Technical Implementation Of Batch Field Order Production
A batch process extracts field order information reads all field orders in a given run number that are marked with its batch control ID.
The base package example of this process (FODL) simply calls the extract algorithm on the dispatch group to format the information placed onto the flat file. Refer to Dispatch Groups Control The Information On Field Orders for more information on the base processing.
If your software doesn't support online field order images. The algorithm that formats field order extract records that's plugged in on dispatch group serves two purposes: 1) it interacts with the online field order image algorithm plugged into to the installation record to support online images of a field order, and 2) it interacts with the background process to support printing your field orders in batch. If your field order print software does not support the rendering of field order images real time, there is no need to create an extract algorithm. Rather, you should simply develop your own download process that works with your field order print software to print field orders in batch (and then specify this batch process on your dispatch group).