selector.
AND/OR
Relate this statement to the previous statement. Normal boolean logic apply.
Print Line
The print line in the spool entry to search
Position
The column interval/positions to search
Oper
The operator relating to the compare value.
The operators used are standard operators known from e.g. Query/400:
EQ |
Equal to compare value |
NE |
Not equal to compare value |
LT |
Less than compare value |
LE |
Less than or equal to compare value |
GT |
Greater than compare value |
GE |
Greater than or equal to compare value |
PAGE |
Select only for certain pages. This can be used for spooled files with unknown contents. |
Compare Value
The character string or numeric value which the operator should be compared to. No delimiters are used. If the operator is PAGE you can use these values:
'FIRST |
Only for the first page of the spooled file. |
'LAST |
Only for the last page of the spooled file. |
'ODD |
Only for odd page numbers |
'EVEN |
Only for even page numbers |
To add new sequence lines between existing lines you can type in a number with decimal point (or decimal comma - depending on your setup) like so: Specify the new sequence line to be line 1,1 (or 1.1) to add the new line after the existing line 1 and before the existing line 2.
F5=Service
Instead of entering all conditions by hand, you can also use the F5 key to work with the conditioned overlays for the overlay selector. If you press F5=Service while editing an overlay selector you will see these options:
Update Overlay Selector SEL302D
Selector name . : KSE Description . . : My own selector File set . . . : KSE Kim Test Seqnbr. Overlay name Overlay description 0006 DEK30 0007 DUPLEXS1 0055 LOGI 0056 LOGI2
Select one of the following options:
2. Move definitions to another sequence number. 3. Copy definitions into this selector. 4. Delete lines 5. Resequencing
Option:
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The options are:
(The selected sequence numbers will be inserted just above the selected destination number, if it is already occupied.)
2. Move definitions to another sequence number
With this option you can rearrange the conditioned overlays in the overlay selector. The sequence can be very important as InterForm400 is searching for the first true condition for an overlay (per page).
3. Copy definitions into this selector
With this option you can copy sequence lines from another overlay selector. You should be VERY careful, if you copy sequence lines from an overlay selector, that is not in the same file set as the current overlay selector. If you copy lines from another file set, then you need yourself to ensure, that the selected overlays are also available in the file set of the selector, that you are editing. You can e.g. manually edit each line afterwards to verify if the overlay exist.
4. Delete lines
Type the interval of sequence lines to delete.
5. Resequencing
Use this option to resequence the sequence lines. This means, that the sequence lines (after running this option) will be numbered from 1 and onwards with increments of 1.
