A few of the General Accounting interactive programs can run in batch mode and accept data from a Z file, allowing you to process mass amounts of data from an outside source easily and efficiently using existing programs to validate the data.
As with all Z file processing programs, the DREAM Writer launches the interactive program which processes the data into the Z file.
You can process any number of records to add, change, or delete. You also have the advantage of:
Data selection to limit the records you want to process.
Processing options that allow you to choose the version of the interactive program to process the records.
Error report printing.
The DREAM Writer program number generally corresponds to the screen and program number with a Z appended to the end. For example, P09012Z corresponds to the Account Category Codes program P09012. The following table includes the General Accounting Z file processing programs.
Technical Considerations for Account Category Codes
You can tie the P09011Z and P09012Z batch processes together. When you add accounts running P09011Z, you can use the control fields to include the account category codes records associated with the account.
See:
From General Accounting (G09), enter 27
From G/L Advanced & Technical Operations (G0931), choose Z File Processing/G/L
From General Ledger Z File Processes (G0901Z), choose the appropriate option
See the appropriate set of Z file processing options in Chapter 91, "Z File Processing Options".
Do not change the existing data selection. The Processed Y/N field is set to NE Y. This prevents the program from processing records more than once.
You can add additional selections to limit the data.
Do not change the data sequence.