Creating new batch without introducing new recipient

Question

Dear Experts,
We are working on Documaker v11.4.  We have a requirement to create a new batch without creating a new recipient.  We used the following logic in "BatchingByRecip" control group of configuration file (fsiuser.ini)
< BatchingByRecip >
    Batch_Recip_Def        = =DAL("NEWBATCHDAL");"NEWBATCH";RCP1;
    Batch_Recip_Def        = True;"RCP1";RCP1;
The logic worked fine in local environment, but the client environment involves "MergeWIP" rule in respective afgjob where the batching happens.  In the environment, the same logic is not working.  Could you please let us know, if the logic is linked with any other rule in "afgjob.jdt"?
Please find the afgjob of the environment where the logic is not working as follows:
<Base Rules>
;RULStandardJobProc;1;Always the first job level rule;
;MergeWIP;;BATCHPRINT;
;JobInit1;1;;
/* Every form set in this base uses these rules. */
<Base Form Set Rules>
;WIPTransactions;;BATCHPRINT,/BATCHPRINTED;
;GVM2GVM;2;Trigger2Wip;
;ResetDocSetNames;;
;BatchingByRecipINI;2;;
;UpdatePOLFile;2;;
/* Every image in this base uses these rules. */
<Base Image Rules>
;RULStandardImageProc;3;Always the first image level rule;
/* Every field in this base uses these rules. */
<Base Field Rules>
;WIPFieldProc;;

Answer 1

The MergeWIP / WIPTransaction is nothing more than where the transaction comes from. In this case, it defines that the transactions come from WIP with the the specified transaction status.  You don't appear to be doing additional triggering, therefore the recipients would have already existed in the WIP transaction.
You did not mention any messages that might be output from the system as that might help point to the cause.
Perhaps the problem lies in the INI file where you did not copy over all the other relevant batch definitions?
Or perhaps your batching script is referencing some GVMs or other content that you previously determined via extract file or using XML xPath and since you are loading from WIP you don't have either of those?