Controll9ng the sequence for printing checks

How can I change the sequence that the payment program is printing checks out? Checks are currently being printed out in vendor number sequence. I want the checks to be printed out in payee name sequence?
I know how to change the sequence for printing out the proposal and can do that.
Also, from what I can tell, there are two sort variants available for the payment media (RFFO*) which is associated with my payment medium program. One is K1 (postal code) and the Other is K2 (payee name). However, neither appears to be used.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Greg Brown

<a href="https://forums.sdn.sap.com/click.jspa?searchID=6044226&messageID=3849529">Refer to my post and give your mail ID to send a document that help facilitate configuring this.</a>

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AP Check printing setups for printing checks on your own

HI
I am wondering if there a good document which deals with AP check printing with MICR and signature on your own check stock
thanks

Recently we started to deal with AP check printing in our organizatin. It was a daunting task with the information and resources scattered all over and missing critical pieces of information to make sense out of the whole process flow. We attempted to go through the AP check printing internally and succeded.
I decided to post the information for the benefit of people about the our experience
Check Printing Basics and Beyond for Printing Checks on Your Own
by
Sarma Chilukuri
This article deals with what is needed to get your own checks printed. It is a first attempt to uncover all the hidden rules that one should be aware to get your own checks printed. The first section deals with the basic AP check printing setup, while the 2nd half explores some of the flow of events that make it possible to print the check.
Part I â Basic Setup
AP Setup for check printing
There are multiple steps in the AP check printing. First set of steps deal with the AP side setups. The second step is to get the System side setups. The system side setup deals with printer setup and program options setups. The last step would be to make the print format files configured with the vendor provided escape sequences in the laser print format file.
Step 1: login as Payable Manager
Step 2: Bank Setup: Navigate to Setup: Payments > Banks
1.     Make sure the Bank # etc are present
2.     Tab to âBank Accountsâ, and make sure your account # has been setup
3.     On the Bank Accounts screen, tab to the âPayables Documentsâ and verify that Payment format (E.g., COK Laser Format) has been entered. This âPayment format links to next section where we associate it to the right payment program.
Fig 1. AP Payment Bank Setup Screen
Step 3: Program Setup (Setup: Payments > Programs)
As we know there are only 5 formats 3 of which are âEver Green Laserâ (APXPBFE G|L|F) which are explained in the AP Users Guide. For your own form printing, you have to associate the format to APXPFEL (laser format) program. Also, the APXPBFEL or APXPBFEF call the APXPBFEG, which is the base program that pulls the data from oracle base tables. APXPBFEL is the one which allows us to print the checks with MICR and signature on a plain paper not on a pre printed stationery.
Fig. 2 AP Payment Format Setup Screen
Printer Styles, Drivers setup
The above process summarizes the AP Setup. As a DBA, the printer setup needs to be validated. The base install provides the right setup to some extent. But the differences in printers and print queues may add some complexity to the final configuration. The following section discusses the set up the base install provides and changes as needed.
Step 1. Login as system Administrator
Step 2: Style (Install : Printer > Style)
Look for the âPORTRAITHPLJ4LASCHECKâ. This one is associated with the SRW Driver Called, âAPLASPâ (AP Laser printer format).
Step 3: Driver (Install : Printer > Driver).
     1. The âPORTRAITHPLJ4LASCHECKâ is associated with a âUser Driverâ of PORTRAIT for HPLJ4 and and a SRW driver of âAPLASPâ
