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Introduction

This document provides instructions for enabling and printing customized Watermark text on the LayCom workticket form in Optifacts GR8 or higher. The font style, size, location, rotation, justification, and density of the watermark is customizable for each individual setup.

Procedure

Determine what text you wish to print in the watermark. The text for this watermark is taken from data that is stored within the job_data table. Printing of the watermark can be triggered by any method available in the job triggers or other menus to set a job data item. This document will example a watermark of ‘NEW ACCOUNT’ that will be triggered by the account number.

Begin by creating the placeholder for the watermark.

Job Data Definitions

From the Optifacts main menu:

Type 3 - Editor Utilities and press enter.

Type 6 - Configuration Editor and press enter.

Type 7 – Edit Job Data Definitions and press enter.

The Prompt Configuration for Miscellaneous Job Related data screen displays.

• Press Q to Query to perform a search for the table shown below.
• You can then use N and P to scroll forwards and backwards in the results list, and press U to update an existing record. (If you need more assistance with navigating this screen, please refer to the appropriate SOP for navigating Perform Screens.)

If the table does not exist:

• Type A to add a new record for work ticket bar code.
• Enter all the information as shown in the diagram below.
• Press Escape to save the data.
  • Repeat this procedure for each barcode configuration you will be making.
• Type E to exit.

Field Name

• Must begin as WT WATERMARK, followed by a space, and then a number 1 through 20. WT WATERMARK 1, WT WATEREMARK 2, etc.
  • This entry matches the Field Name from the Custom Configuration screen.
  • Each entry must be uniquely named, from WT WATERMARK 1 through WT WATERMARK 20.

Prompt Order

• A numerical value. Since this configuration is not prompting an operator for input, this value is not used, but still required. 30 is being used in this example.

Order Within Prompt Grp

• May be left blank

Prompt Title

• May be left blank, but advise placing something in this field.

 Validation Mask

• May be left blank.

Include or Limit

• May be left blank.

Minimum Characters

• Numerical value. May be left as 0.

Comment

• Comment this entry as you see fit.

Print in Invoice Box

• Leave this as N to prevent the watermark text from printing in one of the invoice boxes.

Invoice Prefix

• Leave blank. If printing to an invoice box, text here would prefix the data printed.

XML Tag

• Leave blank.

Mandatory

• Set to F to signify this as a flag that will not require operator input.

Prompt Station

• Set to NONE, since no operator input is required.

Local Use Only

• Set to Y, as this data will not be included on routed jobs.

Right, Left, or Job

• Set to J, as barcode applies to the job.

Tibco Use

• Leave blank.

Relaunch Use:

• Leave blank or set to Y if you know you would desire this barcode to be pre-configured for any relaunched jobs. It is better to leave the unset and allow the system to automatically enable a barcode on a relaunched job.
  Press the Escape key to complete adding your entry. Repeat this procedure from “Press A to begin adding” for each barcode configuration you will be making.

Watermark Message

Next, we are creating a new job_data for MESSAGE. This is a job_data field we can place text into, and whatever text we place into this field will become the watermark later. You can also attach existing job_data fields to watermark.

• Press A or U to add or Update (if needed) an entry for ‘MESSAGE’, since we will be printing a message tied to an account in this watermark example: Refer to the instructions shown above.

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• Press the Escape key to complete adding your entry.
  Press the E key to exit this screen and return to the Configuration Menu.

Note that this particular Job Data, REMOTE TRAY NUMBER, relies on mapping controls in retail transfer to correctly map the remote tray number into the correct Job Data field. Please see the appropriate SOP for Retail Transfer for more information.

Job Data Triggers

Next, define the trigger for each watermark, in this example we are using the actual account number as the trigger.

From the Optifacts main menu:

Type 3 – Editor Utilities and press enter.

Type 6 – Configuration Editor and press enter.

Type 7 – Edit Job Data Triggers and press enter.

The Triggers to Cause Prompts for Miscellaneous Job Related Data window displays.

• Press Q to Query to search if the table you are looking for exists.
• Press Escape to search. You can then use N and P to scroll forwards and backwards in the results list, and press U to update an existing record. (If you need more assistance with navigating this screen, please refer to the appropriate SOP for navigating Perform Screens.)
  This screen defines what data will trigger the appearance of the barcode, and points to

If the table does not exist:

• Type A to add a new record.
• Enter all the information as shown in the diagram below.
• Press Escape to save the data.
  • Repeat this procedure for each watermark configuration you will be making.
• Type E to exit.

