Steps on How to Install
Signature and MICR Fonts
on XMLP Checks
Introduction
The XML Publisher option for AP Pay Cycle Checks is delivered for
Release 9.1 customers who are up to FMS Financials 9.1 Bundle #4.
Customers can pick either Crystal Check or XMLP or both for AP check
printing. As we have check reports (CHECK1,2 and 3.rpt) for Crystal,
development has provided .rtf templates for XMLP.
Setup
Please download the Designer Helper as it will help you to insert
available fields on the check template
Download Sample MICR font from
http://sandeen.net/GnuMICR/
Install the Font under
C:\Program Files\Oracle\BI Publisher\BI Publisher Desktop\Template
Builder for Word\fonts (Where ever you have installed BI publisher)
Also, Install the Fonts under your Fonts folder (C:\Windows\Fonts)
and also on Unix, copy them to $PS_HOME/jre/lib/fonts. We should
do the same for Batch Server, Appserver and Web Server.
Include these Fonts under xdo.cfg file
C:\Program Files (x86)\Oracle\BI Publisher\BI Publisher
Desktop\Template Builder for Word\config\xdo.cfg. (Where ever you
have installed BI publisher)
Installing the Fonts on the RTF template
Access the APY2021X1 report and click on Sample Data.
Save this XML file to your local machine.
Click on Default Template file APY2021X1.rtf
This will open the Check RTF template in a Word document.
Click on Add-Ins and then load the XML data which you have saved on
your local machine. Add-Ins will be only available if you install Designer
Helper.
Now Click on Insert and select field
This window pops up with all the available fields.
Drag the MICR_Line and drop it onto the Check
Highlight the MICR field and select the Font and Font size
Using an RTF template, insert the Signature on the Check
Now, the MICR and Signature fonts are installed on the RTF template.
Now, click on Properties
Add Micr and Signature Fonts as shown:
Name: xdo-font.GnuMICR.normal.normal (Micr)
Name: xdo-font.ESIGS__.normal.normal (Signature)
Value: truetype.C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\GnuMICR.ttf (Micr)
Value: truetype.C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\ESIGS__.ttf (Signature)
Upload the new RTf template to the APY2021 Report Definition
Change the Default Output Format Type to RTF (very important)
Now Preview the Check. Signature and MICR appears on the preview.
In order to enable these fonts on the Application Server and Process
Scheduler, please include these fonts under the xdo.cfg file.
The xdo.cfg file can be located under PS_HOME\Appserv (Application
Server)
Add the xdo.cfg file path under the psprcs.cfg and psappsrv.cfg and
files
psprcs.cfg file
psappsrv.cfg
Note:
The only drawback with XMLP checks compared to Crystal Checks is
that any secure printer fonts will not work with XMLP.
The BI Publisher engine doesn’t convert the secure fonts when the PDF
output is generated. These fonts are converted as an embedded image
causing the printer not to recognize these fonts.
Bug 12712814 - XMLP CHECKS WITH FORMAT .HTM OR .RTF
PRODUCES INVALID CHECK WHEN SENT TO PRINTER, is a Tools
bug that addresses the issue related to XMLP checks using secure
fonts.