Adding Blocks

Access the Electronic Reporting Process Revision form.

To add a new block:

1. Click Add on the Work With Electronic Reporting Process form.

2. If adding a block for a reporting range for which you have already created the block 0 records, enter the job number of the block 0 in the Job Number field.

   The system generates the job number when you add a block for block 0.

3. Complete the Start Date, End Date, and Company fields in the header area.

4. Enter the block number or letter in the Block field in the detail area and. click OK.

   The system provides values from the setup tables for all fields in the detail area except the Status field.

   Note: The system completes the Process? and Status fields after you extract data.

Job Number

Enter the job number for block 0 when adding a block for a reporting range for which you have already created the block 0 records. All blocks for which you report for a specific reporting range must have the same job number as the block 0 records.

The system displays the system-assigned job number for block 0 records and for blocks that you ran simultaneously with block 0.

Company

Enter the address book number of the fiscal company.

Start Date

Enter the beginning of the date range for which you generate records.

End Date

Enter the end of the date range for which you generate records.

Status (header area)

In the header area, you can enter a status to search for records. Values are:

D: Done

E: Error

P: Processing

W: Waiting

Batch Number

The system assigns a batch number after you run the Electronic Reporting Join Blocks Process program (R76B0640) to populate the text file processor tables and generate the flat files. You can use the batch number to locate records that you have processed.

Processed

Enter the date on which the records were processed to search for records.

The system displays the date on which records were processed when you search for records using the job number.

Block

Enter the block for which you want to run the UBEs.

The system displays the block letter or number for previously processed records.

Required

The system displays a Y if the block was set up as a required block in the Electronic Reporting Detail Blocks table (F76B0531). You set up blocks by using the Electronic Reporting Block Setup program (P76B0530).

Program ID

The system displays the UBEs that are associated with the block as set up in the Electronic Reporting Detail Blocks table (F76B0531).

Version

The system displays the versions for the programs that are set up in the Electronic Reporting Detail Blocks table (F76B0531).

Status (detail area)

In the detail area, the system displays the status of records that are selected for processing. Values are:

D: Done processing

E: Error

P: Processing

W: Waiting for processing (records are in the queue to be processed)