Updating the Source Code for Laser Forms

To adjust the box or field on a selected form, you must update the source code to reposition the box or field.

The following example and task illustrate how to adjust the Rent (box 1) on the 1099-Miscellaneous form.

Example

You need to change the Rent field (Box 1) on the second form of the 1099 Miscellaneous return (S045152) because the value for the field prints one line too high and two spaces too far to the right.

The following graphic illustrates a partial list of the source code for the 1099 Miscellaneous form (S045152).

The names of the fields in the source do not necessarily coincide with the description of the fields that display in UDC 04/TR (Type of Return). On the Miscellaneous form, the field names for Amount 01 through Amount 08 correspond with the numbered boxes on the 1099 return. In this example, the field RR#A01 corresponds to Box 1 (Rent), which is the line you need to change.

To change the second form area, which starts from the heading DETMISC2, locate the RR#A01 line in that section. According to the source code, both the line and position are 38. From your print test, you determined that the line on the second form for Box 1 was one line too high, so you need to change the value of the line (Lin) from 38 to 37. Because the value prints two spaces to the right, you need to change the value of the position (Pos) from 38 to 36.

Before You Begin

• Create a custom library and create source file JDESRC in the library. This is the library that stores the source member in source file JDESRC for the form, for example S045152, as well as the Write Media source P04515.

• Add the custom library to your library list.

Navigation

From Computer Assisted Design (CAD) (G92), choose Software Versions Repository (P9801).

1. On Software Versions Repository (SVR), enter the number for the form you want to modify in the Member ID field.

   For example, enter S045152 for the 1099 Miscellaneous form.

2. Enter 3 in the Option field to copy the source to the custom library you set up.

3. Enter 2 in the Option field to edit the source code in your custom library.

4. In Edit Mode, change the source code Line and Position for the RRA01 field, and press Enter.

5. Save the source code and exit.

6. On SVR, enter 14 in the Option field to compile the source member and create a new object.

7. Review the compile report to verify that the system created the object.

8. Copy the source for the Write Media program (P04515) into the custom library.

9. Compile that source member in SVR to incorporate the new laser form adjustments into the program.

10. Print the form to verify your changes and that the value prints in the box correctly.

Field Name Identification

The following table illustrates how the fields in the source code for the laser forms map to the actual fields on the 1099 returns.