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The suggested printing organization should answer the problems of the operators, the dispatchers, and the distributors, to the extent that is physically possible, given the printing constraints discussed above.
A printing mission should be defined for every physical printing constraint (that is, paper type, flash, and so on). The name of the printing mission should be meaningful. For example:
STD
132PAPER
80PAPER
BLUEPAPR
CARBON10
CARBON18
FLASH272
FLASH273
Note: Different missions have to be defined only for actual physical constraints. Logical printing characteristics do not require a separate bundle. For example, it is possible to mix different CHARS and MODIFY parameters in the 132PAPER printing mission.
Printing missions are defined using the Online facility (option M). Each printing mission can be composed of many categories. In our sample case, each printing mission is composed of the following categories:
C#1-NORTH-COUNTY
C#2-NORTHEAST-COUNTY
C#3-SOUTH-COUNTY
C#4-AIRPORT
C#5-CENTRAL-BRANCH
MANAGEMENT-BOX
Each category represents a distribution area. In the definition of each category we can use INCLUDE/EXCLUDE statements for all the report recipients which are located in the distribution area. Normally, it is not necessary to specify the names of all the users in the bank. Since the bank’s structure and the bank’s hierarchy (as reflected in the Recipient Tree) generally correspond to the real distribution of the recipients, it is usually sufficient to specify the name of the parent in the tree. For example, specifying the recipient NORTH Regional Management automatically includes all its descendants in the tree (that is, all the branches in the north county). If one of those branches can be reached more conveniently by the central branch courier, that branch (and its departments) can be EXCLUDEd from the NORTH-COUNTY category, and INCLUDEd in the CENTRAL BRANCH category.
The operator control screen contains one line for each category. Example:
132PAPER C#1-NORTH-COUNTY PRINTING ENDED OK
132PAPER C#2-NORTHEAST-COUNTY PRINTING
132PAPER C#3-SOUTH-COUNTY WAITING FOR PRINTER
132PAPER C#4-AIRPORT WAIT SCHEDULE
132PAPER C#5-CENTRAL-BRANCH WAIT SCHEDULE
132PAPER MANAGEMENT-BOX WAIT SCHEDULE
FLASH272 C#1-NORTH-COUNTY PRINTING ENDED OK
FLASH272 C#2-NORTHEAST-COUNTY PRINTING ENDED OK
FLASH272 C#3-SOUTH-COUNTY PRINTING ENDED OK
FLASH272 C#4-AIRPORT PRINTING ENDED OK
FLASH272 C#5-CENTRAL-BRANCH PRINTING ENDED OK
FLASH272 MANAGEMENT-BOX PRINTING ENDED OK
Using the Online facility, the operator is always aware of the status of the night’s processing. The operator can request to see a subset of the printing missions list by using the online query window (for example, only blue paper, only management box). The operator can control each bundle independently, and can hold it, change its priority, and so on.
It is not mandatory to define multiple categories for each printing mission. Some printing missions can contain only one category under which all the reports are printed. The sort order of the users in the bundle can be controlled using the bundle parameter SORT. This method is usually used for reports which are produced on special types of paper and are all delivered to one recipient (for example, receipts, bills).
Using this method, the number of bundles is minimized and the operator has full control over the process.
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