     2. Also notice that there is an Initialization string at the bottom of it. This initialization string gets called as pre-report trigger for the APXPBFEG program (APXPBFEG.rdf) file. It sets the kind of format it should be. Please see the Appendix A for details on these printer pcl code translations. The Initialization string was as follows:
Initialization: /eE/e&l0o2a7C/e(s0P/e(8U
Step 4: Printer type (Install : Printer > Register)
Each printer type is associated with a set of styles. Make sure the printer that was selected has the above style and its associated driver listed against that.
Fig. 3 System Administrator Printer Seups
Step 5: Program Setup (Concurrent > Program > Define)
This step holds the key for check printing. It is necessary to define whether you need the check on top followed by the Stub or the other way around. The way it is controlled is based on the APXPBFEG.rdf, the report definition file and the APLASP.prt (Printer Style associate with the Portrait laser check format SRW driver). The APLASP.prt file ($FND_TOP/reports) has two identical setups called the 100 series and the 200 series. Those identical sets of setups define where the MICR and signature print on the check. The following table lists the some of the codes in the 100 series. Please refer to Doc ID #146452.1 for complete details.
Fig. 4 System Administrator Concurrent Program Definitions
CODE #     Code Definition
100     Electronic check activation string
101     1st Check #
102     2nd Check #
104     Deactivate check number mode string
111     Activate MICR line
112     MICR Deactivation / reset the printer head position
121     1st Signature
122     2nd Signature
141     Address font activation string
199     Return to default state string
Table 1. APLASP.prt -- MICR Activation Codes
The above code block repeats itself the same way in the 200 series. The decision to activate one way or the other controls the Check printing.
Step 2: Setting up the Option block
In the concurrent program definition for the APXPBFEL, there is an Options block in the middle. You need to list the codes that you want to activate. Please refer to Doc ID # 186640.1 for some explanation on these.
E.g.,
p_printer_code_mask="201,211,221,241" p_sig2_amount="" p_sig3_amount="" p_sig1_vendnum="" p_sig2_vendnum="" p_sig3_vendnum="" p_country_to_ignore="US" p_continuous_stationery="N"
Step 3: Output format is Text
Text format is sufficient, as the printer will pick up these escape sequences anyway.
Fig. 5 System Administrator Concurrent Program APXPBFEL Options Definition
UIPRINT.TXT, UIFONTS.ALI
One needs to be aware of a few more pieces in this puzzle. The UIPRINT.TXT identifies to the Oracle Applications the print queues that were setup. This file is needed to set your PCL / Post Script printer definitions. I did not have to really tinker with these files other than identifying the PCL and Post Script Qâs that were setup on the UNIX box.
Part II: Integrating all the pieces
The above setups are all documented in various articles. We need to understand a few more steps to see how all these pieces come together.
What you need to know about APXPBFEG.rdf
APXPBFEG (.rdf) is the report file which when called pulls the data from Oracle. If you open the APXPBFEG.rdf in the Oracle reports, there is initialization to the report called, SRW.Init. This will bring in the initialization string associated with the PORTRAITHPLJ4LASCHECK driver definition file. Also, please be very careful with this report format file. When you open it, there is small tiny empty block. in the first block which calls the printer initialization code 100/200 under the Format Mask (from APLASP.prt). If this portion gets changed or messed up, one can end up with some unexpected results. Each of those blocks like MICR, CHECK etcâ¦ have associated format triggers and printer codes.
Please make sure that the printer mask is properly handled. I noticed that the 200 series MICR (211) and Signature (221) printer masks were tied to 111 and 121 respectively. These should have been 211 and 221. The other place you need to be careful was the printer code before and after is proper.
