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Abstract for ACIF User's Guide

Purpose of this information: This information describes Advanced Function Presentation Conversion and Indexing Facility (ACIF), which is available for use with Print Services Facility™ (PSF) and InfoPrint Manager. PSF uses ACIF in the z/OS®, VM, and VSE environments; InfoPrint Manager uses ACIF in the AIX®, Linux, and Windows environments.

Note:

ACIF is also used by Infoprint Server on IBM® i; however, this information only describes how to use ACIF with PSF and InfoPrint Manager. For information about using ACIF with Infoprint Server on IBM i, see Infoprint Server for iSeries: User's Guide, G544-5775.

Who should read this information: Application programmers can use this information to develop ACIF applications that do these functions:

Convert line data and XML data print files to MO:DCA-P documents.
Add indexing tags to documents.
Create a separate index object file from the indexing tags in a MO:DCA-P document.
Retrieve and package AFP resources needed for printing or viewing a MO:DCA-P document.

This information assumes that you are familiar with Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) concepts and the parameters that you specify when printing with PSF and InfoPrint Manager. If you are not familiar with AFP concepts, see Guide to Advanced Function Presentation, G544-3876. If you are not familiar with the PSF print parameters, see one of these publications:

InfoPrint Manager for AIX: Getting Started, G550-1061
InfoPrint Manager for Linux: Getting Started, G550-20263
InfoPrint Manager for Windows: Getting Started, G550-1072
InfoPrint Manager: Reference, S550-1052
PSF user’s guide for your operating system

This information also assumes that you are familiar with Mixed Object Document Content Architecture for Presentation (MO:DCA-P) and structured fields. You can see Mixed Object Document Content Architecture Reference, AFPC-0004 and Advanced Function Presentation: Programming Guide and Line Data Reference, S544-3884 to read about those topics.

Note:

This information provides ACIF messages that contain instructions for the system programmers responsible for maintaining the operating system and the PSF or InfoPrint Manager program that is running on it. You might need to show these messages to your system programmer for assistance from time to time.

What terms are used in this information: The terms document, file, and library are used throughout this information. In all systems, document is a file that contains AFP structured fields in MO:DCA-P format. The terms file and library have different meanings in different operating systems. Table 1 lists the meanings of file and library in AIX or Linux, Windows, z/OS, VM, and VSE operating systems.

Table 1. Term definitions
Operating System	File	Library
AIX or Linux	A collection of related data	A directory in which AFP resources are stored
Windows	A collection of related data	A directory A list of files that are stored on a disk or diskette
z/OS	A sequential data set A member of a partitioned data set The name of a DD card	A partitioned data set A series of concatenated data sets
VM	A CMS file (filename filetype filemode)	A collection of CMS files, generally with the same file type
VSE	A sequential (SAM) file	A library.sublibrary

Related information: For more information about z/OS, PSF for z/OS, and InfoPrint Manager, see these web pages:

To obtain the latest documentation updates for z/OS base elements and optional features that result from DOC APARs and PTFs, see the DOC APARs and ++HOLD DOC web page at:

http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/Shelves/ZDOCAPAR

To obtain the latest documentation updates for PSF for z/OS, see these members in SYS1.SAMPLIB:

Member	Publication
APSGADP5	PSF for z/OS: AFP Download Plus
APSGCUS5	PSF for z/OS: Customization
APSGDGN5	PSF for z/OS: Diagnosis
APSGDLG5	PSF for z/OS: Download for z/OS
APSGMAC5	PSF for z/OS: Messages and Codes
APSGSEC5	PSF for z/OS: Security Guide
APSGUSR5	PSF for z/OS: User’s Guide