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PSF system resource libraries

PSF for z/OS: User's Guide
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PSF system resource libraries

Resource libraries contain the resources needed for printing. Because some of the libraries (font, object container, and page segment) can contain multiple resource types, and because PSF does not enforce a prefix for most of the eight-character resource names, you can define a naming convention that identifies each type of resource in a library. IBM® recommends using a two-character prefix naming convention for eight-character resource names

Table 2 shows the PSF system resource libraries, the types of resources stored in each library, and the required and IBM-recommended prefixes.

Table 2. PSF system resource libraries, resource types, and resource prefixes
LibraryType of ResourceDescriptionPrefixSee...
FontAll fontsFonts
FOCA fontStored in PDS or PDSE font resource libraries:FOCA fonts
240- and 300-pel character setC0
3800 character setC1–CG
Outline character setCZ
Code page; extended code pageT1
240- and 300-pel coded fontX0 (required)
3800 coded fontX1–XG (required)
Outline coded fontXZ (required)
Stored in UNIX file path resource libraries:
Extended code pageT1
TrueType and OpenType fontStored in UNIX file path resource libraries.No prefix usedTrueType and OpenType fonts
Form definitionForm definitionStored in PDS or PDSE resource libraries.F1 (required)Form definitions
Object containerColor mapping tableStored in PDS or PDSE resource libraries.M1Object containers
Encapsulated PostScriptStored in PDS, PDSE, or UNIX file path resource libraries.E1
Image (IOCA)Hard and soft IOCA resources. IOCA resources that are identified in the data stream as hard resources with the Map Data Resource (MDR) structured field must be placed in the object container system library, a user library, or inline with the print data; soft IOCA resources can be placed in the object container or page segment library. Stored in PDS, PDSE, or UNIX file path resource libraries.I1
IOCA tileStored in PDS, PDSE, or UNIX file path resource libraries.IT
Microfilm setupStored in PDS or PDSE resource libraries.H1
PDF resourceStored in PDS, PDSE, or UNIX file path resource libraries.PR
PDF single-pageStored in PDS, PDSE, or UNIX file path resource libraries.PP
Other data object resourcesStored in PDS, PDSE, or UNIX file path resource libraries. See the object type registry in Mixed Object Document Content Architecture Reference, AFPC-0004.No prefix recommended
OverlayOverlayStored in PDS or PDSE resource libraries.O1Overlays
Page definitionPage definitionStored in PDS or PDSE resource libraries.P1 (required)Page definitions
Page segmentBar code (BCOCA)Stored in PDS or PDSE resource libraries.B1Bar codes
Graphic (GOCA)Stored in PDS or PDSE resource libraries.G1Graphics
IOCAIOCA resources that are not identified with the MDR structured field (soft resources); stored in PDS or PDSE resource libraries.I1Image resources
Text (PTOCA)PTOCA object with OEG; stored in PDS or PDSE resource libraries.No prefix recommendedText
Page segmentStored in PDS or PDSE resource libraries.S1Page segments

Figure 9 shows a page printed on an AFP printer by using PSF. This page shows examples of the kinds of data described in the following topics.

Figure 9. Sample page printed on an AFP printer
This figure shows a form letter. The letter has a logo and the name and address of the company (Rocky Mountain Academy) on the top. The body of the letter is typed, with a printed signature. The bottom part of the letter is meant to be torn off. It has a simple logo, a bar code, lines to put a name and address, and some text in a box.

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