Processing Catalog Requests (PCAT)

Purpose: Once you have created catalog requests, you process them by printing the catalog mailing labels. You can format the labels in rows of two or three addresses each.

Reprint: You can reprint catalog requests if the labels become jammed in the printer by using the Reset Printed Catalog Request Screen (RCAT) and then the Process Catalog Requests Screen (PCAT).

Related system control values: Use the Label 2-Up Printing Program (C83) and Label 3-Up Printing Program (C84) system control values to specify which program to use when printing catalog request labels.

History updates: When you print catalog request mailing labels, the system updates:

• Customer mail history: see Display Customer Mail History Screen

Last source and Last mail date in customer order history: see Display Customer Order History Screen

• Source code: see the Source Code History Screen

• Catalog request history: see the Campaign Performance Report (PCPR)

Note: You cannot print catalog requests if another person has submitted the job and it is currently running.

In this chapter:

Process Catalog Requests Screen (PCAT)

- Catalog Mailing Labels (MSR0613 or MSR0614)

- Labels Printed by Item Report

- Labels Printed by Source Report

- Labels Printed by Zip Report

For more information: See Reset Printed Catalog Request Screen (RCAT).

Process Catalog Requests Screen (PCAT)

Purpose: At this screen you can print labels for the catalogs you want to mail. You can:

• print directly to a printer

• specify the number of labels to print

• print labels for selected source codes and/or items

Note: For best results, do not select the Shrink to Fit option when printing labels.

How to display this screen: Enter PCAT in the Fast path field on any menu screen or select Process Catalog Requests from a menu.

Field

Description

Number of labels ready to print

The number of catalog mailing labels eligible to be printed for catalog requests.

The number of unprinted catalog requests appears here. Represents the total number of copies requested for the catalogs if a customer requested multiple copies.

Numeric, 5 positions; display-only.

Nbr of labels to print (Number of labels to print)

The number of labels that you want to print. This field defaults to the same number as in the Nbr of labels ready to print field, but you can override it.

Numeric, 5 positions; required.

Select source codes

Use this field if you want to print catalog mailing labels only for one or more specific source codes.

Selecting multiple source codes: Click on the arrow in this field to advance to the Select Multiple Sources screen. At this screen, you can select a source by Selecting it. You can deselect a source by selecting Deselect for it. Select Exit to return to the Process Catalog Requests screen. If you have selected more than one source code, (MULTIPLE SELECTED) appears to the right of this field.

Leave this field blank to select all eligible catalog requests regardless of source code.

Alphanumeric, 9 positions; optional.

Select items

Use this field if you want to print catalog mailing labels only for one or more specific items.

You can identify an item, such as a promotional item with your company's logo or a swatch of material that should be sent along with the catalog. If an item is specified with a catalog request, the item code prints on the catalog mailing label.

Selecting multiple items: click on the arrow in this field to advance to the Select Multiple Items screen. At this screen, you can select an item by Selecting it. You can deselect an item by Deselecting it. Select Exit to return to the Process Catalog Requests screen. If you have selected more than one source code, (MULTIPLE SELECTED) appears to the right of this field.

Leave this field blank to select all eligible catalog requests regardless of item.

Alphanumeric, 12 positions; optional.

Print option

The code to print the catalog mailing labels. Printer indicates the mailing labels will be printed on a printer.

Required.

Label type

Controls how many labels to print in a row.

Valid values are:

2 up = print 2 labels per line.

3 up = print 3 labels per line.

The Label 2-Up Printing Program (C83) and Label 3-Up Printing Program (C84) system control values specify which formats to use when printing labels.

Required if Print option field is set to Printer.

Sort labels

Identifies how to sorts the catalog mailing labels.

Valid values are:

Zip = Sort labels alphanumerically by postal code (zip code). Labels print in ascending (lowest-to-highest) customer number sequence. Catalog requests that do not contain item information print first. See Labels Printed by Zip Report.

Source = Sort labels alphanumerically by source code. Labels print in ascending (lowest-to-highest) customer number sequence. See Labels Printed by Source Report

Item = Sort labels alphanumerically by item. Labels print in ascending (lowest-to-highest) zip code (postal code) sequence. See Labels Printed by Item Report

Required if Print option field is set to Printer.

Delete request

Controls whether to delete all catalog requests whose Printed fields are selected, regardless of whether these records were included in the current print job.

Example: If you entered 20 in the Nbr of labels to print field, but there are additional printed catalog requests in the Catalog Request table, the system will delete the requests you included in your current print number plus every catalog request whose Printed field is selected.

Valid values are:

Selected = Delete all printed catalog requests.

Unselected (default) = Do not delete printed catalog requests.

Screen Option

Procedure

Display the Work with Catalog Requests Screen

Select W/W Requests.

PCAT OMSCS 19.0 December 2019 OHC