Define HPDesk Delivery for the Report [ HP ALLBASE/BRW Reference Manual ] MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation
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Define HPDesk Delivery for the Report
To define HPDesk delivery for the report
1. On the Define Report screen, choose Define Delivery.
HP ALLBASE/BRW displays the Define HPDesk Delivery screen for the
entire report.
2. Type an optional description of the report in the Subject field.
This description will be the subject of the HP Desk message. As
an alternative, you can type an item name in the contained in Item
field. The subject for the HPDesk message will be taken from the
item.
3. Type FROM in the FROM, TO, CC, BCC field and type your name and
HPDesk address in the Name/Address field.
4. For each recipient, type the designator (TO, CC, or BCC) in the
FROM, TO, CC, BCC field.
5. If you are not getting the name and address information from an
item in the report, type the literal name and HPDesk address of
each recipient in Name/Address field.
6. If you are getting the name and address information from an item
in the report, type the name of the item in the contained in Item
field.
7. If you are finished with the delivery definition, press Enter. If
you want to define additional delivery specifications, go on to
the other tasks defined in the following procedure steps.
To split the report and switch destinations at a break
1. Define the delivery as described in the previous procedure steps.
2. In the Split the Report/File... field, type the break level (1-9)
where you want the split/switch to occur.
3. Go on to the next field, or if you are finished with the delivery
definition, press Enter.
If you select to switch the destination of a report on a break level, any
higher break levels will not be delivered.
To set the delivery to URGENT and/or PRIVATE
1. Type X in the Urgent or Private fields.
To require an acknowledgment of the report (optional)
1. In the Acknowledgment field, type one of the following numbers for
the acknowledgment level values:
0 - No Acknowledgment requested
1 - Transmitted Acknowledgment requested
2 - Receipt Acknowledgment requested
3 - Delivered Acknowledgment requested
4 - Read Acknowledgment requested
5 - Reply Acknowledgment requested
2. Go on to the next field, or if you are finished with the delivery
definition, press Enter.
To send without the carriage control code (CCTL)
1. Enter NOCCTL in the Deliver Report as... field.
2. Go on to the next field, or if you are finished with the delivery
definition, press Enter.
Sending without the carriage control code is recommended if the
recipients of the report use HP AdvanceMail or HP NewWave Mail. Reports
sent with the carriage control code will not display properly on the PC.
To print the report in addition to the electronic delivery
(optional)
1. Type X in the Print Report additionally field.
2. Go on to the next field, or if you are finished with the delivery
definition, press Enter.
The default is to suppress printing of the report unless you select Print
Report additionally. Splitting the report or switching destinations does
not affect the printed report. If you select to print the report in
addition to the HP Desk delivery, the entire report is printed.
To define a mail time (optional)
1. Type the time in 24-hour format in the Mail Time fields.
For example, type the numbers shown in grey:
Mail Time 22:00
The report will be mailed at 10:00 p.m.
2. If you are finished with the delivery definition, press Enter.
To send an output file
1. Create an output file for the break level you want to send. For
example, the report footing. (Use the task instructions in
Chapter 12 .)
2. At the Output File screen for the break, choose other keys until
the Define Delivery softkey appears.
3. Choose Define Delivery. The Define HPDesk Delivery screen that
appears is for delivery of the output file only.
4. Define the delivery specifications as described in the procedure
steps for a report. Press Enter when you are finished with the
definition.
You can send any type of output file, (intermediate report file,
dictionary output file, and Quoted BASIC and Data Interchange Format
(DIF) files). The Quoted BASIC and DIF files are used in PC applications
such as Lotus 1-2-3, Charting Gallery, and others.
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