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Virtual Document Enhance (VDE) from Emtex is extremely powerful print
stream re-engineering software that allows users to modify and enhance print ready documents
without the need to change the underlying business applications
systems.
The
primary advantage of VDE is the unique combination of a powerful
transformation engine with advanced search and replace functionality.
The VDE transform engine converts all the common PDL’s into our
Virtual Dynamic Document (VDD) format. This enables VDE to have
complete control over the entire document by “understanding” the
relationship between pages and the information on them. This is
completely independent of both the input and output printstream
formats and job’s resolution.
Whilst in the VDD format, VDE performs a set of ACTIONS to modify or
enhance the document according to a pre-defined VDE script.
Scripts, written against the Business rules, are developed using the
VDE Development Graphical User Interface.
VDE
can process almost any printstream, modify and enhance it and then
output to an entirely different printstream and/or to an electronic
format (PDF or XML). VDE Actions are performed in real-time,
enabling fast and simultaneous input and output processing.
As the
diagram above shows, Emtex VDE can “enhance” any document in the
following ways:
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Correct and enhance
legacy printstream without the need to change the underlying
business application systems.
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Replace pre-printed
stationery by adding required electronic forms on the fly.
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Revitalize existing
black & white documents into colour for output to the latest colour
printers such as the Xerox DocuColor and Scitex VersaMark printing
systems.
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Generate electronic document delivery for Archive (AFPDS, PDF, TIFF,
IDS) or for web presentment (PDF, XML).
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Perform mail sorting and address cleansing, including adding DPID
barcodes, enabling you to maximise postal discounts.
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Consolidate mail pieces by merging multiple disparate input sources
into a single envelope, saving mailing costs and increasing customer
satisfaction.
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Job
Splitting to balance workload over several printers.
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Conditionally switch output sources to deliver documents dynamically
to the required PDL’s for printers, PDF for email or XML for
e-commerce applications.
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Add, modify or delete barcodes and OMR marks to control inserters,
envelope machines and integrity systems or even to dynamically
change complete finishing lines, thereby optimising your existing
finishing assets.
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Document indexing to meet ADF requirements e.g. manual or automated
reprints & mail piece tracking.
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Conditionally add and personalize electronic inserts to eliminate
pre-printed inserts and associated costs and to reap the benefits of
one to one marketing.
Emtex
VDE enhancements fall into three broad categories:
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Mail sorting and
cleaning
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Intelligent
insertions (DPID barcodes, OMR's, targeted mail insertions etc.)
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Document
enhancements including colourisation of text and images, text
insertion, barcode replacements, electronic forms replacement etc.
To
discuss what Emtex can do for your business today, contact Atac
directly, or visit our website. |
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Two major insurance companies have recently installed Barr's Print
Channel (ESCON) product to allow seamless outsourcing of their print
requirements with only minimal HOST changes required.
Barr's Print Channel (ESCON) solution resides at the mainframe site
and replaces existing channel-attached printers with an ESCON-attached
PC, running Barr's SPOOL/NT product with Barr/Print Channel (ESCON)
hardware and software. The Barr PC emulates the prior printer
addresses, collecting print data at FULL ESCON speeds of up to 17MB
(that's MEGABYTES) per second. Job separation is performed by
Banner Page Detection with pertinent job attributes (Job ID, Jobname,
Class, Formname etc.) being extracted from standard (or customised)
JES banner pages.
In both cases mentioned
above, the data is then sent via dedicated leased lines to a print
service bureau, where another Barr PC is situated. Print data is
received via Barr/Print TCP/IP at the receiving machine, and sent to
local channel-attached printers via the Print390 module.
Great
care was taken at both sites to ensure that as soon as the mainframe
begins output, the local Print Channel machine starts transmission to
the print service bureau. As data is received at the bureau, it
can be simultaneously sent to the local channel printers. As the
last byte of data is sent from the mainframe, it can be hitting the
target service bureau’s printer.
One
insurance company is sending data from Melbourne to a Melbourne-based
print service bureau, while the other is sending data from USA to
Melbourne, for local printing.
The
above solution is ideal for enterprises who wish to outsource their
print requirements without making extensive HOST changes.
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. . . about
these helpful features of the Barr Enterprise Print Server:
Special Feature with the NJE & the Barr SNA stack
Now that RJE and NJE connections utilize the Barr SNA stack there is a
special enhancement for NJE connections. This new enhancement
allows the Host to automatically start the NJE node by using NetView’s
Automation facility. The Barr SNA stack automatically sends
NetView Alerts (NMVT’s) when the PU is started.
Searching the Help
The quickest and most effective way to find information in the Help is
to use the Search tab. With full-text searching, you can search
through every word in the Help system. A basic search consists
of the word or phrase you want to find. When searching for an
exact phrase, placing the text in quotation marks provides more
accurate search results. Advanced searches can incorporate
Boolean operators, wildcard expressions, nested expressions, similar
word matches, a previous results list or topic titles to further
define a search.
New
TCP/IP Based Features
These two new TCP/IP-based features of the Barr Enterprise Print
Server software will make it possible for many customers to move away
from SNA-based solutions to updated, easier-to-maintain TCP/IP-based
solutions.
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The BARR/FTP module is useful to
customers who need to submit JCL and receive line data reports from
the host.
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The enhanced BARR/PRINT TCP/IP option is useful for customers who
need to receive production print jobs over a TCP/IP connection from
their mainframe, including mainframes equipeed with packages such as
IBM's IP Printway and Levi, Ray and Shoup's VPS/LCDS. Enhanced
TCP/IP support is designed to allow mainframe print data such as
Xerox LCDs and Metacode to be easily transferred from the mainframe
to the Barr computer without any conversions taking place.
