Setting up and Printing Laser Drafts
from Policy Profiler
The
ability to print Laser Drafts has been added to version 6.2 of Policy Profiler
and Policy Profiler 32. The new Laser Draft option is available for contracts
financed with Prime Rate. The only requirement is that you use account
numbers assigned by Prime Rate. To receive Laser Draft forms, call Prime
Rate at 1-866-669-0937, press #4 for the Supplies department, and ask for form
3003.
To
set up laser draft printing:
1.
On the main menu,
enter 61 (Agency Setup) and then press Enter on Agency
Information.
2.
Press the Page
Down key once.
3.
On page two of Agency
Information, enter Y in the Print single drafts? field.
4.
Then, enter Y
in the Laser drafts? field.
5.
Press F10 to
save.
6.
At the confirmation
prompt, press Enter on Yes.
7.
Press Esc to
go to the main menu.
To set up the Drafts control record:
1.
Next, you will need
to add the Drafts control record and indicate the last draft number used
in the Last Number field. On the
main menu, enter 60 (System Files) and then enter R for Control
Database.
2.
Enter A for Add
New Control Record.
3.
In the Form Name
field, type Drafts.
4.
In the Last Number
field, enter the draft number of the next draft you will print minus 1.
5.
In the Printer
Port field, press F1 and select the appropriate LPT port (DOS
Profiler only) or Windows printer (Profiler 32 only).
6.
Press F1 in
the Printer Type field and select the correct printer.
7.
Enter 1 in the Number
of Copies field.
Note: If after printing a draft, you notice that the form creeps,
you can return to the Drafts control record and try increasing or
decreasing the Top of Form offset until the alignment is correct.
8.
Press F10 to
continue and then enter S for Store/Exit.
9.
Press Esc once
to return to the System File Maintenance menu.
To enable draft printing on Company Records:
1.
Next, you will need
to make sure that you have enabled draft printing on the company record of each
company for which you will be printing Prime Rate drafts. On the System File Maintenance menu,
enter C for Company Database.
2.
Enter U for Update/Review.
3.
Use your down arrow
key to locate and highlight the company record of a company for which you will
be printing Prime Rate drafts and then enter U to Update.
4.
Press the Page
Down key once.
5.
On page two of
Company Information, select one of the following options:
a.
To receive a prompt
before printing the draft that allows you to choose whether or not you want the
draft to print each time a contract for this company is printed, enter Y in the Print contract without draft? field and
then enter Y in the Prompt before Printing Draft? field. This option will
give you time to load draft paper in the laser printer if you send plain
paper output to the same printer that you print drafts on.
b.
To
always have the draft print without receiving an option not to print, enter Y
in Print contract without draft? field and then enter N in
the Prompt before Printing Draft? field.
Note: N is the default setting for both the Prompt
before Printing Draft? and the Print contract without draft? fields.
You will not need to edit the company record of companies for which no drafts
should print. When N is in both fields, no drafts will print.
6.
Press F10 to
continue and then enter S for Store/Exit.
7.
Continue editing
company records or press Esc to exit company setup.
To print laser drafts:
1. On the Policy Profiler main menu, enter 10 (Search Profiles).
2. Find and open the desired profile.
3. Create a new policy or renew an existing policy with a company that you have set up to print Prime Rate drafts and then finance it as usual making sure that draft paper is loaded when it is time to print the draft.