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100/180MM DISTRIBUTED GRAPHIC RECORDER: USER GUIDE
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Issue 11 Oct 14 Page 93
4.3.10 BATCH CONFIGURATION (Cont.)
BATCH FIELDS
Allows the number of messages to be printed at batch start/stop to be selected.
FIELD 1
This fi eld is the fi rst of up to 10 which can be used as headings for batch information. Headings can be up
to 20 characters long (including spaces). In the example shown in Figure 4.3.10a, Heading 1 (Field 1) has
the entry ‘Batch Number:’. When initiating the batch, the operator has to enter a value to be associated
with this heading (see below), unless ‘Use Counter’ is selected in the following ‘Batch Number’ fi eld.
BATCH NUMBER
This allows the Value entered for Field 1’s heading to be selected as ‘Use Text’ or ‘Use Counter’.
USE TEXT. When Text is selected, the value for fi eld 1 is entered by the operator on initiation of the
batch.
USE COUNTER. When Counter is selected, a further fi eld appears (‘counter’) allowing a specifi c counter
to be selected from a picklist. The selected counter initiates a new batch whenever it changes value, and
the counter value is appended to the text associated with Field 1 (but see note 2). See
section 4.3.13 for
details of counters.
Notes:
1. Start batch is initiated on any change in counter value - not just increment.
2. it is recommended that, when ‘Use Counter’ is selected, only Counter 1 be used as the batch
initiator. Other counters may be selected but operation is not guaranteed.
FIELDS 2 TO 10
Fields 2 to 10 are also used as headings for batch information. Values for these headings must be en-
tered by the operator prior to Batch initiation. See also ‘On new clear’, below. Headings can be up to 20
characters long (including spaces).
ON START LOG
This defi nes how many of the selected Fields are to be printed at batch start. An entry of ‘1’ means that
only Field 1 will be printed. An entry of ‘2’ means that Fields 1 and 2 will be used, and so on. An entry of
0 means that only the ‘Batch Start’ message will be printed. It is not possible to print only, say, Field 3. If
Field 3 is required, it must be preceded by Fields 1 and 2.
ON STOP LOG
As for On start log, above, but for batch stop. This item appears only if Start/Stop is selected as batch
mode.
ON NEW CLEAR
For ‘Use Text’ Batches only, this allows the user to clear none or more of the batch entries at each batch
start. In the example above, if the user enters a batch number of say 060509.015, with Customer Name:
FishesRus, Operator name: Marvin, Supervisor: Fred, then setting ‘On New Clear’ to ‘1’, causes the batch
number to be cleared, and to have to be re-entered, each time a new batch is started.
In a similar way, setting ‘On New Clear’ to ‘2’ means that the batch number value and the Customer
Name: value to be cleared. A new batch cannot be started without new values fi rst being entered.