For E.g.,
For the MICR, the âprinter code before and after columns â should be 111 and 112 (or 211 / 212) respectively while Format Trigger should reference to 111 (211).
Fig. 6 APXPBFEG rdf file printer mask and Format Triggers
The escape sequences in the APLASP.prt file for these codes will play the crucial role in getting our format around the report output that gets generated from the APXPBFEG program. Please refer to the explanation of these escape sequence codes in the APPENDIX A.
At this point when you run the program, you will see that the formatted output report file will have all the initialization strings and the output associated with that. You can compare the fields and verify the results. Let us closely examine the parts of the 111 and 121 where the micr and signature prints. The key to this to code the escape sequences the right way to get the associate MICR and signature print out correctly.
Fig. 7 APXPBFEG rdf file MICR printer mask and Format Triggers
Code 111 and Code 112 from the APLASP.prt file.
I broke the line into pieces to illustrate the exact escape sequence code.
Code "211"
Part 1: esc "&f0S" esc "&f0y0X" esc "&l0E" esc "&a0L"
Part 2: esc "(8M" esc "(s0p8.00h8.0v0s0b80T" --- This will be provided by the ROM
Cartridge provider
Part 3: esc "&k15H" esc "*p3215Y" esc "&a13.8C"
code "212"
Part 1 : esc "&f1x3x8X"
Part 2 : esc "&f1S"
Let us go over these 2 sets of codes carefully.
Escape Code     Meaning     Comment
esc "&f0S"      Push Cursor Position
esc "&f0y0X"     Define Macro ID 0 and Start Macro Definition
esc "&l0E"      Define Top Margin at 0 Lines
esc "&a0L"      Define Left Margin at Column 0
esc "(8M"     8M Symbol SetNote : As per pcl codes this happens to be Font Primary JIS Math 8 symbol     MICR Part 1 : Provided by the Vendor from where you the ROM cartridge
esc "(s0p8.00h8.40s0b0T"     {Fixed Pitch}{pitch 8.00 cpi}{Font Style 8.40}{Medium Weight}{Typeface 0}     MICR Part 2 : Provided by the Vendor
esc "&k15H" esc "*p907Y"     Set HMI = 15/120" Vert position = 907 Dots
esc "&a13.8C"     Move to Column 13.8
     CODE 112
esc "&f1x3x8X"     {End Macro Definition}{Call Macro}{Delete Macro ID}
esc "&f1S"     {Pop Cursor Position}     At this point, the MICR gets printed
Table 2. Escape Sequences in APLAP.prt file Explanation
Fig. 8 APXPBFEG rdf file Signature printer mask and Format Triggers
The signature piece (221) has also similar meaning.
Escape Code     Meaning     Comment
esc "&f0S"     Push Cursor Position
esc "*t300R"     300 DPI Graphics resolution
esc "*p1500X"     Horiz position = 1500 Dots
esc "*p650Y"     Vert position = 470 Dots
esc "(4B" esc "(s1p53v0s0b102T"esc "&f0S!"     Symbol SetProportionalPoint Size 53UprightMedium WeightTypeface 102Push Cursor Position!     Vendor gave the us esc "(4B"esc"(s1p53v0s0b102T!"Note: the ! when the it pushes the ! and that is where it prints the signature piece. The first part forms the symbol set , say (4B and the later part forms the signature font and ! is the piece. I took the ! from the above and let it stay with the 3rd part of it so that signature does not print twice.
esc "&f1S"      Pop Cursor Position
esc "*p+121Y"     Move down 121 Dots
esc "&f1S"     Pop Cursor Position
Table 3. Escape Sequences for Signature in APLAP.prt file and Explanation
Summary
One can print their own checks using the above steps. This can work as a cost effective solution for small organizations where the budgetary constraints are tighter. We are successful in getting the AP Checks printed using the above method.
References
Metalink Doc ID # 186640.1, Different Payment Formats â¦
Metalink Doc ID # 60936.1, Step by Step Guide to Setup a Printer in Oracle Applications
Metalink Doc ID # 250543.1, How to Create An Initialization String for a Payable Check Format
Metalink Doc ID # 48680.1, Accounts Payable FAQ â Payment Batch, Check
Metalink Doc ID # 1074792.6, Exclamation Point (!) Prints On Check When Using APXPBFEL And Cartridge
Metalink Doc ID # 158486.1, APXPBFEL Evergreen (Long Laser)
