Using tx: FPCOPARA

[Former Member]

Hi experts, when should I use tx: FPCOPARA?. For example if I am triggering remainder letter through the dunning run, do this letters get to the spool directly or do I have to use tx: FPCOPARA?

Best regards.

[Former Member]

When printing is performed from any of the standard IS-U transactions it can be done either immediately or in background by the mass printing process (transaction FPCOPARA). The mass printing process uses correspondence types (such as Instalment Plan or Dunning Notice) to determine how and which correspondence should be printed, and then schedules and runs jobs in parallel to create the print files. As most printing in the system will utilise this mass processing functionality it is prudent to connect standard letter printing to this. refer Table DFKKCOH.

Regards,

Shiva Kumar

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

FPCOPARA is mostly run at the end of other batch run (invoice, dunning etc). All letter generation runs which include invoice run, dunning run make entries in table DFKKCOH. Further when FPCOPARA is run, it will pick up all the enteries from table DFKKCOH and generate letters as output. This output can go to printer directly or to third party system.

-Anand

[Former Member]

Thanks for your answers! now I have one more doubt, right now when I am launching the dunning run, the dunning letter are sent directly to the spool (SP01) if I run the FPCOPARA I dont get any results, what changes should I do to use FPCOPARA?

Thanks!

[Former Member]

Those enteries are there in DFKKCOH table?.

If dfkkcoh has an entry then output will come when you run FPCOPARA.

Regards,

Shiva Kumar

[Former Member]

No Shiva I dont see the entries at DFKKCOH, I only see the items at tx: SP01.

What kind of change should I make?

[Former Member]

If you are not seeing any entry in DFKKCOH then FPCOPARA is useless. I suspect that your dunning run/activity is printing directly within using some smartform/script etc and therefore the out is directly sent to spool. Typically it should simply make any entry in DFKKCOH, this entry will be further picked up by FPCOPARA and the letter is printed.

To make use of FPCOPARA for dunning activities you need have the confirguration complete in SPRO. There must be some cookbook/document out there which you can refer.

-Anand

[Former Member]

Thanks Anad for you answer, you are right I am using a Smartform, thats why it´s not been send to the spool. Whats its your suggestion to use smartforms that get to the spool directly or to use another type of Form and use FPCOPARA?

Best regards.

[Former Member]

Hi,

You need to create a PWB Application form using transaction EFRM. Use form class IS_U_CA_DUNNING when you create a PWB Application form. Attach your Smart form in the attributes.

Attach the above created Application form in SPRO settings:

Financial Accounting (New) --> Cont Accounts Receivable and Payable --> Basic Functions --> correspondence --> Define Application forms for correspondence.

Hope this helps.

Thank you,

Binno Don Thomas