This screen defines what data will trigger the appearance of the barcode, and points to the job data element that contains the barcode text.

Account Number

• This example uses account 12345.

Ship To Code

• Leave blank

Lite-Up (num)

• Leave blank

Lite-Up (bit)

• Leave blank

Lite-Up On/Off

• Set to N since this entry is not using light up configuration.

 Account Segment

• Leave blank

Account Sub-Segment

• Leave blank

Sales Group

• Leave blank

Buying Group

• Leave blank

Chain Group

• Leave blank

Business Type

• Leave blank

Field Name

• Set to WT WATERMARK 1 (or what name you are using for the WT WATERMARK.. ie WT WATERMARK 2, etc)

Default Value

• Set to MESSAGE ( for this example. You can also enter the name of any other valid job data field here)

Message Data.

Repeat the process above to add a record for the MESSAGE data. Here is where we will input the text associated with the MESSAGE job_data. Remember, the Default Value associated with this field will become the watermark text.

Define the text of the MESSAGE job data value:

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So far, we have defined everything needed to save job data for the watermark whenever account 12345 is used on a job entered through layout/order entry.

Custom Configuration

The last step is to define information about where and how the information will print on the ticket. Some of this may require trial and error to obtain the optimal placement and size of the text to meet your desired outcome.

From the Optifacts main menu:

Type 3 - Editor Utilities and press enter.

Type 6 - Configuration Editor and press enter.

Type 6 – Edit Custom Configuration and press enter.

The Custom Configuration Editor displays.

• Press Q to Query to search if the table you are looking for exists.
• Press Escape to search. You can then use N and P to scroll forwards and backwards in the results list, and press U to update an existing record. (If you need more assistance with navigating this screen, please refer to the appropriate SOP for navigating Perform Screens.)

If the table does not exist:

• Type A to add a new record.
• Enter all the information as shown in the diagram below.
  • Character Setting, Float and Integer values may vary by lab. This is only an example.
• Press Escape to save the data.
• Repeat this procedure for each barcode configuration you will be making.
• Type E to exit.

Calling Program

• Must be LAYOUT, no other options exists.

Field Name

• Must begin as WT WATERMARK, followed by a space, and then a number 1 through 20. WT WATERMARK 1, WT WATERMARK 2, etc.
• Each entry must be uniquely named, from WT WATERMARK 1 through WT WATERMARK 20.

Enabled

• Set to Y to enable, N to disable this barcode.

Character Setting

• This field is filled with five parameters separated by a comma delimiter. ( separated with a semi-colon delimiter in non-US locations where a comma is used for decimal notation)
  
  • Font parameter – choices are (Upper/Lowercase lettering is important to match exactly!) 
    • Times, Times-Bold, Times-Italic, Times-BoldItalic
    • Courier, Courier-Bold, Courier-Italic, Courier-BoldItalic
    • Helvetica, Helvetica-Bold, Helvetica-Italic, Helvetica-BoldItalic
  • Size parameter
    • A numerical value, representing approximate height of lettering in mm. Size of font includes space for super and sub scripted characters, so font size here of 40mm might only print characters 36mm tall.
  • Rotation parameter
    • A numerical value, representing axis to print along. 0 = normal left to right, 180 upside down, etc. Orientation of 0 is when holding paper in portrait mode. (taller than it is wider) See Appendix A for more information.
  • Density parameter
    • A numerical value range from 0.0 to 1.0, where 0.0 is solid black and 1.0 is solid white. Good watermark values will differ between printer brands, 0.6 or 0.7 are good starting values to create a watermark effect where other items are visible through the text.
  • Alignment parameter – one of the following:
    • Right, prints text aligned with the ending character of the watermark text at the coordinates specified.
    • Center, prints text aligned with the middle character of the watermark text at the coordinates specified.
    • Left, prints text aligned with the beginning character of the watermark text at the coordinates specified. (‘normal’ printing and is the default)

Float Setting

• This is a numerical value. The ‘X’ coordinate, or measurement from the left margin to where you wish to print. Value is entered in mm format. See Appendix A for more information.
  • Left most printable margin is 5.0
  • Right most printable margin is 210.0

Integer Setting

• This is a numerical value. The ‘Y’ coordinate, or measurement from the bottom margin to where you wish to print. Value is entered in mm format. See Appendix A for more information.
  • Bottom most printable margin is 5.0
  • Top most printable margin is 275.0

Comment:

• Enter comments about this entry. An Optifacts default is to input comments about the field requirements, as shown in the example above.

• Enter an appropriate test job to validate the new text/barcode appears on the work ticket.

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