Using inline form definitions

To use an inline form definition:

1. Include the inline form definition in the print data set.
2. If you specify the FORMDEF parameter in your JCL, ensure that the name of the inline form definition matches the form definition name specified in your JCL, or else specify FORMDEF=DUMMY in the JCL.
3. If a form definition resource is included inline with the data, ensure that the data set is identified as containing carriage control characters. If the length of the records in the form definition is less than or equal to the logical-record length defined for the data set, you can specify fixed-length records for the record format. If the length of the records in the form definition is greater than the logical-record length defined for the data set, you must specify variable-length records as variable-blocked with ANSI carriage control characters (VBA) or as variable-blocked with machine carriage control characters (VBM) for the record format.

You can include more than one inline form definition in a print data set, and you can change the form definition name in the JCL for different printing jobs to test different form definitions. If the name of an inline form definition does not match the FORMDEF name specified in the JCL, PSF uses the form definition from the resource library that matches the name in the JCL. For more information about using inline form definitions, see Advanced Function Presentation: Programming Guide and Line Data Reference, S544-3884.