Receiving IP Printway files using LPD will populate additional
header fields such as Form Name, Class and Destination based on the
-o control file flag.
This enhancement is
available at no charge to customers with this product under current
service.
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Q.
How do I import Barr DOS print files into Barr's NT product?
A.
Use
Print Utility located on the TOOLS menu in the SPOOL/NT window.
For one-off imports, simply click ADD on the front panel, browse to
your file, select Barr/DOS with Headers (ASCII or S/370), and click
OK. For a more permanent, continuously polled import from a
nominated directory, select the Spooling Controls tab and specify the
Import Directory, polling interval and Attribute assignments.
Each polled directory MUST be for only ONE unique type of imported
file – a wide variety of standard types exists.
Note:
Ensure CodePage settings are set to CodePage 37 IN & OUT, to bring
Barr DOS print files into BEPS without any unnecessary conversion
occurring.
Q.
How do I
export Barr/NT (BEPS) print files into the older Barr DOS format?
A.
Setup a Barr File Port printer, using the Windows Generic/Text Only
driver. On the FILE FORMAT tab, specify S/370 as the output
format with optional Barr/DOS headers. Simply print to the BEPS
logical printer assigned for this output, and your resulting files can
be either dropped directly into the Barr DOS SPOOL directory, or
automatically polled into your Barr DOS machine via a “LAN
connection”.
Q.
How can I send files between two Barr/NT machines
easily?
A.
The Barr
Archive format has been specifically designed with this in mind.
You can either “print” to disk via a Barr File Port printer, or
directly into another Barr/NT machine via TCP/IP (requires Barr/Print
TCP/IP on the receiving machine), also in Archive format. Here
are the detailed steps for both procedures:
Print to (shared) DISK in Archive format:
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Choose START | SETTINGS | PRINTERS | ADD PRINTER.
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Choose LOCAL PRINTER, deselect "Automatically detect my plug and play
printer", NEXT.
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At
the Port Selection screen, choose ADD PORT | BARR FILE PORT.
Give the Port a descriptive name and choose OK.
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At
the FILE OPTIONS tab, select the output location (can be local or any
UNC name) and file naming methodology (defaults are OK).
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Choose the FILE FORMAT tab, and choose Barr Archive from the FORMAT
drop-down list. Click OK.
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At
the printer Manufacturer / Driver panel, choose Generic/Text Only
driver, and click NEXT.
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Give your Windows printer a descriptive name, and click through the
next few panels choosing appropriate options.
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After the Windows printer has been created, right-click it and choose
PROPERTIES | ADVANCED | PRINT DIRECTLY TO PRINTER.
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Open the Barr SPOOL window, and choose TOOLS | CONFIGURATION | SPOOL
PRINTERS | ADD.
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Provide a friendly on-screen BEPS printer name and choose the Windows
printer created above from the drop-down list provided.
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Click OK and the new BEPS output device will immediately appear in the
BEPS SPOOL window, ready to send output to the location specified, in
Barr's Archive format.
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On
the receiving Barr/NT machine, use Print Utility to poll the files in
manually, or setup an automatically polled directory, expecting files
to be in Barr Archive format.
Remember to allow necessary LAN rights to the output directory, for
the Barr Service username, which actually writes the output files!
Print directly to another Barr/NT machine via LPR (Archive format):
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Choose START | SETTINGS | PRINTERS | ADD PRINTER.
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Choose LOCAL PRINTER, deselect "Automatically detect my plug and play
printer" and click NEXT.
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At
the Port Selection screen, choose ADD PORT | BARR LPR PORT. Give
the Port a descriptive name and choose OK.
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At
the Barr LPR Port's JOB tab, enter the TCP/IP address of the receiving
Barr/NT machine and enter a queuename on which to send Archive format
files.
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Choose the CONTENT tab, select USER DEFINED (-Ox) and enter "BARR" in
the text box alongside. Click OK.
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At
the printer Manufacturer / Driver panel, choose Generic/Text Only
driver and click NEXT.
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Give your Windows printer a descriptive name and click through the
next few panels choosing appropriate options.
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After the Windows printer has been created, right-click it and choose
PROPERTIES | ADVANCED | PRINT DIRECTLY TO PRINTER.
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Open the Barr SPOOL window and choose TOOLS | CONFIGURATION | SPOOL
PRINTERS | ADD.
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Provide a friendly on-screen BEPS printer name and choose the Windows
printer created above from the drop-down list provided.
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On
the printer's ADVANCED tab, choose SPECIAL: PASS LPR DATA TO THE LPR
PORT. (IMPORTANT!)
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Click OK and the new BEPS output device will immediately appear in the
BEPS SPOOL window, ready to send output to the Barr/NT machine
specified at the IP address, in Barr's Archive format.
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On
the receiving Barr/NT machine, use TOOLS | TCP/IP CONFIGURATION to ADD
a queue matching that specified in Step 4. above. Ensure the
<default> and "-x" filetypes are set to Barr Archive format.
Click OK.
Remember to ensure the Barr LPD Service is actually running on the
target machine!
Q.
Who is/are Atac?
A.
Atac is the Barr and Emtex Distributor for Australia, New Zealand and
South-East Asia. With over ten years experience in the market, we
support systems running 24x7x365 from Christchurch to Tokyo and Perth
to Mumbai, in most of the largest print shops in the region.
Our
customers include banks, print bureaux, financial institutions and
petro-chemical companies as well as printer and mainframe vendors. Outsourcing organisations and facilities management companies make
extensive use of Atac’s expertise.
Atac
is privately owned, with an extensive technical background stretching
back over thirty years of continuously profitable operation. |