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Circulation Print Orders
Print Order Summaries are the Date + Product + Edition Center control that turns approved supply schedules into protected dated Print Order Lines.
Use Print Order Summaries for daily operation
The current design separates a reusable Agent Print Order header, dated Print Order Lines and a daily Print Order Summary.
The Summary is the operational batch for one Print Order Date, Product and Edition Center.
Generate Print Orders
Select Product, Print Order Date and Edition Center. Current Agent Scope is all Active Agents in the selected Edition Center.
The Print Order Date can be at most four days after today.
Generation asks for confirmation before creating or rebuilding the Draft batch.
- Product — required
- Print Order Date — required
- Edition Center — required
- Agent Scope — All Active Agents in selected Edition Center
Replacement rules
A Draft or Rejected batch for the same Date/Product/Edition can be rebuilt from current source data.
In Approvals and Approved batches are protected from regeneration.
Where quantities come from
Paid and Free quantities come from effective Approved Indent lines.
Subscription quantities come from effective Active Subscriptions that are not paused.
Zero, future, expired or stopped source quantities do not contribute.
Review the Summary
Drill down Edition Center -> District -> Mandal -> Agent.
Review Paid, Free, Subscription and total quantities/value before Confirm.
Approved protection
Approved protects the Date/Product/Edition batch from regeneration and source-history rewrites.
Approved dated lines become eligible for normal Billing supply pickup and unlock Print Order and Dispatch Label outputs.
Print Order action
Print Order is available after Summary approval.
The operational report is Date/Edition-wide, so all Product Summaries for that Date and Edition Center must be Approved.
Generate Dispatch Labels
Choose District PDFs in a ZIP or all labels in one PDF.
When two or more effective Indent delivery allocations split a label, allocated copies must equal actual Print Order copies.
- District PDFs (ZIP) — default
- All Labels in One PDF
- Cancel
- Generate & Download
Print Orders inquiry
The separate Print Orders list shows reusable Agent header records and read-only historical Paid, Free and Subscription lines.
The daily transaction date is the Print Date stored on each line.
Billing and Indent protection
Normal Billing supply is returned only when a matching Print Order Summary is Approved.
Indent changes that would alter an Approved Print Order date are refused so print/billing history remains reproducible.
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Frequently asked questions
Why does Product start blank?
The generator no longer assumes a hard-coded Product ID or newspaper name; select the maintained Product.
Can I generate for one Agent?
Not in the current reviewed UI. Scope is all Active Agents in the selected Edition Center.
How far ahead can I generate?
Up to four days after today.
Can I regenerate a Draft?
Yes. Draft and Rejected batches may be rebuilt. In Approvals and Approved batches are protected.
Why are Request Approval, Approve and Reject disabled?
Approval workflow is currently disabled; the active path is Draft -> Confirm -> Approved.
What does Confirm do?
It immediately changes a valid Draft Summary to Approved and establishes the protected operational supply basis.
Why is Print Order blocked even though this Product is Approved?
The operational report is Date/Edition-wide. All Product Summaries for that Date and Edition Center must be Approved.
Why did Dispatch Label generation stop?
When split delivery allocations are active, allocated copies must equal actual Print Order copies.
Does Billing use Draft Print Order Lines?
Normal Billing supply requires a matching Approved Print Order Summary.
Why is the separate Print Orders list not daily?
The current design reuses a canonical Agent header; daily identity is on dated lines and the Print Order Summary.