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PageBatchStage1InitTerm

Use this job level rule to create and populate a list of records which contain page ranges and total page counts for each recipient batch file.

This rule is typically used for handling 2-up printing for AFP and compatible printers. This rule is also used with multi-mail processing.

This rule creates a list (populated in another rule) to contain the recipient batch records for a multi-mail transaction set. The rule then writes out the recipient records for the final multi-mail transaction set and writes out the total page counts for each recipient batch.

Fields must be added to the RCBDFDFL.DFD file for the file containing the total page counts for the recipient batches. Do not remove or change the BatchName and RecordCount fields.
The name of the file containing page counts should be specified in the CounterTbl option of the TwoUp control group.
Because the end of a multi-mail set is not signaled until the following transaction, you must write out the recipient records for the final transaction set at the job level.

Syntax

;PageBatchStage1InitTerm;;(MMField);

Parameter	Description

MMField	(Optional) Name of the INI option in the Trn_Fields control group which defines where the multi-mail code will be found in each transaction.

Note

If you use this rule, you must also use the BatchByPageCount and WriteRCBWithPageCount rules.

Example

If you omit the MMField parameter, the system uses standard batching by page count, as shown below:

;PageBatchStage1InitTerm;;;

If you include the MMField parameter, the system uses batching by multi-mail processing, as shown below:

;PageBatchStage1InitTerm;;MMField=MM_Field

PageBatchStage1InitTerm

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