Metalink Doc ID # 146452.1, Listing of p_printer_code_mask Default Values for APXPBFEL
Chapter 2, Oracle Payables user guide
Appendix A
APLASP.prt printer codes explanation
code "200" esc "&l0o2a6d66p8.000c2e1x0l63f1H" esc "&k12.00H" esc "(8U"
esc "(s0p10.00h12.00v0s0b3T" esc "&k11.75H" esc "&a1l0R" control(M) esc"&f3005y4X"
{Portrait}
{Letter}
{6 LPI}
{Define Page Length to 66 Lines}
{Set VMI = 8.000/48"}
{Define Top Margin at 2 Lines}
{Select 1 Copies}
{Disable Perf Skip}
{Define Text Length as 63 Lines}
{Feed from Tray 1 (upper)}
0.1 esc "&k12.00H"
{Set HMI = 12.00/120"}
0.2 esc "(8U"
{Roman-8 Symbol Set}
0.3 esc "(s0p10.00h12.00v0s0b3T"
{Fixed Pitch}
{pitch 10.00 cpi}
{Point Size 12.00}
{Upright}
{Medium Weight}
{Typeface 3}
0.4 esc "&k11.75H"
{Set HMI = 11.75/120"}
0.5 esc "&a1l0R"
{Define Left Margin at Column 1}
{Move to Row 0}
control(M)
0.6 esc"&f3005y4X"
{Define Macro ID 3005}
{Enable Overlay}
code "201" esc "&f0S" esc "&a1.25r70C" esc "(8U" esc "(s1p14v0s3b4148T"
{Push Cursor Position} esc "&f0S"
1.1 esc "&a1.25r70C"
{Move to Row 1.25}
{Move to Column 70}
1.2 esc "(8U"
{Roman-8 Symbol Set}
1.3 esc "(s1p14v0s3b4148T"
{Proportional}
{Point Size 14}
{Upright}
{Bold}
{Typeface 4148}
code "202" esc "&f0S" esc "&a20.25r70C" esc "(8U" esc "(s1p14v0s3b4148T"
{Push Cursor Position}
2.1 esc "&a20.25r70C"
{Move to Row 20.25}
{Move to Column 70}
2.2 esc "(8U"
{Roman-8 Symbol Set}
2.3 esc "(s1p14v0s3b4148T"
{Proportional}
{Point Size 14}
{Upright}
{Bold}
{Typeface 4148}
code "211" esc "&f0S" esc "&f0y0X" esc "&l0E" esc "&a0L"
esc "(0Q" esc "(s0p8.00h8.40s0b0T" esc "&k15H" esc "*p907Y" esc "&a13.8C"
{Push Cursor Position}
11.1 esc "&f0y0X"
{Define Macro ID 0}
{Start Macro Definition}
11.2 esc "&l0E"
{Define Top Margin at 0 Lines}
11.3 esc "&a0L"
{Define Left Margin at Column 0}
11.4 esc "(0Q"
{0Q Symbol Set}
11.5 esc "(s0p8.00h8.40s0b0T"
{Fixed Pitch}
{pitch 8.00 cpi}
{Font Style 8.40}
{Medium Weight}
{Typeface 0}
11.6 esc "&k15H" esc "*p907Y"
{Set HMI = 15/120"}
{Vert position = 907 Dots}
11.7 esc "&a13.8C"
{Move to Column 13.8}
code "212" esc "&f1x3x8X" esc "&f1S"
{End Macro Definition}
{Call Macro}
{Delete Macro ID}
12.1 esc "&f1S"
{Pop Cursor Position}
code "221" esc "&f0S" esc "*t300R" esc "*p1500X" esc "*p470Y"
esc "(30C" esc "(4B" esc "(s1p53v0s0b102T!"
esc "&f0S!" esc "&f1S" esc "*p+121Y" esc "&f1S"
esc "&f0S"
{Push Cursor Position}
21.1 esc "*t300R"
{300 DPI Graphics resolution}
21.2 esc "*p1500X"
{Horiz position = 1500 Dots}
21.3 esc "*p470Y"
{Vert position = 470 Dots}
21.4 esc "(30C"
{30C Symbol Set}
21.5 esc "(4B"
{4B Symbol Set}
21.6 esc "(s1p53v0s0b102T!"
{Proportional}
{Point Size 53}
{Upright}
{Medium Weight}
{Typeface 102}
21.7 esc "&f0S!"
{Push Cursor Position}
21.8 esc "&f1S"
{Pop Cursor Position}
21.9 esc "*p+141Y"
{Move down 121 Dots}
21.10 esc "&f1S"
{Pop Cursor Position}
code "222" esc "&f0S" esc "*t300R" esc "*p1500X" esc "*p650Y"
esc "(30A" esc "(s0p.426h35.25v0s0b128T" esc "&f0S!"
esc "&f1S" esc "*p+141Y" esc "&f1S"
{Push Cursor Position}
22.1 esc "*t300R"
{300 DPI Graphics resolution}
22.2 esc "*p1500X"
{Horiz position = 1500 Dots}
22.3 esc "*p650Y"
{Vert position = 650 Dots}
22.4 esc "(30A
{30A Symbol Set}
22.5 esc "(s0p.426h35.25v0s0b128T"
{Fixed Pitch}
{pitch .426 cpi}
{Point Size 35.25}
{Upright}
{Medium Weight}
{Typeface 128}
22.6 esc "&f0S!"
{Push Cursor Position}
22.7 esc "&f1S"
{Pop Cursor Position}
22.8 esc "*p+141Y"
{Move down 141 Dots}
22.9 esc "&f1S"
{Pop Cursor Position}
code "241" esc "&a-100V" esc "&l5.8C" esc "(8U" esc "(s0p12.00h10.00v0s3b3T" esc "&k11.75H"
41.0 esc "&a-100V"
{Move up 100 Decipoints}
41.1 esc "&l5.8C"
{Set VMI = 5.8/48"}
41.2 esc "(8U"
{Roman-8 Symbol Set}
41.3 esc "(s0p12.00h10.00v0s3b3T"
{Fixed Pitch}
{pitch 12.00 cpi}
{Point Size 10.00}
{Upright}
{Bold}
{Typeface 3}
41.4 esc "&k11.75H"
{Set HMI = 11.75/120"}
code "299" esc "(8U" esc "(s0p10.00h12.00v0s0b3T" esc "&k11.75H" esc "&l6D"
{Roman-8 Symbol Set}
99.1 esc "(s0p10.00h12.00v0s0b3T"
{Fixed Pitch}
{pitch 10.00 cpi}
{Point Size 12.00}
{Upright}
{Medium Weight}
{Typeface 3}
99.2 esc "&k11.75H"
{Set HMI = 11.75/120"}
99.3 esc "&l6D"
{6 LPI}

