DRV Technologies, Inc.

December 2008

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  • New from the Lab
  • Answers to your questions And Tips
  • Training dates for December/January
  • Recent Additions to DRV Family of Customers
  • Message from the President
  • Holiday announcement

New from the Lab

Excel Enhancements Phase II

Last month we announced quite a few enhancements for additional options when creating an Excel file. Well, the developers were not quite done. This month we release some additional enhancements when creating Excel files.

  • Option to Center Spreadsheet vertically when printing
  • Option to Center Spreadsheet horizontally when printing
  • Option to specify the margins (Top, Left, Right and Bottom)
  • Option to add Page breaks based on of the following:
      Page Break when Spool Page breaks
      Specific number of Rows (example: every 50 rows)
      Spool Data value changes (example: change in salesman number)
      Spool Data condition is found (example: the word Total is found)
  • Option to condition cell highlighting based on the value in another Cell

Answers to Your Questions And Tips

  • I am creating a form using FormFlex. How do I add a logo image to a form?
    There are three steps. First, convert an image into PCL format. Second, import an image into FormFlex using option 4 = Import Image on FormFlex main menu. (You will need to map a drive to DRV directory on IFS). And third, place that image in your form.
     
  • Tips for FormFlex users:
    To keep the User ID of the original SCS file after merging it with the form that creates an ASC file, use this parameters: NEWSPLUSI(*SPLUSI).
    For example, FFAEDOC EDOCNM('AK TEST') NEWSPLUSI(*SPLUSI). This command creates ASC files that have User Id from the original SCS spooled file.
     
  • Tips for SpoolFlex users:
    In the new version of E-mail, you can have up to 128 characters in the file attachment name.
    SpoolFlex supports 128 characters in the Folder name.

Training Dates for the Month of December 2008 and January 2009

SpoolFlex Basic Training

If you have purchased one-time training and not yet attended, or if you have purchased our one-year-unlimited training, we hope you can join us in one of the upcoming sessions. You can either register by clicking on one of the links below or you can check upcoming training schedule online. Go to http://www.drvtech.com/customers/customers.html and then click on the Training Schedule link located on the right side of the page.

(PREREQUISITE: Familiarity with AS400 environment and commands)

SpoolFlex Basic Training:
SpoolFlex Basic Training will give you the tools to start converting reports to e-Formats and hit the ground running. This is a basic overview of the product and is designed for people who are just starting to use SpoolFlex. If you have been using SpoolFlex for a while and have specific questions regarding your spooled files, then please give us a call and we will be happy to help you one-on-one.

SpoolFlex features covered in this Training Session:

  • Overview of the SpoolFlex Main Menu
  • Manage Spooled Files Menu option
  • Converting reports to PDF using Manage Spooled Files Menu option
  • e-Mailing reports using Manage Spooled Files Menu option
  • Output Definition
  • Converting reports to Excel
  • Address Books
  • Spooled Data Map
  • Report Distributions
  • Spool Sentry

***IMPORTANT***: Before registering for Webinar, please check all your E-mail spam filters to make sure that all CITRIXONLINE.COM correspondence is allowed to go through. After registering for the Webinar, if you don’t get an E-mail by the end of next business day, that says “Thank you for registering for:” and has a link to join the Webinar, then please contact DRV Tech support at support@drvtech.com

December 2008 Schedule
Session 2: Thursday, December 18, 2008 3:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
*REGISTER HERE* for this date by clicking on the link below:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/128065010

January 2009 Schedule
Session 1:
Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
*REGISTER HERE* for this date by clicking on the link below:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/356815373

Session 2: Thursday, January 29, 2009 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
*REGISTER HERE* for this date by clicking on the link below:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/142192315

SpoolFlex Advanced Training

Join us for a Webinar on how to use Spool Data Field in E-mail subject. The “SDF in E-mail subject” class will show you how to include data from your spooled file in the subject of the e-mail that you send through SpoolFlex’s Report Distribution tool. This class is designed for people who already have experience with output definitions, report distributions and spool sentry tools and now would like to learn some advanced features.

Features covered in this training session:

  • Address Book
  • Spool Data Map
  • Output Definition
  • Report Distribution
  • Spool Sentry

Date: December 23, 2008 Tuesday
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
*REGISTER HERE* https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/551466466 

System Requirements
PC-based attendees: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista
Macintosh®-based attendees: Mac OS® X 10.3.9 (Panther®) or newer

Recent Additions to DRV Family of Customers

  • Alta California Regional Ctr
  • Claires Accessory Stores
  • Claires Stores incorporated
  • DHL
  • KY Higher Education Student Loan Corp.
  • Millennium Railway Inc.
  • University of CA - Santa Barbara
  • Valley Mountain Regional Center

Message from the President

I just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Richard Voss
President/CEO
DRV Technologies, Inc.
(678) 417 1521
rvoss@drvtech.com

Holiday Announcement

Wish you all Happy Holidays! We would like to inform you that DRV Technologies will be closed on the following dates:

  1. Christmas - December 25th and December 26th, 2008
  2. New Year’s Day - January 1st, 2009

Report Conversion and Distribution Software

Electronic Forms Software

Report Re-Formatter Software

Electronic Signature Software

SpoolFlex automates delivery of reports electronically to eliminate printing and manual distribution. SpoolFlex AS/400 Excel and PDF conversion gets data where users need it, without hardware, at the speed of light!

FormFlex, the native iSeries software, lets you print electronic forms and checks on standard HP-compatible laser printers using plain cut sheet paper, and copy to PDF to automatically e-mail, fax and electronically file to network file servers. No PC hardware or custom programming is required.

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