UTICMS05-RUN UTICMS.EXE TO RESET BATCH POSTING FLAG

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RUN UTICMS.EXE TO RESET BATCH POSTING FLAG

UTICMS05-RUN UTICMS.EXE TO RESET BATCH POSTING FLAG for the Reporting to the MAX

Occasionally, a batch file gets a partial posting status. One technique to be able to be able to delete this batch is to use UTICMS.EXE to change the batch status to zero. Once this is done, you can delete the batch in a normal manner. As always, a backup of all files or the files involved in advance of using any advanced tech solution.

As with any non-standard activity, a copy of the file should be made or an extra backup made just prior using any of these special techniques. In addition, a control report, trial balance or other such balancing report should be run before and after using any of these advanced solutions. (gps)

If you don't have on icon for UTICMS.EXE, click on Search or Find, File and Folders, UTiCMS.EXE in My Computer or the Network Drive:

Then double-click on, UTICMS, then file, open and navigate to your data directory (eg. DMODATA but use you data directory like dyn ), then put in file name your company code and the file name (eg. DMOAPBAT.DBF (eg. dynapbat.dbf) for the A/P batch control file, then click on OK.

Then, click on the APB_STATUS field on the batch you want to get rid of. Then change the APB_STATUS field to zero. Then click on file and exit.

Next, from the A/P Enter Bills Screen, select the batch, click on clear, click on remove

Now the batch has been permanently removed

Here is a section of the file layout of the A/P batch file.

AP Transaction Batch File: xxxAPBAT.DBF

INDEX	TAG
STR(APB_TYPE,1,0) + UPPER(APB_IDENT) + UPPER(APB_NUM)	APB_IDENT
STR(APB_TYPE,1,0) + UPPER(APB_NUM)	APB_NUM(U)
STR(APB_TYPE,1,0) + UPPER(APB_NUM)	APB_NUM2
UPPER(APB_NUM) + STR(APB_TYPE,1,0)	APB_NUM3

1.*	Batch Number	APB_NUM	Char-Caps	3
2.*	Identity	APB_IDENT	Char-Caps	30
3.	Status	APB_STATUS	Numeric	3	R:0-255

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