Screen Simulation Q4 2010

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Neopost GOM-DS(PM) – September 2010 - confidential

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Screen SimulationQ4 2010

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Login

All access is controlled by Username & Password

Click here to “login”

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Navigations

You can now use any of the standard navigation buttons from any screen

Click here to LogoutClick here for AdminClick here for StatisticsClick here for JobsClick here for Dashboard

Other Buttons and selectable options will be indicated with similar arrows

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Dashboard

This gives you a real-time view of exactly what’s happening in your MailRoom

Alerts to your criteria

Which Jobs are active

Which Inserters are running

Click here to see how any Window can be expanded to Full-Screen

Throughput per 5 mins for the hour

Throughput per hour for the day

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Dashboard - 24hr Graph – Full-Screen

If you want to keep a Graph Full-Screen, simply open another tab in the browser to view another screen

Click here to return to the full Dashboard

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Dashboard

And while you’ve been gone, the throughput has increased!

Choose a Module to view next

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Statistics - Reports List

Select a report type by clicking on the appropriate line

E.g. Seven Day

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Statistics - Criteria

Set the criteria to run the report by

Save it with a name if you wish to use it again

Select Run

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Statistics - View

The criteria are shown at the top of the screen

KPI’s are shown for each time slot

Graphs are shown for: Filled Envelopes Throughput Jobs per Day

Choose a module to view next

Criteria can be modified

The Report can be printed to a PDF

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Jobs - List

Each Job as is shown as a line item

The status of each is shown as an icon

To view the detailed MailPiece List, click on the Line

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Jobs – MailPiece List (Inserted)

The JobID is shown at the top of the screen

The status of each MailPiece is shown as an icon

To view the detail of a MailPiece, click on the Job Line

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Jobs – MailPiece Detail (Inserted)

The JobID and MailPieceID are shown at the top of the screen

A line shows the data for when the MailPiece entered the inserter

Another shows when it left and whether it was successfully inserted

The panel on the left shows the control data from the input file (JAF)

The panel on the right shows the detail of the MailPiece after conversion and/or processing

Clicking on the JobID returns you to the MailPiece List

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Jobs – MailPiece List (Error)

Click here to return to the Job List

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Jobs – List (Scan)

Choose a module to view next

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Jobs - Import

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Jobs – List - Commands

Each Job line has buttons to activate various commands

Click here to generate the Reprints File in Closed Loop or External Loop modes

Click here to mark a Job as Complete

Click here to Reset the Job

Click here to delete a Job

View another Module

These allow you to filter the view by Status

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Jobs - Reprint

Two actions will now take place: A Reprint file will

be generated and sent to the appropriate document generation software

The status of the Job will be changed

If running as a “Diminishing Loop”, the Job can remain open and await the reprints

If running as a “Segmented Loop”, the next action will be to Complete the Job

Click to confirm

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Jobs - Complete

The Job will now be marked Complete to allow no further processing

In “Closed Loop” mode, the Job can be retained as an archive or deleted

In “External Loop” mode, a file will be exported giving the full details of each MailPiece The Job will usually

then be deleted as the archive is held in the Partner ADF

Click to confirm

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Jobs - Delete

The Job will now be completely removed from the list, meaning no processing can take place

This option is controlled by Password Access levels

In “External Loop” mode, a file will be exported giving the full details of each MailPiece The Job will usually

then be deleted as the archive is held in the Partner ADF

Click to confirm

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Jobs - Reset

The Job will now be completely reset to “New” status for all MailPieces

This option is controlled by Password Access levels

This is only likely to be used if a printer issue has caused a Job to be re-run

Click to confirm

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Administration

Click here to control User access

Click here to control connected Inserters

Click here to change your password

Click here to set up alerts

Click here to monitor the status’ of commands

Click here to set up import & export configurations

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Administration – Users

Click on a User Account line to see the full details

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Administration – Add User

Set up access rights and password control rules

This module can be set to be directly controlled by Windows Roles if preferred by the customer

Click here to save the settings for this User

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Administration – Equipment List

Click on an Inserter to see the details

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Administration – Equipment Detail

The Name is created in IMOS on the Inserter and passed to AIMS when it first connects

All other details are for the user’s reference and can be edited

Click here to save the settings

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Administration – Change Password

Password Changes can be at the choice of the user, or driven by rules in the User account

Click here to save the change

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Administration – Alerts List

Alerts can be created by each User to warn them of activity or performance issues

Criteria can be set based on Operators or Machines

Click here to view an Alert

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Administration – Alerts Detail

Each Alert can be given a name by the User creating it and can be kept personal or made available to all Users

Information such as Operator and Machine names are created by connections to IMOS, meaning no need to re-enter data

Where necessary, fields have pop-up menus of options

Click here to view an example

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Administration – Alerts Detail – Type Options

Similar Pop-Ups are available for each of the criteria to create an Alert

Each User’s alerts are only active when they are logged in

Click save to finish creating the Alert

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Administration – Command Queue (Running)

This is a list of commands given by Users and their current status

It is used by an Administrator to view activity or resolve operational problems

Click here to view the detail of a Command

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Administration – Command Detail (Running)

This give all the detail of when a command was actioned, and it’s current status

Click here to return to the menu

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Administration – Configuration List

Each Configuration is a set of Parameters controlling how files are imported and exported

In AIMS-500, there is a standard file format for compatibility with OMS

In AIMS-1000, configurations can be created to interface with a customer’s ADF implementation

Click here to view the detail of a Configuration

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Administration – Configuration - JAF

The Job Allocation File (JAF) is the file imported containing all the details of each MailPiece to be processed

The parameters control where to find the file and map the text from a string into manageable field names

At the same time as mapping, the controls can be converted to Neopost format

Click here to view the next file

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Administration – Configuration - JPF

The Job Progress File (JPF) can be exported while the Job is running to tell an ADF package the progress of the Job

The file structure can be mapped to be the same as the JAF, or only the details required by the ADF

Any controls can be re-converted as they are exported


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Administration – Configuration - JRF

The Job Reprint File (JPF) is exported when actioned by the User after running all documents on the Inserter

The file structure for AIMS-500 is fixed, but can be mapped to be the same as the JAF, or only the details required by an ADF



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Administration – Configuration - JCF

The Job Complete File (JCF) can be exported when the Job is marked as Complete by the User to tell an ADF package that it is finished




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Administration – Configuration - JGF

The Job Good File (JGF) can be exported at the same time as the JCF, but contains only the “Good” MailPieces




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Administration – Configuration - JMF

The Job Missing File (JMF) can be exported at the same time as the JCF, but contains only the “Missing” MailPieces



Click here to view the General parameters

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Administration – Configuration - General

These settings control the overall way the Job files will be processed

Click here to finish

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