Page definitions

A page definition is the resource that specifies how PSF formats line data or XML data into pages. PSF does not use a page definition for MO:DCA-P data, because that data is composed into pages before PSF receives it. The page definition replaces the forms control buffer (FCB) used by line printers.

You can specify a page definition by name, or you can use the default defined by your installation.

A page definition contains formatting information specifying these :

• Page size (height and width)
• Print direction for the page of data
• Number of lines per inch
• Fonts to be used for printing the data
• Where data from each input record is to be printed
• Constant data to be printed
• Data fields that can be suppressed
• Data fields to be printed as a bar code
• Print position for carriage control characters or channel codes
• List of page segments used by this job
• List of page overlays used by this job
• List of object containers used by this job
• Conditional processing to change page formats, based on the data
• Color selection (for printers that support printing in multiple colors)
• Include and position page segments or overlays
• Rotation of included page overlays