Description

You can use the Content Manager OnDemand CICS® client program to view documents retrieved from the system on 3270 displays (line-mode terminals). If the document contains AFP data, Content Manager OnDemand calls the ARSXAFP program to process the AFP data and create a line data file. Content Manager OnDemand then sends the line data file to the client program. The ARSXAFP program can also be used as a general purpose AFP to line data batch conversion utility.

You can run ARSXAFP as a shell script, you can invoke it in TSO using the OMVS command; you can also invoke the ARSXAFP program in USS from a user-defined program or from the command line.

You can optionally specify a directory that contains user-defined character sets and code page files that the ARSXAFP program can use to process the input data. See IBM® Content Manager OnDemand: Windows Client Customization Guide for information about defining character set and code page files for use with Content Manager OnDemand client programs.

The ARSXAFP program ignores any graphics, images, and typographic fonts that might be present in the input data. All fonts in the input data are mapped to a single point, monospaced font. You can specify the name of the resource group file that contains the form definition and overlay associated with the input file. The ARSXAFP program can process information contained in the form definition, such as the offset, and write the overlay text to the output file.