Managing the process for print design

Hi,
I like to know if there is some kind off managing system for creating a print design. Sometimes it happens that the final designs go to the press white still something wrong. I made a check list but that doesn't work, because it's unpractical when you have a very tight deadline.
So I'm looking for something more practical, that force the project manager to let the final designs being checked by; copy, specs and content, before sending it for pressing.
Big thnx!

Wibo,
Agree 100% with what Neil and John are saying but some clients are more responsible than others. I went through this a while backwhile every care is taken a lot of our entry come directly from client supplied text or tables inserted into our databases. For this reason I wanted to make the client aware and a bit more responsible for what was finally going to be printed 5000 or so times.
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Oh, there is a "Scale to Fit Media" check box. Checking that now makes the height and width somewhat closer to reality, they now indicate the pape dimensions. That IS logical, but not extremely helpful, IMHO. By the way, the second time one selects the "Custom" choice, the correct, original image size appeared in the Print size boxes. Although I cannot seem to get those to reappear. Oh well...
My point is, how do these confusing configurations help? Beyond me, anyway.
BTW, the dpi settings all seem to be 'computed' at one less than the number set by the user for an image. For example, a new image page created at 300 dpi shows 299 in the Custom dialog, 150 shows 149, etc. Close, but why not exact? Furthermore, why can't the user select any dpi they choose? Isn't that what the computer if for; calculate what happens to the pixels when they print at a different setting than the image? Sure, the user should be warned that terrible images my result, but if that's what the user wants, let it be done! Who's running this show, anyway? Oh yeah, I remember, now...excuse me for asking, I'm only a paying customer, what do I know?!
Lastly, if one has more than one image open, every single one can easily be printed, accidentally. Why? Because they will all appear in the Print Dialog. Don't you see them? Over there on the left. Yeah, I see them, but why doesn't the image I have in front, the one I'm working on, be the one I probably want to print? Many of the others may simply be images I'm borrowing parts from. Why do the developers think I always want to print every image that might be open? I don't have any idea, either. Sure, there are a couple of ways to prevent this multiple image printing; select the one you don't want to print and use the "minus" button or simply close all those images before going to the Print dialog. Guess what. Using the 'minus' button only works for this printing, the next time you ask to print they will all be there, again. And, what if you aren't really finished using some of those extra images that you closed? Now you get to re-open them all again. Completely unnecessary steps because of poor user considerations/research, in my humble opinion. Again, this is exactly the thing that preferences are made for. Or, put them in the "Edit Guided" mode! Or, better yet, just give me back the old Print dialog! Nice!
Now, I am extremely glad to see that PSE can now remember to keep that stupid Panel bin out of the way! Finally! Three more inches of screen to work with!!! Hooray!! Unfortunately, it still can't remember what the last setting for the jpeg quality was...still defaults to ZERO! Sure, that's the setting I always want to use, it's so much fun letting people try to guess what is in the image...one would think after 8 iterations this could be fixed. One down, umpteen to go. Oh well, what do you want for $80?

Thanks for your listening/reading and I'll take your advice about dropping a note to the developers, but I won't be holding by breath! I doubt that they consider this a real problem. It's really just my ranting!
Your solution is probably the 'fix' they might suggest, anyway. However, I'd rather have the screen space than a list of thumbnails of images I already have open. command-plus and/or minus is a pretty quick way of making it easy to see anything that might be visible. Of course, I'm sure there are other uses for the Project Bin that many find useful. Even though I have a 24" iMac, I rather like using the screen space the way I want, not an arbitrary way that got developed. I just don't see why developers can't program an app to allow every conceivable method of use by every living and future user! LOL!!!
I guess today was the first time I've printed anything since installing 8. I was, quite confused when presented with the new Print interface. Actually, I thought that must be part of the 'Guided' set up which I assume leads one by the hand as much as possible. "Thank you Adobe, but I'm trying to avoid unnecessary contact with strangers right now." LOL! At least I know I didn't miss some setting somewhere.
Thanks! Have a great weekend! And don't get scared too much tonight!

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I have a JTable, and with the print() method, I'm able to bring up the Print dialog and successfully print the contents of the table. Example:
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