Technical Implementation Of Printing Statements In Batch
The background process that extracts statement information (STMDWLD) reads all statements in a given run number that are marked with its batch control ID. For each statement, it creates numerous records on a flat file. These records contain the information that is merged onto your statements.
The base package example of this process (STMDWLD) simply calls the extract algorithm on the statement route type to format the information placed onto the flat file. Refer to Statement Route Types Control The Information On Statements for more information.
If your software doesn't support online statement display. The algorithm that formats statement extract records that's plugged in on statement route type serves two purposes: 1) it formats the records used to construct online images of a statement, and 2) it formats the records downloaded to your statement print software in batch. If your statement print software does not support the rendering of statement images real time, there is no need to create an extract algorithm. Rather, you should simply develop your own download process that both formats the extract records and downloads them (and then specify this batch process on your statement route type).