Creating printer definitions that specify the Infoprint XT transform filter

In the printer definitions for AFP printers, you can specify the x2afp.dll transform filter and associate it with the xerox data stream formats. (A filter is a program that modifies the input data before it is sent to the printer.) When you associate the transform filter with the xerox data stream formats, Infoprint Server automatically calls the x2afp transform when it processes a document with the xerox data streams.

The types of printer definitions that can be used with XT:

If the jobs are submitted by using the AIOZ2AFP batch job (or some modification of that job) and PSF on the host is used, then a PSF printer definition alone could be used.
If submitting another type of batch job that does not contain the Xerox parameters that the AIOZ2AFP batch job has, there are some different options.
- To print to PSF on the host you can use a combination of two Infoprint Server definitions. One printer definition with an IP PrintWay™ type can specify the transform filter and send the transformed data through a PSF type printer definition to print to PSF.
- If your job is submitted on the host and you have a PSF attached printer on a remote server, then you can also use an IP PrintWay definition (by using the remote PSF option) to send the data to the remote server.

You can also send the data in other formats to email or other types of printers by using a combination of the Infoprint XT data stream converter and one of these transforms: afpxpdf, afpxps, or afpxpcl. This can be done by using two IP PrintWay printer definitions. For detailed information, see Planning the Printer Inventory in z/OS Infoprint Server Operation and Administration.

You must make associations between the filter and the line data and other data stream types in an Infoprint Server printer definition. Specifically for Infoprint XT, select the Line data and Other formats.

Then, when you submit Xerox jobs, Infoprint Server automatically calls the associated Infoprint XT filter program.