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Table of Contents
User's Guide
Abstract for PSF for z/OS: User's Guide
Summary of changes
Introducing Advanced Function Presentation
AFP architecture
AFP printing
Printing line data on AFP printers
Printing AFP data in different directions and character rotations
All-points addressability
Pel density and placement
Measurement unit conversion
Introducing Print Services Facility
How PSF manages AFP printing
Components of PSF printing
Data streams
Resources
Communication between PSF and the printer
PSF as an output writer (deferred-printing mode)
PSF as an access method (direct-printing mode)
Formatting data with PSF
Using resources
Storing PSF resources
Searching for resources specified by a print job
Soft and hard resources
PSF system resource libraries
Fonts
Overview of AFP fonts
FOCA fonts
TrueType and OpenType fonts
Obtaining and referencing fonts
FOCA fonts
TrueType and OpenType fonts
Using AFP fonts
Mapping FOCA fonts
Using FOCA fonts on printers with different resolutions
Using FOCA fonts to produce bar codes
Using printer-resident fonts
Using captured fonts
Form definitions
Using form definitions
Object containers
Object containers as data object resources
Common object containers supported by PSF
Color management resource (CMR)
Color mapping table (CMT) resource
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) resource
IOCA tile resource object
Microfilm setup resource
Multiple-image and multiple-page resources
PDF single-page object resource
PDF resource object
Resident color profile resource object
Overlays
Medium overlays
Page overlays
Using overlays
Merging data with an overlay
Using overlays on printers with different resolutions
Testing overlays
Medium overlays and page overlays on the same page
Page overlay rotation in page definitions and form definitions
Page definitions
Using page definitions
Page segments
Using page segments
Using multiple system page segment libraries
Testing page segments
Bar codes
Using BCOCA to produce bar code resources
Producing bar codes without BCOCA
Using bar code resources
Printing bar codes
Graphics
Using graphics
Printing graphic data
Image resources
Using image resources
Printing images
Printing images without IOCA
Compatibility among printers
Text
Using text
Printing text data
Combining character, image, graphics, and bar code data
Using resources with the distributed print function (DPF) of PSF
Using APSRMARK to mark resources
Using inline resources
PSF resources supplied by IBM
Formatting and printing data
Internal copy groups
Form definitions
Printing controls specified in copy groups
Page position
Paper source
Duplex printing
Duplex-page offsets
N_UP printing
Constant forms
Page-presentation compatibility
Finishing output
Offset stacking
Print quality level
Horizontal-adjustment for the 3800 printer
Subgroup modifications
Overlay identification
Data suppression
Paper source
Output bins for paper destination
Forms flash for the 3800 printer
Using form definitions supplied with PSF
Page definitions
Defining page formats
Page size
Print direction
Relative print line positioning in a page definition
Page format options for formatted print records
Page format options for formatting fields
Fonts
Conditional processing
Conditional processing for multiple-up applications
Multiple conditions
Reprocessing
Using page definitions supplied with PSF
Printing different types of data
Line data
Traditional line data
Carriage control characters and table reference characters
Data lines merged into a single print line
Record format line data
Supported encoding schemes for traditional and record format line data
Shift-out, shift-in (SOSI) codes
AFP structured fields included in line data
XML data
Element content
External entities
Supported encoding schemes and conversions
JCL parameters
MO:DCA-P data
Formatted data
Font selection
JCL parameters
AFP Conversion and Indexing Facility (ACIF)
Using JCL for Advanced Function Presentation
Determining printer defaults
Page printer defaults form
Creating JCL for direct-printing mode
Creating JCL for microfilm devices
Assigning OUTPUT statements to a DD statement
Specifying AFP parameters in the JCL
AFPSTATS
BURST
CHARS
CKPTPAGE
CKPTSEC
CLASS
COLORMAP
COMSETUP
CONTROL
COPIES
COPYCNT
DATACK
DEST
DPAGELBL
DUPLEX
FCB
FLASH
FORMDEF
FORMLEN
FORMS
INTRAY
LINECT
NOTIFY
OFFSETXB
OFFSETXF
OFFSETYB
OFFSETYF
OUTBIN
OVERLAYB
OVERLAYF
PAGEDEF
PIMSG
PRMODE
PRTERROR
PRTQUEUE
RESFMT
SEGMENT
SUBSYS
SYSAREA
SYSOUT
TRC
UCS
USERLIB
USERPATH
Additional parameters to help in distributing output
Printing tasks and examples
Printing on an AFP printer
Specifying a form definition
Using form definitions from a user library
Using inline form definitions
Using FORMDEF with COPIES or FLASH parameters in JCL
