The Field Order Extract Records

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Alternate print / routing methods. This section describes the format of field order extract records that are constructed by base-package algorithms that are passed to the document composition application (which actually produces the field orders). If you require different print formats, you must create new extract algorithms and plug them in on your dispatch groups.

Numerous types of records are interfaced to the document composition application. However, they all share a common structure for field orders:

  • The first 4 bytes are called the Printer Key. This field is a record type used by the document composition application field order template.
  • The next 187 bytes are called the Sort Key. This field is used to ensure the various records used to construct a printed field order appear in the correct order in the interface file.
  • The remaining bytes contain the Field Order Information that appears on the printed field order. The type of information differs for each type of record.

The topics in this section describe each component.