This program is used to set up a schedule for posting by defining the number of days (lag days) that are needed to examine the DBR data prior to posting. For example, to
the following record would be set up:Post Monday's work on Wednesday
Post Tuesday's work on Thursday
Post Wednesday's work on Friday
Post Thursday's and Friday's work on Monday
Post Saturday's and Sunday's work on Tuesday
| OPTION: __ EDIT AUTO POST DBR SCHEDULE Delay Automatic DBR Posting: 1 Sunday: 2 day(s) 2 Monday: 2 day(s) 3 Tuesday: 2 day(s) 4 Wednesday 2 day(s) 5 Thursday 4 day(s) 6 Friday 3 day(s) 7 Saturday 3 day(s) 8 Sweep period: day(s). 1SAVE 2 3ERASE 4 5 6 7HELP 8 |
Set up a GVT record to configure if the report will print (and which printer will be used), and/or be sent as a e-mail message, or stored as a file. Enter the acucobol print command in the alpha value field.
| OPTION: __ CARS+ GLOBAL VARIABLE TABLE 1 Location 2 Code APOSTPRT 3 Description AUTO POSTING 4 Type A (A=Alpha,N=Numeric,S=Signed 5 Length 6 Decimals 7 Alpha Value -P tee -a \1| cat >>prtspool/`date +%y%m%d%H%M%S` 8 Numeric Value 9 Signed Value 10 Format Mask 11 Decimal Value |
NOTE: The command to the right of the pipe ( | ) in field 7 can be any “print” command desired.
Other examples are:
| 7 Alpha Value -P tee -a \1| cat >>prtspool/`date +%y%m%d%H%M%S` |
| 7 Alpha Value -P tee -a \1| cat >>prtspool/`date +%y%m%d%H%M%S` |
NOTE: There are two automatic posting programs: The set up instructions below are for the original APOST program. An alternate program, APOST2, was developed for Hertz Brazil. APOST2 posts by Location Group. For APOST2:
Edit Group Names: Create a Group Name record (type "P") which includes the locations that are to be posted by APOST2.
C. EDIT LOCATIONSEdit Locations: Page 2, Field 24: Manual Post DBR must be set to "G"
Y = The Accounting DBR for this location will be posted manually.
N = The Accounting DBR for this location will be posted automatically (once controls are in place.) A manual posting cannot be done unless the user's record in the User Access File allows manual posting.Page 2, Field 25 EXTEND POST THROUGH
Used to define the time through which the DBR should be posted if different from 2359.Page 2, Field 26 NEXT POSTING / LAST POSTED
For example, a location may close each night from 1 am to 6 am. It would be logical to include the hour of work done from midnight until 1 am with the previous day's work. Entering '0100" in this field would mean that the DBR would include transactions through 1 am of the following day. So when Tuesday's work is posted, it would include the hour from midnight to 1 am Wednesday morning.
If the DBR should run through 2359, leave this field blank.
Next Posting: This field shows the date of the next day on which the automatic posting of DBR's is scheduled to occur. By setting this date several days in the future, the posting of this location's DBR's can be temporarily postponed to allow extra time for auditing.
Last Posted: This "display only field" shows the DBR date which was last posted for this location by the automated posting logic. Note, this field is not updated by locations which post their DBR's manually.D. EDIT USER ACCESS FILE
| OPTION: __ EDIT USER ACCESS FILE 1 Employee APOST (Page 1 of 2) 2 Password APOST1 21 Password Exp Date EARLIEST (01-01-0000) Last Login Date 22 Account Exp Date LATEST (12-31-9999) 3 Menu Type ALL 23 Restrict DBR Date 4 Create Bill-to 24 Restrict Reports 5 Prompt CHGENV 25 Empl. Last Name FOR AUTOPOSTING 6 RW Initials -- 26 Empl. First Name DON'T DELETE 7 Company ID 00 27 Restrict Rpt Code 8 RW Password 28 Employee Address 9 Fleet access Mode 10 Default drawer 29 Employee City 11 Allow bad cust 30 Employee State 12 Open rate edit 31 Employee Zip 13 Close rate edit 32 Employee Phone 14 Language code 33 Employee SS No 15 Override grounding 34 Empl. Birth Date 16 Extend rentals Create Date 17 Restrict EDITCLOS Create Empl 18 Force Subwin View Mod Date 19 Restrict Location Mod Empl 20 Email 1SAVE 2NEXT 3ERASE 4DELETE 5BACKUP 6 7HELP 8 |
| OPTION: __ EDIT TERMINAL RECORDS 1 Terminal name DBR 2 Terminal Type FIXEDFMT 3 RA printer 4 CARS+ report printer 5 Acctg report printer 6 Acctg forms printer 7 Remote RA type 8 Remote Report type 9 Remote Acct Rpt type 10 Remote Acct frm type 11 Default location 12 Default drawer 13 Shared usage? 14 Auth/Swipe 15 RA Print Library # 1SAVE 2NEXT 3ERASE 4DELETE 5BACKUP 6 7HELP 8 |
| OPTION: __ EDIT TERMINAL RECORDS 1 Terminal name APOST 2 Terminal Type VDT 3 RA printer DBR 4 CARS+ report printer DBR 5 Acctg report printer DBR 6 Acctg forms printer DBR 7 Remote RA type FIXEDFMT 8 Remote Report type FIXEDFMT 9 Remote Acct Rpt type FIXEDFMT 10 Remote Acct frm type FIXEDFMT 11 Default location LOC 12 Default drawer 1 13 Shared usage? N 14 Auth/Swipe 15 RA Print Library # 1SAVE 2NEXT 3ERASE 4DELETE 5BACKUP 6 7HELP 8 |
If the report will be sent to a printer, only the APOST terminal record is needed and the printer fields should be completed as appropriate.F. CREATE A DBR DIRECTORY