Specifying COPIES with the FORMDEF parameter
Specifying COPIES without the FORMDEF parameter
Specifying FLASH without the FORMDEF parameter
Specifying duplex printing
Specifying bins (paper source)
Changing the paper source in a document
Using a forms flash on a 3800 printer
Printing with overlays
Printing a medium overlay
Printing a page overlay
Positioning a page overlay
Printing line data or XML data with page definition options
Specifying a page definition
Using page definitions from a user library
Using inline page definitions
Using page definitions converted from FCBs
Specifying print direction
Specifying lines per inch spacing
Specifying multiple-up printing
N_UP printing: printing multiple pages on a sheet
Suppressing print data
Specifying and selecting fonts
Changing formatting within a document
Using multiple copy groups or page formats
Printing page segments
Printing MO:DCA-P data
Specifying carriage control and table reference characters in line data
Using carriage control characters in line data records
Using table reference characters to select fonts
Examples of selecting fonts with TRCs
Rules for coding table reference characters
Merging data lines into a single print line
Example of merging data lines
Specifying shift-out, shift-in (SOSI) codes
Printing more than one copy
Bursting and stacking continuous-forms paper
Specifying whether you want error messages to be printed
Using TrueType and OpenType fonts
Processing Unicode Complex Text
Using extended code pages
Printing with resources from a user library
Printing with inline resources
Specifying notification when the print job finishes printing
Inhibiting recovery of a print job
Specifying duplex-page offset
Transmitting a data set to an IBM i System
Specifying JCL parameters for microfilm jobs
Using microfilm setup resources from a user library
Using inline microfilm setup resources
Specifying color mapping tables
Using Color Mapping Table Resources from a User Library
Using Inline Color Mapping Table Resources
Specifying object container libraries in UNIX files
Finishing your output
Printing on printers that support multiple resolutions
Specifying printer checkpoints
Using color mapping tables
Understanding color mapping tables
Source groups
Target groups
Creating color mapping tables
Color Mapping Tool components
Using the Color Mapping Tool
Sample color mapping table source file
Using the AFP Reblocking Program
How the AFP Reblocking Program works
Setting up the AFRREBLK profile
Uploading AFP files to z/OS
Reblocking data sets on z/OS
AFRREBLK command
Reblocking more than one data set at a time
Obtaining AFP statistics
AFPSTATS repository
Requesting an AFPSTATS report
Softcopy report
Format
Records
Example
Hardcopy report
Generating a hardcopy report
Example
Diagnosing incorrect printer output
Messages are not visible
Messages do not help
Form definitions supplied with PSF
Form definition naming convention
Form definition for the 3800 printer
Form definitions for printers other than the 3800, PCL4, and PPDS printers
Form definitions for HP PCL4 and PPDS printers
Compatibility form definitions
Form definitions for special purpose jobs
Form definitions for finishing your output
Form definitions for printing PSF reports
Page definitions supplied with PSF
Page definitions for the 3800 printer
Page definitions for the 4224, 4230, 4234, 4247, and 6400 printers
Page definitions for HP-CL4 and PPDS printers
Page definitions for all other printers supported by PSF
Page definitions for printing PSF reports
Page definition line-spacing values and fonts
AFPSTATS report
Softcopy record details
Sample reports
Sample softcopy report
Sample hardcopy report
Page-printer defaults form
Microfilm device considerations
Images on a page
Graphics on a page
Form definitions
Using FOCA fonts
Page segments
Overlays
Specifying parameters
Additional parameters to help in distributing output
Printing constant forms
Other considerations
Color and grayscale printing
AFP color and grayscale solutions
Color printing concepts
Color spaces and ICC profiles
Gamut and rendering intent
Color mixing and calibration
Halftones and tone transfer curves
File size
Grayscale printing concepts
Color management
ICC profiles
Rendering intents
Paper characteristics
AFP color management
Color management resources
Types of CMRs
Color conversion CMRs
Link color conversion CMRs
Halftone CMRs
Indexed CMRs
Tone transfer curve CMRs
CMR processing modes
Audit processing mode
Instruction processing mode
Link processing mode
CMR creation and installation
Data objects
Types of data objects
Data object creation and installation
Resource library management
Tips and best practices
Tips for images
Tips for resources
InfoPrint AFP Resource Installer
Glossary
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